STATE BORDER GUARD SERVICE OF UKRAINE

BORDER GUARD AGENCY OF UKRAINE PREZIDENT OF UKRAINE VERHOVNA RADA CABINET OF MINISTERS State Border Guard Service Ministry of Defense Ministry of Internal Affairs Security Service State Customs Service State Taxation Administration

FUNCTIONS OF THE BORDER GUARD SERVICE State border protection on land, sea, lakes, rivers and other water reservoirs to prevent illegal changes of border line; State border protection on land, sea, lakes, rivers and other water reservoirs to prevent illegal changes of border line; Carry out border control and authorize people, vehicles, cargoes and property to cross the border of Ukraine, detect and prevent their illegal transportation Carry out border control and authorize people, vehicles, cargoes and property to cross the border of Ukraine, detect and prevent their illegal transportation Sovereign rights protection in Ukrainian exclusive (maritime) economic zone, supervision of the rights and obligations of other states, juridical and natural persons, international organizations in this zone Sovereign rights protection in Ukrainian exclusive (maritime) economic zone, supervision of the rights and obligations of other states, juridical and natural persons, international organizations in this zone Carry out intelligence, information-analytic, operating and search activities to protect Ukrainian border; Carry out intelligence, information-analytic, operating and search activities to protect Ukrainian border; Struggle against organized crime and illegal migration counteraction on the border; Struggle against organized crime and illegal migration counteraction on the border; Ukrainian President and other government representatives guarding; Ukrainian President and other government representatives guarding; Foreign diplomatic institutions guarding; Foreign diplomatic institutions guarding; government bodies, military units, law enforcement agencies activity coordination in the framework of state border guarding, and control and regime measures at the border providing government bodies, military units, law enforcement agencies activity coordination in the framework of state border guarding, and control and regime measures at the border providing

Operative investigation performed by officers of Border Guarding units; Operative investigation performed by officers of Border Guarding units; Decision on deportation of foreigners and persons without citizenship legal status from Ukraine; Decision on deportation of foreigners and persons without citizenship legal status from Ukraine; Ensuring national security interests, criminal investigations, international organized crime counteraction in border control at national border of Ukraine; Ensuring national security interests, criminal investigations, international organized crime counteraction in border control at national border of Ukraine; Decision on conducting simplified border control; Decision on conducting simplified border control; Letting in or out of Ukraine, shifting of transport, freight and properties round check points (in urgent, extraordinary situations in case of absence any threats as to national security of Ukraine; Letting in or out of Ukraine, shifting of transport, freight and properties round check points (in urgent, extraordinary situations in case of absence any threats as to national security of Ukraine; Permission on taking off and landing airplanes from airports without border control stations; Permission on taking off and landing airplanes from airports without border control stations; Court expertise of passports during the Border control procedure; Court expertise of passports during the Border control procedure; Permission for foreign battle ships to sail in internal waters and to the ports of Ukraine Permission for foreign battle ships to sail in internal waters and to the ports of Ukraine preliminary passport examination in foreign airports. preliminary passport examination in foreign airports. Extension of rights of State Border Guard Service in administrative activity connected with violation of different migration laws in Ukraine. BORDER GUARD AGENCY OF UKRAINE SERVICE FUNCTIONS

Detached POE “KYIV” SBGS Administration REGIONAL DIRECTORATES BORDER GUARDING BODIES CENTRAL BODY SBGS National Academy Training units Signal units SBGS hospitals Logistics units NORTHERN regional directorate (ZHYTOMYR)NORTHERN regional directorate (ZHYTOMYR) LOGISTICS BODIES Air squadrons Mobile response units Marine guard units Border guard detachments Recreation facilities STATE BORDER GUARD SERVICE STRUCTURE WESTERN regional directorate (LVIV)WESTERN regional directorate (LVIV)EASTERN regional directorate (KHARKIV)EASTERN regional directorate (KHARKIV)SOUTHERN regional directorate (ODESSA)SOUTHERN regional directorate (ODESSA) AZOV-BLACK SEA regional directorate (SIMFEROPOL) AZOV-BLACK SEA regional directorate (SIMFEROPOL) Border guard comendatures Border guard stations Ports of entry Border posts

RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 295,04 REPUBLIC OF BELORUS 1 084,2 REPUBLIC OF POLAND 542,39 SLOVACIAN REPUBLIC 98,5 км HUNGARIAN REPUBLIC 136,7 км ROMANIA 613,8 км REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA 1222,0 км THE LENGTH OF STATE BORDER 6 993,63 км including: Land border – 5 638,63 км Sea border – 1 355,0 км Exclusive economic zone – км 2 with CIS – 4 601,24 км with other states – 2 392,39 км with EU – 777,59 км (11,1%) STATE BORDER OF UKRAINE

Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the Law on Border Guard Service of Ukraine and the Law on amendments to legislative Acts following the creation of Border Guard Service of Ukraine on the 3 rd of April 2003 The Laws entered into force on the 1 st of august 2003 BORDER GUARD AGENCY OF UKRAINE REFORMATION

Change of Border Guard agency legal status Border guarding system transformation Personnel supporting and training improvement Reorganization of the agency structure Law determination of new functions and responsibilities MAIN POINTS OF BORDER GUARD AGENCY REFORM OF BORDER GUARD AGENCY REFORM

international interstate - 34 local - 39 Performed as system of operational, technical, regime measures PERFORMED AT THE PORTS OF ENTRY: PROTECTION BORDER AT THE INTERNATIONAL WAYS INCLUDES: passport control; vehicles, freight inspection; other law-enforcement agencies commissions performing; control people unwanted in Ukraine; administrative and procedural activity BORDER CONTROL - 2

1. Registration of foreigners who crossed the border at the POE’s. 2. Data base inquiries. 1. Registration of foreigners who crossed the border at the POE’s. 2. Data base inquiries. Central Bodies ABCS ”Border Control” «Gart-1» Transmission of information to central data bank MOI of Ukraine Security Service of Ukraine State Customs Service Executive Authorities MFA of Ukraine Central data bank Points-of-entry Controlling Agencies at the border System of registration, processing and transmitting information on activity results “Gart-5” 1. Data base for detecting foreigners – state border legislation violators 2. Data base inquiries. 1. Data base for detecting foreigners – state border legislation violators 2. Data base inquiries. State Committee on Nationalities and Migration Informational Cooperation Informational Cooperation Automated system “Arkan” INTERAGENCY INFORMATIONAL SYSTEM “ARKAN”

ENHANCEMENT OF COMMUNICATION AND DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS Супут.ст Супут.ст. «Goptivka» Супут.ст Супут.ст. Marine Guard vessels Marine Guard vessels Супут.ст Супут.ст. Zmiyinyi island SATTELITE COMMUNICATION PROVIDER «UKRSAT» SATTELITE COMMUNICATION PROVIDER «UKRSAT»

GREEN BORDER PROTECTION Ukraine’s “green” border is being guarded by more than 300 border stations. The average length of border segment being guarded by one border station is km Border stations means and strength comprise: personnel (30-50 persons, including 5-15 BG inspectors); means of transportation; engineering techniques and fortifications (radar stations, signal complexes, sensors, observation means etc); service dogs In its basis “green border” guarding has: collection and implementation of intelligence information in frontier zone; state border guarding and patrolling in cooperation with other law enforcement bodies and voluntary civil formations. frontier zone patrolling; border guard inspectors service activity; control after the border regime measures execution.

Marine Guard - Ports infrastructure improvement; - New vessels usage

Аn Аn-72P - 1 Аn Аn Мi-8Т - 11 State Border Guard Aviation State Border Guard Aviation

MAIN SECURITY THREATS INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM, PROLIFERATION OF MASS DISTRUCTION WEAPONS, ILLEGAL DRUGS, RADIOACTIVE AND EXPLOSIVES, WEAPONS, AMMO AND ILLEGAL MIGRATION

NUMBER OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS NUMBER OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS в рр. (by border segments) в рр. (by border segments) RUSSIA POLAND HUNGARY MOLDOVA SLOVAKIA BELORUSSA ROMANIA

QUANTITY OF OFFENDERS, QUANTITY OF OFFENDERS, Witch has been detained for the organization & complicity in illegal moving persons through the state border in ( by border segments ) in ( by border segments ) RUSSIA POLAND HUNGARY MOLDOVA SLOVAKIA BELORUSSA ROMANIA

COUTERACTION BY CONTRABAND ACTIVITY COUTERACTION BY CONTRABAND ACTIVITY (weapon, explosive & radioactive substances) RUSSIA POLAND HUNGARY MOLDOVA SLOVAKIA BELORUSSA ROMANIA weapon explosive & radioactive substances

THE DEPUTY HEAD OF THE STATE BORDER GUARD SERVICE OF UKRAINE Lieutenant -General Alexander G. Melnykov THE DEPUTY HEAD OF THE STATE BORDER GUARD SERVICE OF UKRAINE Lieutenant -General Alexander G. Melnykov STATE BORDER GUARD SERVICE OF UKRAINE STATE BORDER GUARD SERVICE OF UKRAINE