The Law of Ukraine "Separate legislative acts of Ukraine Amendments in light of the Law of Ukraine " About the Intelligence agencies of Ukraine" passage;
According to the Law of Ukraine On the Intelligence agencies of Ukraine, the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine conducts its activity in the military, political, technical, economic, signals, informational and environmental spheres. The major missions:
obtaining, analyzing and dissemination of the intelligence information to the senior civil and military authorities of Ukraine;
performing special tasks in order to promote National interests and State policy of Ukraine in economic, political, military, technical, environmental and informational areas, contributing to the national defence, fostering the economic development, promoting science and technology, protecting the State border;
participating in operations against terrorism, international organized crime, drug, arms and technologies trafficking, illegal migration;
counteracting the external threats that can affect National security of Ukraine, lives and health of its citizens and the state facilities abroad.
Organization
The HUR has an executive office and several agency-wide functions, and five major directorates and departments. Directorates:
Strategic Intelligence Directorate
Armed Forces General Staff Intelligence Support Directorate
Information and state secret protection Department
Formations of the CDI-MDU
Formations reporting to the CDI but are operationally part of the Armed Forces and the National Guard include:
Armed Forces formations
10th Special Detachment
49th Reconnaissance Battalion
54th Reconnaissance Battalion
74th Reconnaissance Battalion
129th Reconnaissance Battalion
140th Reconnaissance Battalion
143rd Reconnaissance Battalion
129th Reconnaissance Battalion
130th Reconnaissance Battalion
131st Reconnaissance Battalion
National Guard formations
Special Forces Anti-terrorism Detachment "Omega", Novi Petrivtsi
Special Forces Detachment "Vega", Lviv
Special Forces Intelligence Detachment "Ares", Kharkiv
History
The Intelligence Directorate of the General Headquarters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine began forming in February 1992. In compliance with the Presidential Decree of September 7, 1992, a decision was made concerning the establishment of the Strategic Military Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine. Therefore, September 7 marks the Day of Military Intelligence Service of Ukraine. On July 6, 1993, the Decree of the President of Ukraine gave start to merging of the Intelligence Directorate of the General Headquarters and the Strategic Military Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine into the Main Military Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine. On April 14, 1994, the Main Military Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine was renamed into the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine.
