Anti-Terrorist Center (Ukraine)

• Coordination groups and their headquarters - consultative and advisory bodies created at the regional bodies of the Security Service of Ukraine in accordance with the state administrative-territorial system; the aim of the groups is enhancing the capabilities of the ATC at the SSU in the field in solving the tasks assigned to it.

In case of conduction an antiterrorist operation Military-civilian administrations can be additionally created as part of the ATC at the SSU.

In accordance with numerous international treaties concluded by Ukraine, Ukraine cooperates in the field of combating terrorism with foreign countries, their law enforcement agencies and special services, as well as with international organizations that deals with the fight of international terrorism, including: The modus operandi of the unified state system for prevention, reaction and termination of terrorist acts and minimization of their consequences, as well as the levels of terrorist threats, and the response measures of the counterterrorism actors to the threat of committing or actual committing a terrorist act are determined by the Regulation "On the Unified State System for Prevention, Reaction, and Termination of Terrorist Acts and minimization of their consequences" (approved by Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No.

The Antiterrorist Center at the Security Service of Ukraine acts as a coordinating body of the unified state antiterrorism system and actors of the fight against terrorism.

Within the unified state antiterrorist system counterterrorism actors in accordance with their competence, carry out a constant exchange of information with the ATC; ensure readiness of forces and means involved in antiterrorist operations; provide ATC with proposals for a draft plan for conducting an anti-terrorist operation at the sites of possible terrorist attacks; ensure the appropriate level of protection and protection of objects of possible terrorist attacks; carry out measures to prevent the possible use of weapons, ammunition, explosives, poisonous substances and means of mass destruction during a terrorist act; organize measures to inform and prepare the population for actions in case of a threat or a terrorist act.