State Emergency Service of Ukraine

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State Emergency Service
Державна служба з надзвичайних ситуацій
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Emblem of the State Emergency Service
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Flag of the State Emergency Service
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Headquarters building, Kyiv
Agency overview
Formed1991
Preceding agencies
  • State Committee of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic government in protection of population from the consequences of the Chernobyl catastrophe
  • Ministry of Emergencies of Ukraine
    *Ministry of Ukraine in Emergencies and Affairs in Protection of Population from the Consequences of the Chernobyl Catastrophe
JurisdictionFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Headquarters55, Honchar St, Kyiv [1]
Employees~60,000 in peace time
Minister responsible
  • Minister of Internal Affairs [2]
Agency executive
  • Head
  • First Deputy Head [3]
Parent agency Ministry of Internal Affairs
Key document
  • Regulation on the State Emergency Service of Ukraine [4]
Website Official website
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The main Lviv fire station
A State Emergency Service Antonov An-32 firefighting aircraft dropping water on a forest fire MNS An-32.jpg
A State Emergency Service Antonov An-32 firefighting aircraft dropping water on a forest fire
Fire engines and emergency service personnel responding to an incident in Kyiv, 2010 KamAZ fire engine in Ukraine.JPG
Fire engines and emergency service personnel responding to an incident in Kyiv, 2010
An Emergency Service EC145 helicopter landing in Kyiv MNS helicopter.jpg
An Emergency Service EC145 helicopter landing in Kyiv
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Emergency service equipment on display in Donetsk, 2011

The State Emergency Service of Ukraine [5] (Ukrainian : Державна служба України з надзвичайних ситуацій), until December 24, 2012 named the Ministry of Emergencies of Ukraine (Ukrainian : Міністерство надзвичайних ситуацій України, Russian: Министерство чрезвычайных ситуаций Украины) is the main executive body tasked with carrying out state policy in the spheres of civil defence, rescue, creating and managing the system of insurance fund documentation, utilization of radioactive wastes, protection of population and territory in emergency situations, emergency prevention and response, liquidation in the aftermath, and the Chernobyl catastrophe.

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It is abbreviated as ДСНС [України]. It also directly administers the zone of alienation located just north of Kyiv.

Under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the agency's motto is "To prevent. To rescue. To help." (Ukrainian : Запобігти. Врятувати. Допомогти, Russian: Предотвратить. Спасти. Помочь)

History

The former ministry was created in 1996 with the merger of the state civil defense body and the Ukrainian ministry in charge of protecting the population from the consequences of the Chernobyl catastrophe. Until 1991, the latter was a state committee of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR, while state civil defense was part of the USSR's All-Union civil defense network.

In 2003, the ministry took over control of the firefighting service, previously under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (militsiya). The ministry had been part of the military reserve of the Ukrainian armed forces, but after the 2003 reform and fire services merger, all militarized formations were dissolved, and in 2005, the agency became officially non-military and focused on rescue services.

Until the administrative reform of December 9, 2010, the body was called Ministry of Ukraine in emergencies and the protection of the population from the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster. After the reform, three major central executive power bodies were directly subordinated to it:

Other agencies

On December 24, 2012, the Ministry of Emergencies of Ukraine was transformed into the State Emergency Service [5] and placed under jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defence. On 25 April 2014, the service was transferred to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. [6]

Structure

Main body

Specialized formations

Other agencies

List of Heads of the State Emergency Service

MinistryNameTerm of Office
StartEnd
Emergency Minister Davyd Zhvania February 4, 2005September 27, 2005
Emergency Minister Viktor Baloha September 27, 2005October 5, 2006
Emergency Minister Nestor Shufrych October 5, 2006 ?
Ministry of Defense Mykhaylo Bolotskykh [5] December 24, 2012 [5] March 2, 2014
Ministry of Defense
Ministry of Internal Affairs
Serhiy Bochkovsky March 2, 2014March 25, 2015
Ministry of Internal Affairs Zoryan Shkiryak (acting)March 25, 2015May 14, 2015
Ministry of Internal Affairs Mykola Chechotkin May 14, 2015November 10, 2021 [7]

Former agency executives (prior to 2012 reorganisation)

List of former chiefs of State Civil Defense

Prime-Minister(s)NameTerm of Office
StartEnd
Vitold Fokin, Leonid Kuchma, Vitali Masol Mykola Bondarchuk August 24, 1991October 1993
Vitali Masol, Yevhen Marchuk, Pavlo Lazarenko Lt.Gen. Viktor Grechaninov October 1993May 1997

List of Ministers of Emergencies

Prime-Minister(s)NameTerm of Office
StartEnd
Vitold Fokin, Leonid Kuchma, Vitaliy Masol Heorhiy Hotovchyts August 24, 1991December 31, 1994
Vitaliy Masol, Yevhen Marchuk, Pavlo Lazarenko Volodymyr Holosha December 31, 1994August 31, 1996
Pavlo Lazarenko, Valeriy Pustovoitenko Valeriy Kalchenko August 31, 1996February 8, 1999
Valeriy Pustovoitenko, Viktor Yushchenko,
Anatoli Kinakh, Viktor Yanukovych
Vasyl Durdynets February 8, 1999November 30, 2002
Viktor Yanukovych Hryhoriy Reva November 30, 2002February 4, 2005
Yulia Tymoshenko, Yuri Yekhanurov David Zhvaniya February 4, 2005September 27, 2005
Yuri Yekhanurov, Viktor Yanukovych Viktor Baloha September 27, 2005September 15, 2006
Viktor Yanukovych Nestor Shufrych September 15, 2006December 18, 2007
Yulia Tymoshenko Volodymyr Shandra December 18, 2007March 11, 2010
Mykola Azarov Nestor Shufrych March 11, 2010July 10, 2010
Mykola Azarov Mykhailo Bolotskykh (acting)July 10, 2010November 12, 2010
Mykola Azarov Viktor Baloha November 12, 201020 November 2012 [8]

Ranks

Rank group General/flag officersField/senior officersJunior officersOfficer cadet
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Генерал служби цивільного захисту України
General of Emergency Services
Генерал-полковник
Colonel General
Генерал-лейтенант
Lieutenant General
Генерал-майор
Major General
Полковник
Colonel
Підполковник
Lieutenant Colonel
Майор
Major
Капітан
Kapitan
Старший лейтенант
Senior lieutenant
Лейтенант
Leitenant
Молодший лейтенант
Junior lieutenant
Kурсант
Kursant
Rank groupSenior NCOsJunior NCOsEnlisted
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Головний майстер-сержант
Chief master sergeant
Майстер-сержант
Master sergeant
Сержант
Sergeant
Рядовий
Private

Medals

State Emergency Service Aviation

The Special Aviation Unit and Operational Rescue Service of the State Emergency Service (Спеціальний авіаційний загін оперативно-рятувальної служби цивільного захисту) is based in the city of Nizhyn. [9]

The Special Aviation Unit can work independently or in cooperation with other State Emergency Service units to protect population and territory, material and cultural values and the environment during emergencies, especially for work performed under difficult conditions.

AircraftOriginTypeIn serviceNotes
Fixed-wing aircraft
An-32P Ukraine Aerial firefighting 4
An-26 Ukraine Transport Aircraft3
An-30 Ukraine Aerial Surveillance and Aerial Photography2
Helicopters
Mi-8 Ukraine Multipurpose Helicopter14
Eurocopter EC145 France Medevac Helicopter
Eurocopter H225 France SAR4 [10]

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References

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  2. Interior minister's advisor Shkiriak appointed as acting head of Emergency Service – MP Heraschenko, Interfax-Ukraine (25.03.2015)
  3. "Management - SES of Ukraine" . Retrieved 2019-11-14.
  4. Положення про Державну службу України з надзвичайних ситуацій, затв. Постановою КМ № 1052(in Ukrainian).
  5. 1 2 3 4 Yanukovych appoints new Cabinet of Ministers, Kyiv Post (24 December 2012)
  6. "ДСНС перейшла в підпорядкування МВС DSNS has become subordinated to MIA" (in Ukrainian). Gazeta Lviv. 2014-04-25.
  7. Govt dismisses Chechotkin from post of State Emergency Service's head, Interfax-Ukraine (10 November 2021)
  8. Baloha resigns as emergencies minister, Kyiv Post (2 November 2012)
  9. Спеціальний авіаційний загін оперативно-рятувальної служби цивільного захисту ДСНС України
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