▁state ▁policy ▁of ▁Ukraine ▁in ▁political , ▁economic , ▁military ▁and ▁technical , ▁e colog ical ▁and ▁information ▁spher es , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁to ▁contribute ▁to ▁national ▁defense , ▁fost er ▁economic ▁development , ▁and ▁promote ▁science ▁and ▁technology ; ▁saf egu arding ▁Ukrain ian ▁miss ions ▁abroad , ▁providing ▁security ▁to ▁the ▁staff ▁and ▁their ▁family ▁members ▁in ▁the ▁host ▁country ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁attached ▁officers ▁who ▁have ▁access ▁to ▁data ▁of ▁state ▁secret ; ▁particip ating ▁in ▁international ▁operations ▁address ing ▁such ▁high - p riority ▁issues ▁as ▁organized ▁crime , ▁terror ism , ▁drug ▁tra ff ick ing , ▁illegal ▁trade ▁of ▁arms ▁and ▁respective ▁techn ologies , ▁and ▁illegal ▁migration ; ▁providing ▁counter ▁measures ▁to ▁external ▁thre ats ▁that ▁can ▁affect ▁National ▁security ▁of ▁Ukraine , ▁lives ▁and ▁health ▁of ▁its ▁citizens , ▁and ▁state ▁establish ments ▁abroad . ▁ ▁History ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁set ▁up ▁Ukraine ' s ▁first ▁foreign ▁intelligence ▁ag ency , ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Political ▁Affairs ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁In ternal ▁Affairs ▁of ▁the ▁Directory ▁of ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁People ' s ▁Republic . ▁Following ▁the ▁defeat ▁of ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁( UN R ) ▁and ▁the ▁incorpor ation ▁of ▁Ukraine ▁into ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁this ▁ag ency ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁gather ▁information ▁about ▁the ▁general ▁situation ▁in ▁Soviet ▁Ukraine , ▁the ▁selection ▁and ▁training ▁agents , ▁residents ▁and ▁cou riers . ▁During ▁this ▁period