Kyiv Police

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 a police force established in 1858 in Kyiv as the Kyiv Municipal Police (Київська міська поліція). It was the largest municipal police force in Ukraine, with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation in Ukrainian capital. The Kyiv Police was one of the oldest police departments in Ukraine. Its headquarters were located at Volodymyr Street 15 in Kyiv.

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
Common name	Kyiv Police
Abbreviation	GUMVS Kyiv
Motto	Безпека народу – найвищий Закон Secure The People – The Highest Law
Agency overview
Formed	1858
Preceding agency	Municipal Police
Dissolved	2022
Employees	~50,000
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Kyiv, Ukraine
Size	840 km2
Population	2,869,361
Legal jurisdiction	As per operations jurisdiction
Governing body	Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ukraine)
General nature	Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	15 Volodymyrska St., Shevchenko Raion
Police Officers	10,000 (2010)
Head of Kyiv Police responsible	Ivan Vyhovsky[1]
Parent agency	Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ukraine)
Website
Official site (in Ukrainian)

The Kyiv Police is part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVS); the police is also subordinate to the Kyiv government. Their main responsibilities were 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. The police is overseen by the MVS and the government of Kyiv.

Since August 2021, the Head of Kyiv police has been Ivan Vyhovsky.[1] As of the 14th of February 2022, all personnel of the Kyiv Police were transferred to the National Police of Ukraine.[2]