Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Interior Troops of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Внутрішні війська України, Vnutrisni Viys'ka Ukrayiny - Interior forces of Ukraine; abbreviated ВВ, VV) is a uniformed gendarmerie-like force in Ukraine.Interior Troops are administratively subordinated to the Chief Directorate of Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine (the civilian police authority of the country) which closely cooperate with the Ministry of Emergencies. The VV are used to assist militsiya in policing, deal with large-scale riots and internal armed conflicts, and safeguard important facilities such as nuclear power plants. During wartime, the Interior Troops fall under the jurisdiction of the Ukrainian armed forces and fulfill tasks of local defense and rear area security. In case of a state of emergency, the Interior Troops fulfill a special regime of emergency nation-wide or throughout the declared zone of emergency.The Interior Troops of Ukraine retain much of the personnel, bases, equipment and traditions of the Soviet Internal Troops. The reason for this is that Soviet VV units that were stationed in Ukrainian SSR during the dissolution of the Soviet Union fell under jurisdiction of the newly independent Ukraine. However, Ukrainian VV troops are not a direct successor of the Soviet Internal Troops (unlike in Russia) and have experienced substantial reform of their structure and tasks.As of 2008, the Internal Troops of Ukraine included about 33,000 servicepersons.Interior Troops of Ukraine are heavily involved in the 2013 Euromaidan revolution, being tasked with passively defending the building of the Administration of the President of Ukraine in Kiev. In the process, dozens of Interior Troops' conscripted soldiers were injured by radical protesters on December 1.Conscription was ended by the then President Yanukovych in October 2013.. }
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- Internal_Troops_of_Ukraine abstract "The Interior Troops of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Внутрішні війська України, Vnutrisni Viys'ka Ukrayiny - Interior forces of Ukraine; abbreviated ВВ, VV) is a uniformed gendarmerie-like force in Ukraine.Interior Troops are administratively subordinated to the Chief Directorate of Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine (the civilian police authority of the country) which closely cooperate with the Ministry of Emergencies. The VV are used to assist militsiya in policing, deal with large-scale riots and internal armed conflicts, and safeguard important facilities such as nuclear power plants. During wartime, the Interior Troops fall under the jurisdiction of the Ukrainian armed forces and fulfill tasks of local defense and rear area security. In case of a state of emergency, the Interior Troops fulfill a special regime of emergency nation-wide or throughout the declared zone of emergency.The Interior Troops of Ukraine retain much of the personnel, bases, equipment and traditions of the Soviet Internal Troops. The reason for this is that Soviet VV units that were stationed in Ukrainian SSR during the dissolution of the Soviet Union fell under jurisdiction of the newly independent Ukraine. However, Ukrainian VV troops are not a direct successor of the Soviet Internal Troops (unlike in Russia) and have experienced substantial reform of their structure and tasks.As of 2008, the Internal Troops of Ukraine included about 33,000 servicepersons.Interior Troops of Ukraine are heavily involved in the 2013 Euromaidan revolution, being tasked with passively defending the building of the Administration of the President of Ukraine in Kiev. In the process, dozens of Interior Troops' conscripted soldiers were injured by radical protesters on December 1.Conscription was ended by the then President Yanukovych in October 2013.".