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The following is a list of flags of Ukraine.
State flag
Main article: Flag of Ukraine| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1918–1921; 1992–present | State flag and Naval Jack | Two stripes of blue (top) and yellow (bottom). The flag was originally founded during the revolutions of 1848. |
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Vertical variant of State flag |
Presidential Standard
Main article: Flag of the President of Ukraine| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1999 | Presidential standard of Ukraine. | The yellow Tryzub, within a yellow border made of leaves, on a blue field. |
Military flags
Main article: Flags of the Ukrainian Armed ForcesFlags of service branches
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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2006–present | Flag of the Ministry of Defence | A raspberry color field with the emblem of the Ministry of Defence in the center. |
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Flag of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces | A raspberry color field with the emblem of the General Staff in the center. | |
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Flag of the Armed Forces | A raspberry color field with the emblem of the Armed Forces in the center. | |
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Flag of the Ground Forces | A raspberry color field with the emblem of the Ground Forces in the center. | |
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Flag of the Navy | A blue cross with the national flag located in the canton. | |
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Flag of the Air Force | A blue field with the emblem of the Air Force in the center. | |
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2017–present | Flag of the Air Assault Forces | A purple field with the emblem of the Air Assault Forces in the center. |
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Flag of the Special Operations Forces | A grey field with the emblem of the Special Operations Forces in the center. | |
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2023–present | Flag of the Marine Corps | A teal field with a dark blue cross and the emblem of the Marine Corps in the center. |
Command Standards
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Standard of the Minister of Defense |
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Standard of the Chief of the General Staff |
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Standard of the Commander-in-Chief of Ukrainian Ground Forces |
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Standard of the Commander-in-Chief of Ukrainian Air Force |
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Standard of the Commander-in-Chief of Ukrainian Navy |
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Standard of the Commander-in-Chief of National Guard |
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Standard of the Head of Border Guard |
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Standard of Ukrainian DSNS Head |
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Ukrainian Department of the State Guard Head Standard |
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Standard of Ukrainian Security Service Head |
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Standard of the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine |
Maritime flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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2006– | Naval ensign of Ukraine | Blue cross with a miniature Ukrainian flag in the upper left corner. |
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1997– | Search and rescue ships | |
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Auxiliary ships | ||
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2001– | Sea Guard ensign of Ukraine | Green cross with a miniature Ukrainian flag in the upper left corner. |
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1993– | Sea Guard jack of Ukraine | |
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1918– | Pennant | Blue cross. |
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2001– | Sea Guard Pennant | Green cross with a miniature Ukrainian flag in the upper left corner. |
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N/A | Red Cross for hospital ships | Red cross. |
Naval flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1992–1997 | Naval jack of Ukraine | |
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N/A | Naval jack of Ukraine | |
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1993–2001 | Sea Guard ensign of Ukraine | |
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1918, 1992–present | Naval ensign of Ukraine | Blue cross with a miniature Ukrainian flag in the upper left corner. |
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N/A | Naval ensign of Ukraine | Blue cross with a miniature Ukrainian flag in the upper left corner. |
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1994–2006 | Naval ensign of Ukraine | Blue cross. |
Personal naval flags
| Flag | Date | Use |
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April 7, 1997 – | President of Ukraine. |
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Flag of the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces. | |
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Flag of the Chief of Staff of the Navy. | |
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Ukrainian Minister of Defence flag at sea. | |
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January 19, 1999 – | Ukrainian Navy Commander's flag. |
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Ukrainian Naval Region Commander's flag. | |
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Ukrainian Navy Ship Formation or Group flag. | |
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Ukrainian Navy Commander of Ship Group flag. |
Former flags
| Flag | Date | Use |
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April 7, 1997 – January 19, 1999 | Ukrainian Navy Ship Formation or Group flag. |
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Ukrainian Navy Commander's flag. | |
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Flag of Deputy Commander of the Navy. | |
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Ukrainian Naval Region Commander's flag. |
Government and non-military security forces
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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State Border Guard Service of Ukraine | ||
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2002 | Security Service of Ukraine | |
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2008 | Special Communications Service Ensign | |
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Internal troops of Ministry of Internal Affairs | ||
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2014 | National Guard flag | Blue field with National Guard logo in the center. |
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State Emergency Service | ||
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State Emergency Service | ||
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2003 | Customs Service Ensign | |
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Anti-Monopoly Committee Ensign | ||
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2004 | State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate Ensign | |
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2003 | State Statistics Service Ensign | |
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2006 | State Service for Financial Monitoring Ensign | |
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2003 | State Reserve Agency Ensign | |
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Treasury of Ukraine | ||
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2016 | State Service for Transportation Safety |
Flags of Ukrainian regions
Main article: Flags of the regions of UkraineFlags of oblasts
| Flag | Use | Date | Description |
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Flag of Poltava Oblast | 2000 | Yellow Cossack cross on a blue field |
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Flag of Cherkasy Oblast | 1998 | Oblast coat of arms on blue field |
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Flag of Kyiv Oblast | 1999 | |
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Flag of Chernihiv Oblast | 2000 | |
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Flag of Sumy Oblast | 2000 | Oblast coat of arms on blue field |
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Flag of Zhytomyr Oblast | 2003 | |
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Flag of Vinnytsia Oblast | 1997 | |
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Flag of Khmelnytskyi Oblast | 2002 | |
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Flag of Lviv Oblast | ||
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Flag of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | 2001 | |
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Flag of Ternopil Oblast | 2003 | |
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Flag of Chernivtsi Oblast | 2001 | |
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Flag of Zakarpattia Oblast | 2009 | |
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Flag of Volyn Oblast | 2004 | |
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Flag of Rivne Oblast | 2005 | |
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Flag of Kirovohrad Oblast | 1998 | |
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Flag of Kharkiv Oblast | 1999 | Oblast coat of arms on crimson field |
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Flag of Donetsk Oblast | 1999 | |
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Flag of Luhansk Oblast | 1998 | Oblast coat of arms in top left corner, surrounded by seventeen yellow and fourteen white stars |
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Flag of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | 2002 | |
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Flag of Mykolaiv Oblast | 2001 | |
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Flag of Odesa Oblast | 2002 | |
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Flag of Kherson Oblast | 2001 | |
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Flag of Zaporizhzhia Oblast | 2001 |
Flags of cities with special status
| Flag | Use | Date | Description |
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Flag of Kyiv | 1995 | Archangel Michael, holding flaming sword and shield. |
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Flag of Sevastopol | 2000 | Seal of the city. |
Flags of other cities
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Flag of Cherkasy | 1995 | |
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Flag of Chernihiv | 2008 | |
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Flag of Chernivtsi | ||
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Flag of Konotop | ||
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Flag of Ivano-Frankivsk | 1995 | |
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Flag of Khmelnytskyi | 1997 | |
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Flag of Kropyvnytskyi | 1996 | |
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Flag of Lviv | 1991 | |
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Flag of Lutsk | 2007 | |
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Flag of Bila Tserkva | ||
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Flag of Poltava | ||
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Flag of Rivne | 1993 | |
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Flag of Sumy | 2000 | |
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Flag of Ternopil | 1993 | |
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Flag of Vinnytsia | ||
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Flag of Uzhhorod | 1990 | |
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Flag of Zhytomyr | 2007 |
Historical flags
Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Cossack Hetmanate
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1649–1764 | Flag of the Cossack Hetmanate |
Ukraine (1917–1921)
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1917–1918 | Flag of the Ukrainian People's Republic (unofficial) | |
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1918–1921 | Flag of the Ukrainian People's Republic, the West Ukrainian People's Republic and the Ukrainian State |
Maritime flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1918 | Naval flag | |
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1918 | Naval flag of the Ukrainian State | |
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1918–1921 | Naval flag of the Ukrainian State and the Ukrainian People's Republic | |
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September 17, 1918 | Naval Standard of the Hetman of Ukraine | |
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Hetman as the Admiral | ||
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Flag of a member of the Hetman family in the admiral rank | ||
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Flag of the Black Sea Fleet Commander | ||
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Flag of the War Minister | ||
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Flag of the Marine Minister | ||
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Flag of Comrade Marine Minister | ||
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Flag of the Chief of the Naval Staff | ||
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Flag of the Chief of the General Naval Staff | ||
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Flag of the Chief of the Marine General Headquarters | ||
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Flag of the General Commander of the Naval Forces | ||
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Flag of the Chief Commandant of the ports of the Black and Azov Seas | ||
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Flag of the Port Commandant | ||
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Flag of the Ambassador of the Ukrainian State | ||
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Flag of the Messengers (heads of diplomatic missions) | ||
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Flag of the Consul General, Consul and Vice-Consul | ||
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Rear Admiral | ||
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Vice Admiral | ||
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Admiral | ||
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1918 | Naval jack |
Royal family standards
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1918 | Personal Standard of Pavlo Skoropadskyi | |
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Royal Standard of the Hetman of Ukraine (land use only) | ||
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Royal Standard of the Wife of the Hetman of Ukraine | See Oleksandra Skoropadska | |
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Royal Standard of the Prince of the Hetman of Ukraine | ||
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Royal Standard of the Princess of the Hetman of Ukraine |
Foreign flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1569–1587 | Flag of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | Most Ukrainian territories were under the rule of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth after the Union of Lublin. |
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1587–1629 | Flag of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | |
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1804–1867 | Flag of the Austrian Empire | Most of Western Ukraine was a part of the Austrian Empire after the partitions of Poland. |
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1772–1849 | Flag of Galicia and Lodomeria | Austrian regional flags of the regions populated by Ukrainians |
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1849–1890 | Flag of Galicia and Lodomeria | |
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1890–1918 | Flag of Galicia and Lodomeria | |
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1696–1917 | Flag of the Russian Empire | Most Ukrainian territories were under the rule of the Russian Empire after 1764. |
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1858–1896 | Flag of the Russian Empire | |
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1955–1991 | Flag of the Soviet Union | |
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1919–1929 | Flag of Soviet Ukraine | Each Soviet republic had its own flag. |
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1929–1937 | Flag of Soviet Ukraine | |
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1937–1950 | Flag of Soviet Ukraine | |
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1950–1992 | Flag of Soviet Ukraine | |
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1941–1944 | Reichskommissariat Ukraine | Identical to the flag of Nazi Germany |
Other flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1941–present | Flag of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (Banderite) and Ukrainian Insurgent Army | Bicolor of black and red |
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1930s–present | Flag of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists and Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (Melnykite) (unofficial until 1955) | Tryzub on a blue field |
External links
- Історія українського прапору (in Ukrainian)
- Проголошення УНР (1917) (in Ukrainian)
