▁the ▁military ▁special ▁service ▁of ▁the ▁UN R ▁in ▁ex ile ▁sometimes ▁worked ▁in ▁close ▁contact ▁with ▁intelligence ▁from ▁other ▁countries ▁– ▁mainly ▁Roman ia , ▁Japan , ▁France , ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁Although ▁it ▁was ▁Poland ▁who ▁hosted ▁and ▁co oper ated ▁most ▁with ▁UN R ' s ▁foreign ▁intelligence ▁ag ency ▁in ▁ex ile ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁January ▁the ▁" Day ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Int elligence ▁of ▁Ukraine " ▁is ▁hon oured . ▁ ▁The ▁modern - day ▁Foreign ▁Int elligence ▁Service ▁of ▁Ukraine ▁( F IS U ) ▁started ▁its ▁activity ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁day ▁when ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁Ukraine , ▁Leon id ▁K uch ma ▁signed ▁the ▁Dec ree ▁" On ▁the ▁Foreign ▁Int elligence ▁Service ▁of ▁Ukraine ". ▁Since ▁then , ▁created ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁the ▁Int elligence ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁Chief ▁Director ate ▁of ▁Int elligence ▁for ▁the ▁S BU , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁function ing ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁state ▁body . ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁the ▁Ver kh ov na ▁R ada ▁of ▁Ukraine ▁approved ▁the ▁Law ▁" On ▁the ▁Foreign ▁Int elligence ▁Service ▁of ▁Ukraine ". ▁Later ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁on ▁that ▁day ▁the ▁anni versary ▁of ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Foreign ▁Int elligence ▁Service ▁of ▁Ukraine . ▁ ▁The ▁F IS