Ukrainian Sea Guard

Sea Guard of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
Морська охорона Державної прикордонної служби України
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

The Ukrainian Sea Guard (Ukrainian: Морська охорона, romanized: Morska okhorona; full name Ukrainian: Морська охорона Державної прикордонної служби України, lit. 'Sea Guard of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine') is the coast guard service of Ukraine, subordinated to the State Border Guard Service.

The Sea Guard is the local successor of the Soviet 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 the Ukrainian Navy.

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 the executive curl. Sea Guard vessels bear the Морська 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 the Морська охорона inscription on their boards.

Organization

The Sea Guard operates four sea guard detachments: in Balaklava, Odesa, Izmail and Kerch; a sea guard cutters division in Mariupol; a special-purpose sea guard cutters division in Yalta; and a riverine Dnieper sea guard cutters division in Kyiv. Sea guard administration is split between the Azov-Black seas regional administration in Simferopol and the Southern regional administration in Odesa.

Squads of Marine Security

Kerch Squad of Marine Security (from the Cape of Mehanom across the strait of Kerch and the Sea of Azov to administrative border between Zaporizhia and Donetsk regions)
Yalta Squad of Marine Security (special assignment)
Sevastopol Squad of Marine Security (Main base in Balaklava)
Odesa Squad of Marine Security (Southern regional administration)

Battle fleet

Major vessels.

Class	Type	Ships	Displacement	Origin	Commissioned	Note
Warship (1 in service)
Pauk	Anti-submarine corvette	BG-50 Hryhoriy Kuropyatnykov	580	Yaroslavl	1984
Fast attack craft (6 in service)
Stenka	Patrol boats	BG-57 Mykolaiv	245	Almaz	1988
		BG-63 Pavlo Derzhavin			1987
		BG-62 Podillya			1983
Shmel	River gunboats	BG-82 Lubny	77	Zaliv Shipbuilding yard	1972
		BG-83 Nizhyn			1968
		BG-84 Izmayil			1969
Patrol ships (11 in service)
Orlan	Patrol gunboat	BG-200 Balaklava	42.5	More	2012	Was intended to replace the Zhuk-class patrol boats
Zhuk 1400M (Grif)	Small patrol gunboats	BG-101 KaMO-509	39.7	More	1988	1 unidentified Zhuk 1400M captured by Russia after the Battle of Berdiansk 1 unidentified Zhuk 1400M damaged and captured by Russia during the Siege of Mariupol In 2020, KaMO-514, Liubomyr and KaMO-522 were reported to belong to a detachment east of the Kerch Strait - prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
		BG-103 KaMO-511			1987
		BG-105 KaMO-514			1990
		BG-106 Zlatokray		/ More	1992
		BG-107 KaMO-516			1992
		BG-109 Nemyriv			1992
		BG-110 Liubomyr			1992
		BG-111 Odesa			1992
		BG-114 KaMO-522			1993
		BG-115 Ternopil			1993
		BG-116 Darnytisa			1993
		BG-117 Vatutinets			1993
Cutters (29-32 in service)
PO-2 (project 376)	Diving cutter	BG-801 PSKA-155	41.1	Yaroslavl	1966
	Harbor patrol	BG-612 PSKA-612	46.89	Sosnovka	1968	PSKA-612 and PSKA-613 may still be undergoing repair
	Harbor patrol	BG-613 PSKA-613	46.89	Soviet Union		PSKA-612 and PSKA-613 may still be undergoing repair
(project 371)	Small patrol boats	Head no. 628	9.83	Vympel Shipyard
		Head no. 729
		Head no. 871
		BG-803			1990
Kalkan-P (project 09104)	Patrol cutters	BG-07	7.74	Mykolaiv
		BG-08			2002
		BG-12			2008
Kalkan (project 50030)	Patrol cutters	BG-303	7.8	More		1 unidentified Kalkan captured by Russia during the Siege of Mariupol In 2018, BG-303 and BG-305 were reported to belong to a detachment east of the Kerch Strait - prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
		BG-305
		BG-320
		BG-333
		BG-503
		BG-603
		BG-604
		BG-807 Sailor Mykola Kushnirov
		BG-808
Aist (project 1398B)	Small patrol boats	BG-609	20			Four of six Aist-class ships in the Ukrainian Navy and Sea Guard prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
		BG-610
		BG-611
		BG-815
(project 363)	Support boat	BG-806 RKZ-461	28.7	Yaroslavl	1952	May still be undergoing repair
UMS 1000	Patrol cutters	BG-15	7.4	Kyiv	2011	Series of small patrol cutters developed by UMS boats In 2018, BG-25 was reported to belong to a detachment east of the Kerch Strait - prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
		BG-16			2012
		BG-17			2012
		BG-19			2012
		BG-20			2013
		BG-21			2013
		BG-25			2018
UMS 600	Patrol cutters	BG-724	1.46	Kyiv		In 2020, was reported to belong to a detachment west of the Kerch Strait - prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
UMS 600	Patrol cutters	1 vessel	1.32	Kyiv		In 2018, 1 vessel was reported to belong to a detachment east of the Kerch Strait - prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Special purpose RIB (5 in service)
BRIG Navigator N730M	Rigid inflatable boat	1 vessel	2.56	Ukraine	2019-2020
BRIG Navigator N700M	Rigid inflatable boat	BG-43	2.46	Ukraine
BRIG Navigator N700M	Rigid inflatable boat	BG-42	2.46	Ukraine
Safe Boat 27	Rigid inflatable boats	BG-1002	5.15	United States	2019
Safe Boat 27	Rigid inflatable boats	BG-1003	5.15	United States	2019
Auxiliary vessels
Tug (1 in service)
Titan	Tug	BG-60 Titan	1,025	Georg Eides Sønner, Høylandsbygd	1974	Resumed service after repairs in 2021
Airboat (1 in service)
Panther Airboats-design airboat	Airboat	BG-717		Cocoa, Florida
Motor yachts (3 in service)
Galia-640	Small patrol boats	BG-707		Galeon Yachts, Straszyn		In 2018, 1 vessel was reported to belong to a detachment east of the Kerch Strait - prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Galia-640	Small patrol boats	BG-709		Galeon Yachts, Straszyn
Galia-280	Small patrol boat	BG-731		Galeon Yachts, Straszyn
Training (1 in service)
Chaika (project 1360)	Training vessel	BG-01 Krym	256	Almaz	1978	Converted from patrol boat in 2020
Special purpose boats and barges (4 in service)
Celik	Border support ship	BG-58 Amethyst		Turkey		Converted from fishing vessel in 2000
(project R-140)	Barracks ship	RSZ-20	405.2	Sokol	1984
(project 824M)	Floating dock	PZh-61M	1,386	Soviet Union
(project 889A)	Floating dock	Head no. 717	1,354	Burgas

Prospective additions

Class	Type	Ships	Displacement	Origin	Commissioned	Note
Awaiting repair
Kalkan-P (project 09104)	Patrol cutter	BG-10	7.74	Mykolaiv	2006
Awaiting delivery
Ocea FPB 98	Patrol boats	BG-202	120	Ocea Shipbuilding		First units expected to come into service in 2022; already launched that year Arrived in Malta in May 2023 en route to Ukraine
Ocea FPB 98	Patrol boats	BG-203	120	Ocea Shipbuilding
Under construction
Ocea FPB 98	Patrol boats	BG-201	120	Nibulon / Ocea Shipbuilding		20 vessels originally planned; first laid down in 2020 BG-201 already launched; first units expected to come into service in 2022
		BG-204
		BG-205
		BG-207
38 Defiant	Pilothouse patrol boats	10 under construction		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. 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
38 Defiant	Center console patrol boats	4 under construction		Metal Shark
36 Fearless	High-performance military interceptor boats	3 under construction		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. 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

Decommissioned, sold, destroyed, captured

Class	Type	Ships	Displacement	Origin	Commissioned	Decommissioned
Warships (2)
Pauk	Anti-submarine corvettes	BG-52 Hryhoriy Hnatenko	540	Yaroslavl	1987	Both ships were ready to be decommissioned and were left in Balaklava after the Russian annexation of Crimea; Hryhoriy Hnatenko tugged to Feodosia and scuttled in 2015. Raised and transferred to Sevastopol. Used as target to missiles and scuttled
Pauk	Anti-submarine corvettes	BG-51 Poltava	540	Yaroslavl	1987
Fast attack craft (19)
Stenka	Patrol boats	PSKR-623	245	Almaz		PSKR-623 decommissioned in 1993; subsequently scrapped
		PSKR-630				PSKR-630 and PSKR-636 decommissioned in the mid-1990s; PSKR-630 converted to civil vessel and PSKR-636 scrapped
		PSKR-636
		Transcarpathia			1976	Transcarpathia sold to Georgia and subsequently renamed in 1998; scrapped in 2006
		PSKR-645			1975	PSKR-645 decommissioned in 1998; subsequently scrapped
		Anastasia				Anastasia, PSKR-643 and Heroyi Kerchi decommissioned in 1999; Anastasia sold to Georgia and renamed in the same year; subsequent to decommissioning, PSKR-643 and Heroyi Kerchi scrapped
		PSKR-643			1975
		BG-30 Heroyi Kerchi			1981
		PSKR-635				PSKR-635 decommissioned in 2000; subsequently scrapped
		BG-60 Zaporizka Sich			1975	Zaporizka Sich decommissioned in 2004; subsequently scrapped
		BG-56 Volyn			1974	Volyn decommissioned in 2007; subsequently scrapped
		BG-61 Odesa			1975	Odesa decommissioned in 2011 and converted to civil vessel; scrapped in 2016
		BG-31 Bukovyna			1976	Bukovyna lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea; scuttled as target for missiles in 2016
		BG-32 Donbas			1982	Donbas sunk during the Siege of Mariupol
Muravey	Anti-submarine hydrofoils	PSKR-103	221	More	1983	PSKR-103 decommissioned in 1996; subsequently scrapped
		BG-53 PSKR-108			1990	PSKR-108 and PSKR-105 decommissioned in 2000; both subsequently scrapped
		BG-54 PSKR-105			1985
		BG-55 Halychyna		/ More	1993	Halychyna decommissioned in 2010; subsequently scrapped
Shmel	River gunboat	BG-81 Kaniv	77	Zaliv Shipbuilding yard	1971	Decommissioned in 2012
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
Zhuk 1400M (Grif)	Small patrol gunboats	PSKA-502	39.7	More	1981	PSKA-502, PSKA-503, PSKA-505, PSKA-506, PSKA-507, KaMO-504 and PSKA-513 decommissioned in the mid-1990s (at earliest, 1994); then PSKA-502 transferred to Artek (camp) and PSKA-506 converted to a civil vessel
		PSKA-503		More	1981
		PSKA-505		Batumi	1982
		PSKA-506		More	1982
		PSKA-507		More	1982
		KaMO-504		Batumi	1984
		PSKA-513		More	1990
		PSKA-528		More	Never commissioned	Construction of PSKA-528, PSKA-529, PSKA-530, PSKA-531, PSKA-532 and PSKA-533 never completed; subsequently abandoned, but PSKA-528 installed as a monument in Feodosiya 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
		PSKA-529
		PSKA-530
		PSKA-531
		PSKA-532
		PSKA-533
		BG-100 Sivash		More	1987	Sivash withdrawn from service in 2008 and dismantled
		BG-102 Obolon			1988	Obolon and KaMO-512 decommissioned in 2012; Obolon subsequently lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea; KaMO-512 scrapped in 2021
		BG-104 KaMO-512			1989
		BG-112 KaMO-521		/ More	1993	KaMO-521 lost to Russia (while out of service) during the annexation of Crimea
		BG-119 KaMO-527			1994	KaMO-527 destroyed near Mariupol by Russian forces in 2014
		BG-118 Arabat			1993	Arabat and 1 unidentified Zhuk 1400M captured after the Battle of Berdiansk
		BG-108 KaMO-517			1992	KaMO-517 and 1 unidentified Zhuk 1400M destroyed and wrecks captured by Russia during the Siege of Mariupol
Zhuk 1400E	Small patrol gunboat	PSKA-501	40	More	1975	Decommissioned in the mid-1990s (at earliest, 1994)
Zhuk 1400	Small patrol gunboats	PSKA-555	40	More	1972	Decommissioned in the mid-1990s (at earliest, 1994)
Zhuk 1400	Small patrol gunboats	PSKA-500	40	More	1973	Decommissioned in the mid-1990s (at earliest, 1994)
Gurzuf (project 14670)	Special border patrol boats	BG-02 Lviv	43.5	Batumi	1989	Lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea
Gurzuf (project 14670)	Special border patrol boats	BG-03 Kryvyi Rih	43.5	Batumi	1989	Lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea
Chibis-2 (project 14101)	Small patrol boat	BG-616	2.2	Kama	1991	Decommissioned in 2008
Cutters (43)
PO-2 (project 376)	Diving cutters	PSKA-158	38	Sosnovka	1966	PSKA-158 decommissioned between 1995 and 1999 (inclusive)
		PSKA-159				PSKA-159 and head no. 602 decommissioned in the 1990s
		Head no. 602				PSKA-159 and head no. 602 decommissioned in the 1990s
		BG-501 RK-796	38.2		1970	RK-796 decommissioned in 2008 and subsequently lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea Scrapped in 2020
(project 371)	Small patrol boats	PSKA-125	9.83			PSKA-125 and PSKA-141 decommissioned and converted to civil vessels
		PSKA-141
		Head no. 629		Vympel Shipyard		Head no. 629 sold and subsequently scrapped
		Head no. 1255			1987	Head numbers 1255, 1256 and 1257 decommissioned in 2008; head no. 1257 renamed and converted to a civil vessel in the same year
		Head no. 1256			1987
		Head no. 1257			1987
		Head no. 1637			1991	Head no. 1637 decommissioned in 2010
		Head no. 1525			1990	Head no. 1525 decommissioned in 2012
(project 343)	Small patrol boat	PMKA-1448	1.85	Soviet Union	1984	PMKA-1448 decommissioned in 2008
	Special border patrol boats	Head no. 8203	1.8		1982	Head numbers 8203, 8305, 8306 and 8402 lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea and put into Russian service in the same year
		Head no. 8305			1983
		Head no. 8306			1983
		Head no. 8402			1984
Kalkan-P (project 09104)	Patrol cutters	BG-09	7.74	Mykolaiv	2006	Lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea. BG-11 subsequently put into service with the Russian Coast Guard
Kalkan-P (project 09104)	Patrol cutters	BG-11	7.74	Mykolaiv	2008
Kalkan (project 50030)	Patrol cutters	BG-504	7.8	More	1997	BG-504 lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea BG-308, BG-310 and BG-311 captured by Russia after the Battle of Berdiansk BG-304, BG-309 and 1 unidentified Kalkan captured by Russia during the Siege of Mariupol BG-304 awaiting repair prior to capture
		BG-308
		BG-310
		BG-311
		BG-304
		BG-309
Katran	Patrol cutter	BG-820		Soviet Union	1998	Lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea
Aist (project 1398B)	Small patrol boats	Head no. 317	20	Soviet Union		Head no. 317 decommissioned in 1994
		Head no. 340		More		Head no. 340 sunk in 1996
		PMKA-202		Batumi	1989	PMKA-202 decommissioned in 2008
		Head no. 9104			1991	Head no. 9104 decommissioned in 2008
		PMKA-610			1985	PMKA-610 decommissioned in 2009
		Head no. 9030			1991	Head no. 9030 decommissioned in 2009
		BG-816 PMKA-224		More	1990	PMKA-224 decommissioned in 2010
		Head no. 8908		Batumi	1992	Head no. 8908 decommissioned in 2012, sold to a private client and converted to a civil vessel in 2014
(project 363)	Support boat	BG-818 PSKA-300	28.7	Yaroslavl	1951	Decommissioned in 2008
UMS 1000	Patrol cutters	BG-18	7.4	Kyiv	2012	BG-18 lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea
		BG-14			2011	BG-14 and BG-24 captured by Russia after the Battle of Berdiansk
		BG-24			2016
		BG-22			2014	BG-22 and BG-23 both damaged and captured by Russia during the Siege of Mariupol
		BG-23			2014
Hvilya (project 14720)	Patrol boats	2 vessels				Lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea
Special purpose RIB (4)
BRIG Navigator N730M	Rigid inflatable boat	1 vessel	2.56	Ukraine	2019-2020	Most likely destroyed by Russia during the Siege of Mariupol
BRIG Navigator N700M	Rigid inflatable boat	BG-40	2.46	Ukraine		Captured by Russia during the Siege of Mariupol
Heavy Duty 460	Rigid inflatable boat	1 vessel		Ukraine		Lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea
Brig Eagle 6	Rigid inflatable boat	1 vessel	1.79	Ukraine		Lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea
Auxiliary vessels
Command and SAR/medevac (1)
Type N	Command ship	BG-80 Danube	300	Linz	1942	Put out of service in 2011; planned transfer to Izmail Naval Lyceum fell through Reportedly scrapped between October and 9 November, 2022
Motor yachts (2)
Adamant 315	Motor yacht	BG-732		Ukraine	2017	Captured by Russia after the Battle of Berdiansk
Galia-280	Small patrol boat	1 vessel		Galeon Yachts, Straszyn		Lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea
Special purpose boats and barges (6)
Baba Hasan	Border support ship	BG-59 Onyx		Turkey		Converted from fishing vessel in 2000 Vessel most likely captured or destroyed between the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine and 20 May 2022 (inclusive); as of 2020, it was reported to be deployed in Mariupol, east of the Kerch Strait - prior to this
GTI SE 155 Sea-Doo	Jet skis	2 vessels		Mexico		Lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea
Nalim (project 50150)	Border support ship (barge)	Nalim (project 50150)		Zalyv Shipbuilding yard	Not yet in service when captured	Lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea
(No formal type or project number)	Marine security barge	BNS-11250		Nazi Germany	1945	Decommissioned in 2012
(project 1842)	Floating base	RSZ-2			1971	Sunk in Odesa no later than 2015; raised in 2016 to relieve space in the port

Future

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