Kyiv Police

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Main Department of Internal Affairs of Kyiv
Головне управління МВС України в м. Києві
Patch of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Kyiv
Patch of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Kyiv
Common nameKyiv Police
AbbreviationGUMVS Kyiv
MottoБезпека народу – найвищий Закон
Secure The People – The Highest Law
Agency overview
Formed1858
Preceding agency
  • Municipal Police
Employees~50,000
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionKyiv, Ukraine
Size840 km2
Population2,869,361
Legal jurisdictionAs per operations jurisdiction
Governing bodyMinistry of Internal Affairs (Ukraine)
General nature
  • Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters15 Volodymyrska St., Shevchenko Raion
Police Officers10,000 (2010)
Head of Kyiv Police responsible
  • Ivan Vyhovsky[1]
Parent agencyMinistry of Internal Affairs (Ukraine)
Website
Official site (in Ukrainian)

The Main Department of Internal Affairs of the city of Kyiv (Ukrainian: ГУМВС України в м. Києві – Головне управління МВС України в м. Києві) was established in 1858 in Kyiv as the Kyiv Municipal Police (Київська міська поліція). It is the largest municipal police force in Ukraine, with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation in Ukrainian capital.[citation needed] The Kyiv Police is one of the oldest police departments in Ukraine. Its headquarters are located at Volodymyr Street 15 in Kyiv.

The Kyiv Police is part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVS); the police is also subordinate to the Kyiv government.[citation needed] The main responsibilities are internal security, human rights and freedoms, suppression and detection of crime, and protection of public order.

The police is headed by the chief, who is appointed and removed from office by Presidential decree on the recommendation of the Minister of Internal Affairs. Before he suggests a nomination, the president consults the mayor of Kyiv.[citation needed] The police is overseen by the MVS and the government of Kyiv.[citation needed]

Since August 2021, the Head of Kyiv police has been Ivan Vyhovsky.[1]

Kyiv City Police Commissioners[]

The Kyiv City Police Commissioner (officially called The Head of Kyiv's Internal Affairs Department) is the head of the Kyiv City Police Department, appointed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.[2][1]

  • Yuri Oleksandrovich Smirnov (2000–2001)
  • Vitaliy Grigorievich Yarema (2005–2010)
  • Valriy Volodymyrovich Koryak (2010–2014)
  • Yuri Leonidovich Moroz (2014-2015)
  • Aleksandr Farsevich (2015)
  •  [uk] (2015-2021)[3]
  • Ivan Vyhovsky (since 2021)[1]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Vyhovsky heads Kyiv Police, Interfax-Ukraine (11 August 2021)
  2. ^ Vyhivsky becomes new Kyiv police chief, Ukrinform (11 August 2021)
  3. ^ Kryschenko resigns from post of Kyiv Police head, Interfax-Ukraine (11 August 2021)

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