Hryfon (Ukrainian: Грифон) was a special unit of the judicial police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, whose task was to ensure the safety of court employees, persons participating in criminal proceedings, their family members and close relatives, as well as the protection of judicial institutions.

In order to fulfill their functions, Hryfon units had the right to conduct operational measures to identify potential threats to judges and trial participants, persons who were under guard.

On 23 July 1997, in compliance with the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine issued an order "On the creation of special police units to ensure the safety of court employees, law enforcement agencies, persons participating in criminal proceedings, their family members and close relatives."

"This was stated by Eka Zguladze, the first deputy head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine on 4 April 2015, at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, talking about the functional changes envisaged by the package of draft laws on reforming internal affairs bodies.

[6] In January 2014, during the Euromaidan, special forces fighters took part in maintaining public order in the regions where the units were deployed.