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Sea Guard of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine Морська охорона Державної прикордонної служби України
Emblem
Racing stripe
Ensign
Pennant
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Ukraine
Constituting instrument	Law of Ukraine about State Border Guard Service of Ukraine 03.04.2003 № 661-IV
Specialist jurisdiction	Coastal patrol, marine border protection, marine search and rescue.
Operational structure
Parent agency	SBGS
Notables
Significant operation	Russian invasion of Ukraine
Anniversary	28 May
Website
www.pvu.gov.ua

TheUkrainian Sea Guard (Ukrainian:Морська охорона,romanized: Morska okhorona[mɔrˈsʲkaɔxɔˈrɔnɐ]; full nameUkrainian:Морська охорона Державної прикордонної служби України,lit. 'Sea Guard of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine'[mɔrˈsʲkaɔxɔˈrɔnɐderˈʒau̯nɔjiprekɔrˈdɔnːɔjiˈsɫuʒbeʊkrɐˈjine]) is thecoast guard service ofUkraine, subordinated to theState Border Guard Service.^[1]

The Sea Guard is the local successor of theSoviet Border Troops Naval Units that were similarly responsible for coast guard tasks. However, there were some interchanges in units, ships and personnel between the Sea Guard and theUkrainian Navy.^{[clarification needed]}

Service personnel of the Sea Guard wear either a black uniform similar to the Ukrainian Navy, but decorated with some green elements (traditional for border guard), or a common uniform of the Border Guard Service, while officers wear, since the 2010s, Western style sleeve insignia featuring theexecutive curl. Sea Guard vessels bear theМорська охорона inscription on their boards.

The creation of the Sea Guard began simultaneously with the creation of the Border Guard Service of Ukraine. After the proclamation of the Republic of Crimea, on March 18, 2014, the State Border Service began the withdrawal of the Sea Guard from Crimea.

Since 1999, ships and boats of the Sea Guard have been numbered with the prefix BG. Sea Guard vessels bear theМорська охорона inscription on their boards.

The Sea Guard operates four sea guard detachments: inBalaklava,Odesa,Izmail andKerch; a sea guard cutters division inMariupol; a special-purpose sea guard cutters division inYalta; and a riverineDnieper sea guard cutters division inKyiv. Sea guard administration is split between the Azov-Black seas regional administration inSimferopol and the Southern regional administration in Odesa.

• Mariupol Sea Guard Detachment (from theCape of Mehanom across thestrait of Kerch and theSea of Azov to administrative border between Zaporizhia and Donetsk regions)
• Izmail Sea Guard Detachment
• Odessa Sea Guard Detachment (Southern regional administration)

Major vessels.^[2]

Class	Photo	Type	Ships	Displacement[a][b]	Origin	Commissioned	Note
Warship (1 in service)
Pauk		Anti-submarinecorvette	BG-50Hryhoriy Kuropyatnykov	580	Yaroslavl	1984
Fast attack craft (6 in service)
Stenka		Patrol boats	BG-57Mykolaiv[c]	245	Almaz	1988
			BG-63Pavlo Derzhavin[d]			1987
			BG-62Podillya[e]			1983
Shmel[3][4]		River gunboats	BG-82Lubny	77	Zaliv Shipbuilding yard	1972
			BG-83Nizhyn			1968
			BG-84Izmayil			1969
Patrol ships (11 in service)
Orlan		Patrol gunboat	BG-200Balaklava	42.5	More	2012	Was intended to replace the Zhuk-class patrol boats[5]
Zhuk 1400M (Grif)		Small patrol gunboats	BG-101KaMO-509[f]	39.7	More	1988	1 unidentified Zhuk 1400M captured by Russia after theBattle of Berdiansk[6] 1 unidentified Zhuk 1400M damaged and captured by Russia during theSiege of Mariupol[7][8] In 2020,KaMO-514,Liubomyr andKaMO-522 were reported to belong to a detachment east of theKerch Strait - prior to theRussian invasion of Ukraine[9]
			BG-103KaMO-511[g]			1987
			BG-106Zlatokray[h][10]		/More	1992
			BG-107KaMO-516[i][10]			1992
			BG-109Nemyriv[j]			1992
			BG-111Odesa[k]			1992
			BG-115Ternopil[l]			1993
			BG-116Darnytisa[m]			1993
			BG-117Vatutinets[n]			1993
Cutters (29-32 in service)
PO-2 (project 376)		Diving cutter	BG-801PSKA-155[o][11]	41.1	Yaroslavl[12]	1966
		Harbor patrol	BG-612PSKA-612[p]	46.89	Sosnovka[q]	1968[r]	PSKA-612 andPSKA-613 may still be undergoing repair
			BG-613PSKA-613[p][13][14]		Soviet Union
(project 371)[s]		Small patrol boats	Head no.628[15]	9.83	Vympel Shipyard
			Head no.729[15]
			Head no.871[15]
			BG-803[15]			1990
Kalkan-P (project 09104)[16]		Patrol cutters	BG-07[17]	7.74	Mykolaiv
			BG-08[18]			2002[t]
			BG-12[19]			2008[u]
Kalkan (project 50030)[v][20]		Patrol cutters	BG-305[21]	7.8	More		1 unidentified Kalkan captured by Russia during theSiege of Mariupol[22][23] In 2018, BG-303 and BG-305 were reported to belong to a detachment east of theKerch Strait - prior to theRussian invasion of Ukraine[24]
			BG-320[25]
			BG-333[26]
			BG-503[27]
			BG-603[28]
			BG-604[29]
			BG-807Sailor Mykola Kushnirov[30]
			BG-808[31]
Aist (project 1398B)		Small patrol boats	BG-609[32]	20			Four of sixAist-class ships in the Ukrainian Navy and Sea Guard prior to theRussian invasion of Ukraine[33]
			BG-610[32]
			BG-611[32]
			BG-815[32]
(project 363)		Support boat	BG-806RKZ-461[34]	28.7	Yaroslavl	1952	May still be undergoing repair
UMS 1000		Patrol cutters	BG-15	7.4[35]	Kyiv	2011	Series of small patrol cutters developed by UMS boats In 2018, BG-25 was reported to belong to a detachment east of theKerch Strait - prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine[36]
			BG-16			2012
			BG-17			2012
			BG-19			2012
			BG-20			2013
			BG-21			2013
UMS 600		Patrol cutters	BG-724[w][37]	1.46[38]	Kyiv		In 2020, was reported to belong to a detachment west of theKerch Strait - prior to theRussian invasion of Ukraine[39]
			1 vessel[x]	1.32[y][40]			In 2018, 1 vessel was reported to belong to a detachment east of theKerch Strait - prior to theRussian invasion of Ukraine[24]
Special purposeRIB (5 in service)
BRIG Navigator N730M[41]		Rigid inflatable boat	1 vessel[42]	2.56[43]	Ukraine	2019-2020
BRIG Navigator N700M		Rigid inflatable boat	BG-43[44]	2.46[43]	Ukraine
			BG-42[45]
Safe Boat 27[46]		Rigid inflatable boats	BG-1002[47]	5.15[48]	United States	2019
			BG-1003[47]			2019
Auxiliary vessels
Tug (1 in service)
Titan		Tug	BG-60Titan	1,025[49]	Georg Eides Sønner, Høylandsbygd	1974[u]	Resumed service after repairs in 2021[50][51]
Airboat (1 in service)
Panther Airboats-design airboat		Airboat	BG-717[52]		Cocoa, Florida[53]
Motor yachts (3 in service)
Galia-640[54]		Small patrol boats	BG-707[55]		Galeon Yachts, Straszyn		In 2018, 1 vessel was reported to belong to a detachment east of theKerch Strait - prior to theRussian invasion of Ukraine[24]
			BG-709[55]
Galia-280		Small patrol boat	BG-731[56]		Galeon Yachts, Straszyn
Training (1 in service)
Chaika (project 1360)[57]		Training vessel	BG-01Krym[58]	256	Almaz	1978	Converted from patrol boat in 2020[59]
Special purpose boats and barges (4 in service)
Celik		Border support ship	BG-58Amethyst		Turkey		Converted from fishing vessel in 2000[60]
(project R-140)[61]		Barracks ship	RSZ-20[62][63][64]	405.2	Sokol	1984
(project 824M)		Floating dock	PZh-61M[65]	1,386	Soviet Union[66]
(project 889A)		Floating dock	Head no.717[67]	1,354	Burgas[67]

Class	Photo	Type	Ships	Displacement[a][b]	Origin	Commissioned	Note
Awaiting repair
Kalkan-P (project 09104)		Patrol cutter	BG-10[68]	7.74	Mykolaiv	2006[u]
Awaiting delivery
Ocea FPB 98		Patrol boats	BG-202[69]	120	Ocea Shipbuilding		First units expected to come into service in 2022; already launched that year[70][71] Arrived in Malta in May 2023 en route to Ukraine[72]
			BG-203[73]
Under construction
Ocea FPB 98		Patrol boats	BG-201[74]	120	Nibulon / Ocea Shipbuilding[z]		20 vessels originally planned; first laid down in 2020 BG-201 already launched; first units expected to come into service in 2022[70][71]
			BG-204[75]
			BG-205[75]
			BG-207[75]
38 Defiant		Pilothouse patrol boats	10[aa] under construction[76]		Metal Shark		In June 2022, Metal Shark announced these boats were under construction as part of an accelerated strategy to support Ukraine which began in 2019.[76] In January of the same year, the Sea Guard announced its expectation to receive 11 Metal Shark boats of the 38 Defiant and 36 Fearless classes in 2022[77]
		Center console patrol boats	4[ab] under construction[76]
36 Fearless		High-performance military interceptor boats	3 under construction[76]		Metal Shark		In June 2022, Metal Shark announced these boats were under construction as part of an accelerated strategy to support Ukraine which began in 2019.[76] In January of the same year, the Sea Guard announced its expectation to receive 11 Metal Shark boats of the 38 Defiant and 36 Fearless classes in 2022[77]

Class	Photo	Type	Ships	Displacement[a]	Origin	Commissioned	Decommissioned
Warships (2)
Pauk		Anti-submarine corvettes	BG-52Hryhoriy Hnatenko	540	Yaroslavl	1987	Both ships were ready to be decommissioned and were left in Balaklava after the Russian annexation of Crimea;[78]Hryhoriy Hnatenko tugged to Feodosia and scuttled in 2015. Raised and transferred to Sevastopol. Used as target to missiles and scuttled
			BG-51Poltava[ad]			1987
Fast attack craft (19)
Stenka		Patrol boats	PSKR-623	245	Almaz[79]		PSKR-623 decommissioned in 1993; subsequently scrapped
			PSKR-630				PSKR-630 andPSKR-636 decommissioned in the mid-1990s;PSKR-630 converted to civil vessel andPSKR-636 scrapped
			PSKR-636
			Transcarpathia[ae]			1976	Transcarpathia sold to Georgia and subsequently renamed in 1998; scrapped in 2006[80]
			PSKR-645			1975	PSKR-645 decommissioned in 1998; subsequently scrapped
			Anastasia[af]				Anastasia,PSKR-643 andHeroyi Kerchi decommissioned in 1999;Anastasia sold to Georgia and renamed in the same year;[81] subsequent to decommissioning,PSKR-643 andHeroyi Kerchi scrapped
			PSKR-643			1975
			BG-30Heroyi Kerchi[ag]			1981
			PSKR-635				PSKR-635 decommissioned in 2000; subsequently scrapped
			BG-60Zaporizka Sich[ah]			1975	Zaporizka Sich decommissioned in 2004; subsequently scrapped
			BG-56Volyn[ai]			1974	Volyn decommissioned in 2007; subsequently scrapped
			BG-61Odesa[aj]			1975	Odesa decommissioned in 2011 and converted to civil vessel; scrapped in 2016
			BG-31Bukovyna[ak]			1976	Bukovyna lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea; scuttled as target for missiles in 2016
			BG-32Donbas[al]			1982	Donbas sunk during theSiege of Mariupol[82]
Muravey[83]		Anti-submarine hydrofoils	PSKR-103	221	More	1983	PSKR-103 decommissioned in 1996; subsequently scrapped
			BG-53PSKR-108			1990	PSKR-108 andPSKR-105 decommissioned in 2000; both subsequently scrapped
			BG-54PSKR-105			1985
			BG-55Halychyna[am]		/More	1993	Halychyna decommissioned in 2010; subsequently scrapped
Shmel[3]		River gunboat	BG-81Kaniv	77	Zaliv Shipbuilding yard	1971	Decommissioned in 2012[84]
Patrol ships (29)
Koral (project 58160)		Large patrol boat	1 vessel	310	More	Under construction when captured	Lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea[85]
Zhuk 1400M (Grif)		Small patrol gunboats	PSKA-502[an][10]	39.7	More	1981	PSKA-502,PSKA-503,PSKA-505,PSKA-506,PSKA-507,KaMO-504 andPSKA-513 decommissioned in the mid-1990s (at earliest, 1994); thenPSKA-502 transferred toArtek (camp)[10] andPSKA-506 converted to a civil vessel
			PSKA-503[ao][10]			1981
			PSKA-505[ap][10]		Batumi	1982
			PSKA-506[aq][10]		More	1982
			PSKA-507[ar][10]			1982
			KaMO-504[10]		Batumi	1984
			PSKA-513[as][10]		More	1990
			PSKA-528		More	Never commissioned	Construction ofPSKA-528,PSKA-529,PSKA-530,PSKA-531,PSKA-532 andPSKA-533 never completed; subsequently abandoned, butPSKA-528 installed as a monument inFeodosiya in 2010;PSKA-528 subsequently lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea and decommissioned (by Russia) in its role as a monument in 2018[10]
			PSKA-529
			PSKA-530
			PSKA-531
			PSKA-532
			PSKA-533
			BG-100Sivash[at]		More	1987	Sivash withdrawn from service in 2008 and dismantled[86]
			BG-102Obolon[au]			1988	Obolon andKaMO-512 decommissioned in 2012;[10]Obolon subsequently lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea;[87]KaMO-512 scrapped in 2021[88]
			BG-104KaMO-512[av]			1989
			BG-112KaMO-521		/More	1993	KaMO-521 lost to Russia (while out of service) during the annexation of Crimea[89]
			BG-119KaMO-527			1994	KaMO-527 destroyed nearMariupol by Russian forces in 2014
			BG-118Arabat[aw]			1993	Arabat and 1 unidentified Zhuk 1400M captured after theBattle of Berdiansk[6]
			BG-108KaMO-517[ax]			1992	KaMO-517 and 1 unidentified Zhuk 1400M destroyed and wrecks captured by Russia during theSiege of Mariupol[7][8]
Zhuk 1400E		Small patrol gunboat	PSKA-501[ay][10]	40	More	1975	Decommissioned in the mid-1990s (at earliest, 1994)
Zhuk 1400		Small patrol gunboats	PSKA-555[10]	40	More	1972	Decommissioned in the mid-1990s (at earliest, 1994)
			PSKA-500[az][10]			1973
Gurzuf (project 14670)[90]		Special border patrol boats	BG-02Lviv[ba]	43.5	Batumi	1989[91]	Lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea[92][91]
			BG-03Kryvyi Rih[bb]			1989
Chibis-2 (project 14101)		Small patrol boat	BG-616[93]	2.2	Kama	1991	Decommissioned in 2008[93]
Cutters (43)
PO-2 (project 376)		Diving cutters	PSKA-158[bc][94]	38	Sosnovka	1966	PSKA-158 decommissioned between 1995 and 1999 (inclusive)
			PSKA-159[bc][94]				PSKA-159 and head no.602 decommissioned in the 1990s
			Head no.602[bc][94]
			BG-501RK-796[bd]	38.2		1970[95]	RK-796 decommissioned in 2008[96] and subsequently lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea[87] Scrapped in 2020[97]
(project 371)[s]		Small patrol boats	PSKA-125[15]	9.83			PSKA-125 andPSKA-141 decommissioned and converted to civil vessels[15]
			PSKA-141[15]
			Head no.629[15]		Vympel Shipyard		Head no.629 sold and subsequently scrapped[98]
			Head no.1255[15]			1987	Head numbers1255,1256 and1257 decommissioned in 2008; head no.1257 renamed and converted to a civil vessel in the same year[15]
			Head no.1256[15]			1987
			Head no.1257[15]			1987
			Head no.1637[15]			1991	Head no.1637 decommissioned in 2010[15]
			Head no.1525[15]			1990	Head no.1525 decommissioned in 2012[15]
(project 343)		Small patrol boat	PMKA-1448[be][99]	1.85	Soviet Union	1984	PMKA-1448 decommissioned in 2008[99]
		Special border patrol boats	Head no.8203[bf][99]	1.8		1982	Head numbers8203,8305,8306 and8402 lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea and put into Russian service in the same year[99][100]
			Head no.8305[bf][99]			1983
			Head no.8306[bf][99]			1983
			Head no.8402[bf][99]			1984
Kalkan-P (project 09104)		Patrol cutters	BG-09	7.74	Mykolaiv	2006[u]	Lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea. BG-11 subsequently put into service with theRussian Coast Guard[101][102]
			BG-11			2008[u]
Kalkan (project 50030)[bg][20]		Patrol cutters	BG-504	7.8	More	1997[u]	BG-504 lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea[103] BG-308, BG-310 and BG-311 captured by Russia after theBattle of Berdiansk[104] BG-304, BG-309 and 1 unidentified Kalkan captured by Russia during theSiege of Mariupol[22][23] BG-304 awaiting repair prior to capture[105]
			BG-308
			BG-310
			BG-311
			BG-304[105]
			BG-309[24]
Katran		Patrol cutter	BG-820		Soviet Union	1998[u][100]	Lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea[106]
Aist (project 1398B)		Small patrol boats	Head no.317	20	Soviet Union		Head no.317 decommissioned in 1994[32]
			Head no.340		More		Head no.340 sunk in 1996
			PMKA-202		Batumi	1989	PMKA-202 decommissioned in 2008[32]
			Head no.9104			1991	Head no.9104 decommissioned in 2008[32]
			PMKA-610			1985	PMKA-610 decommissioned in 2009[32]
			Head no.9030			1991	Head no.9030 decommissioned in 2009[32]
			BG-816PMKA-224		More	1990	PMKA-224 decommissioned in 2010[32]
			Head no.8908[107]		Batumi	1992	Head no.8908 decommissioned in 2012,[32] sold to a private client and converted to a civil vessel in 2014[107]
(project 363)		Support boat	BG-818PSKA-300[108]	28.7	Yaroslavl	1951	Decommissioned in 2008[108]
UMS 1000		Patrol cutters	BG-18[109]	7.4[35]	Kyiv	2012	BG-18 lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea[110]
			BG-14			2011	BG-14 and BG-24 captured by Russia after theBattle of Berdiansk[104]
			BG-24			2016
			BG-22			2014	BG-22 and BG-23 both damaged and captured by Russia during theSiege of Mariupol[82][111][22]
			BG-23			2014
Hvilya (project 14720)		Patrol boats	2 vessels[112]				Lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea[112]
Special purposeRIB (4)
BRIG Navigator N730M[41]		Rigid inflatable boat	1 vessel	2.56[43]	Ukraine	2019-2020	Most likely destroyed by Russia during theSiege of Mariupol[113]
BRIG Navigator N700M		Rigid inflatable boat	BG-40[114]	2.46[43]	Ukraine		Captured by Russia during theSiege of Mariupol[114]
Heavy Duty 460		Rigid inflatable boat	1 vessel[112]		Ukraine		Lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea[112]
Brig Eagle 6[bh]		Rigid inflatable boat	1 vessel[112]	1.79[115]	Ukraine		Lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea[112]
Auxiliary vessels
Command and SAR/medevac (1)
Type N[116]		Command ship[bi]	BG-80Danube	300[117]	Linz	1942	Put out of service in 2011; planned transfer toIzmail Naval Lyceum fell through[118] Reportedly scrapped between October and 9 November, 2022[119][120]
Motor yachts (2)
Adamant 315		Motor yacht	BG-732[121]		Ukraine	2017	Captured by Russia after theBattle of Berdiansk[122]
Galia-280		Small patrol boat	1 vessel[123]		Galeon Yachts, Straszyn		Lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea[123]
Special purpose boats and barges (6)
Baba Hasan		Border support ship	BG-59Onyx		Turkey		Converted from fishing vessel in 2000[124] Vessel most likely captured or destroyed between the beginning of the full-scaleRussian invasion of Ukraine and 20 May 2022 (inclusive); as of 2020,[125] it was reported to be deployed inMariupol, east of theKerch Strait - prior to this[126]
GTI SE 155 Sea-Doo		Jet skis	2 vessels		Mexico		Lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea[112]
Nalim (project 50150)[127]		Border support ship (barge)	Nalim (project 50150)		Zalyv Shipbuilding yard	Not yet in service when captured	Lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea[127]
(No formal type or project number)		Marine security barge[bj][128]	BNS-11250		Nazi Germany	1945[bk]	Decommissioned in 2012[128]
(project 1842)		Floating base	RSZ-2[bl][129]			1971	Sunk in Odesa no later than 2015;[129][130] raised in 2016 to relieve space in the port[131]

From 2012 to 2014 there were plans to build 39 small guard ships of different classes, including 6Koral-class^[132] and 8Orlan-class vessels. From 2015 onward, there are plans to build a multipurpose guard ship, with displacement around 1000 tons, which can carry one helicopter.^{[5][133][needs update]}

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