Security Service of Ukraine

The Sluzhba bespeky Ukrajiny (SBU, German: Security Service of Ukraine ) is the domestic security service of Ukraine. He is the successor organization of the KGB of the Ukrainian Soviet Republic.

Origin and Tasks

The SBU was created by a resolution of the Verkhovna Rada, the Ukrainian parliament, on 20 September 1991., The predecessor organization, the KGB of the Ukrainian SSR, thus ending its existence. For details on the functions and duties of the SBU was established by a number of laws in the spring of 1992. The main tasks of the SBU are therefore:

  • Protection of state sovereignty, the Constitution, the territorial integrity, economic, scientific- technical and defensive potential of Ukraine, as well as the protection of the interests of the state and the rights of citizens against foreign intelligence operations.
  • Combat and prevent crime against the peace and security of mankind, terrorism, corruption and organized crime.
  • Support of internal and external policy objectives of governance in the sense of strengthening the defense power and the economic potential of Ukraine and the strengthening of international cooperation.

The SBU is subordinate to the President of Ukraine and is controlled by the Verkhovna Rada.

Cooperation with the BKA and BND

As the Federal Ministry of the Interior on February 28, 2014 announced to a request of the members of parliament Hans Christian Ströbele, the Federal Criminal Police organized in the period between 2009 and 2013 for members of the SBU workshops and courses on the topics of internet, people trafficking and drug-related crime. The BND has also funded some language courses for the SBU.

Line

  • November 1991 - July 1994: Yevhen Marchuk
  • July 1994 - July 1995: Valery Malikow
  • July 1995 - April 1998: Volodymyr Radchenko
  • April 1998 - February 2001: Leonid Derkach
  • February 2001 - September 2003: Volodymyr Radchenko
  • September 2003 - February 2005: Ihor Smeschko
  • February 2005 - September 2005: Olexandr Turchynov
  • September 2005 - December 2006: Ihor Drischtschanyj
  • December 2006 ( provisionally until March 2009) - March 2010: Walentyn Naliwajtschenko
  • March 2010 - January 2012: Valery Khoroshkovskyi
  • February 2012 - January 2013: Ihor Kalinin
  • January 2013 - February 2014: Olexandr Hryhorovych Jakymenko ( b. 1964 )
  • Since February 2014: Walentyn Naliwajtschenko
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