Berkut

disbanded Ukrainian special police unit
Organization police_tactical_unit Q520857
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Berkut

Summary

Berkut is a police tactical unit[1]. Berkut draws 208 Wikipedia views per month (police_tactical_unit category, ranking #10 of 52).[2]

Key Facts

  • Berkut received the maroon beret[3].
  • Berkut is in the country of Ukraine[4].
  • Berkut's image is recorded as Berkut Riot Police on standby.jpg[5].
  • Berkut's instance of is recorded as police tactical unit[6].
  • Berkut's instance of is recorded as riot police[7].
  • Golden Eagle is named after Berkut[8].
  • Berkut's logo image is recorded as Berkut shoulder patch.svg[9].
  • Berkut's headquarters location is recorded as Kyiv[10].
  • Berkut's location is recorded as Kyiv[11].
  • Berkut's part of is recorded as Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine[12].
  • Berkut's Commons category is recorded as Berkut (Ukraine)[13].
  • +1992-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Berkut[14].
  • Berkut was dissolved in +2014-02-25T00:00:00Z[15].
  • Berkut's participated in conflict is recorded as Euromaidan[16].
  • Berkut's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09qyps[17].
  • Berkut's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'Спеціальний підрозділ міліції громадської безпеки «Беркут»'}[18].
  • Berkut's different from is recorded as Berkut[19].
  • Berkut's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Ukraine[20].
  • Berkut's Yle topic ID is recorded as 18-130525[21].

Body

Founding

+1992-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Berkut[14].

Identity

Berkut's part of is recorded as Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine[12].

Operations

Berkut's headquarters location is recorded as Kyiv[10].

Recognition

Berkut received the maroon beret[3].

Dissolution

Berkut was dissolved in +2014-02-25T00:00:00Z[15].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Berkut include CyberBerkut[22], an organization[23], founded in 2014[24].

Why It Matters

Berkut draws 208 Wikipedia views per month (police_tactical_unit category, ranking #10 of 52).[2] Berkut has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] Berkut is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Entities named for Berkut include CyberBerkut[22], an organization[23], founded in 2014[24].

FAQs

What awards did Berkut receive?

Honors received include maroon beret[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [22] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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