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| Border Guard Service of the Volkian Federative Republic Пограничная служба Волжская Федеративная Республика | |
| Common name | Border Guard Service |
| Abbreviation | PSLF |
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| Badge of the Border Guard Service. | |
| Motto | "Мы будем защищаться." |
| "We shall defend." | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | April 17, 1888 |
| Preceding agency | Imperial Border Guards |
| Employees | 27,000+ (2010) |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Federal agency (Operations jurisdiction) |
Volkian Federative Republic |
| Legal jurisdiction | As per operations jurisdiction. |
| General nature |
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| Specialist jurisdiction | National border patrol, security, and integrity. |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Volkgoroda |
| Agency executive | General-Colonel Vasiliy Istyushkin, Chief of the PSLF |
| Parent agency | Ministry of Internal Affairs |
| Website | |
| Border Guard Service of the Volkian Federative Republic | |
The Border Guard Service of the Volkian Federative Republic (Volkian: Пограничная служба Волжская Федеративная Республика) is a paramilitary federal agency under the Ministry of Internal Affairs responsible for patrolling the borders of the Volkian Federative Republic. The Border Guard Service has police and investigative powers in immigration matters and can independently investigate immigration violations. The Border Guard Service has inland search and rescue (SAR) duties, though it has been known to assist the Volkian Coast Guard in operations close to land. The Guard operates SAR helicopters that are often used in inland SAR, in assistance of a local fire and rescue department or other authorities.
Upon mobilization the Border Guard would be wholly or partly incorporated into the Volkian Defense Forces. While both Vulshain and South Hills are friendly and considered allies of the Federative Republic, the border is actively patrolled.
There is a separate Volkian customs agency, and immigration is handled also by the local police and the Federal Migration Service. PTP (police, customs and border guard) cooperation is well-developed and allows the authorities to conduct each other's duties as necessary.
Contents
Duties and jurisdiction
Main duties of the Volkian Border Guard Service:
- Protecting the land borders of Volkia from unauthorized encroachment.
- Passport control at border crossing points, airports and ports.
- First line of defense against territorial invasions
- Rescue operations (mainly in remote areas).
- Provide aid to other authorities such as local fire departments in case of unusual events like wild fires.
- Investigation of crimes pertaining to border security.
- Military operations pertaining to internal security.
- Customs control in the minor border crossing points without customs authorities.
- (during wartime) Long range patrols and guerrilla tactics behind enemy lines.
For the discharge of its duties, the Border Guard has limited police powers in the areas where it operates. It can, for example, seize and arrest persons and conduct searches in apartments and cars pursuant to same legislation as the police, when investigating a crime.
The Border Guard Service also has the power to keep public order in its own facilities and in their immediate vicinity. For the execution of its military exercises, any officer with the minimum rank of Captain can close an area temporarily.
The Border Guard Service is responsible for enforcing the 3–5 mi border zone towards Vulshain and Tano (South Hills) and issues the permits to visit the zone.
Equipment
Small arms
Aircraft
Land vehicles
History
Current activities
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Volkian Federative Republic |
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| Main article: Volkia | ||
| Important Topics: Culture ♦ Lupine ♦ Volkian language ♦ Mahitou ♦ Volkian korona ♦ Defense Forces | ||
| Government: Cabinet ♦ Federation Assembly ♦ Federal Council ♦ People's Council ♦ President ♦ Supreme Federal Court ♦ Political Parties | ||
| History: Grand Principality of Volkia ♦ Duchy of Volkia ♦ Kingdom of Volkia ♦ Volkian Confederation ♦ Revolutions of 1880-1883 ♦ Volkian Federative Republic | ||
| Important Figures (Past and Present): Yuliya Surkova ♦ Zakhar Kreskov ♦ Aleksey Zukov ♦ Yuri IV ♦ Katerina I ♦ Nika Alkaev ♦ Yura Lainov | ||
