The following is a list of flags of Ukraine.

State flag

FlagDateUseDescription 1918–1921; 1992–present National flag, civil and state ensign, and naval jack Two horizontal stripes of blue (top) and yellow (bottom). The flag was originally used during the revolutions of 1848. Vertical variant of national flag 1991–1992 State flag and naval jack Two stripes of blue (top) and yellow (bottom). The flag was originally used during the revolutions of 1848.

Presidential Standard

FlagDateUseDescription 1999 Presidential standard of Ukraine The golden tryzub (trident), within a golden border made of leaves, on a blue field.

Military flags

Flags of service branches FlagDateUseDescription 2006–present Flag of the Ministry of Defence A raspberry color field with the emblem of the Ministry of Defence in the center. Flag of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces A raspberry color field with the emblem of the General Staff in the center. Flag of the Armed Forces A raspberry color field with the emblem of the Armed Forces in the center. Flag of the Ground Forces A raspberry color field with the emblem of the Ground Forces in the center. Flag of the Navy A blue cross with the national flag located in the canton. Flag of the Air Force A blue field with the emblem of the Air Force in the center. 2017–present Flag of the Air Assault Forces A maroon field with the emblem of the Air Assault Forces in the center. Flag of the Special Operations Forces A grey field with the emblem of the Special Operations Forces in the center. 2023–present Flag of the Marine Corps A teal field with a dark blue cross and the emblem of the Marine Corps in the center. 2024–present Flag of the Unmanned Systems Forces

Command Standards FlagName Standard of the Minister of Defense Standard of the Chief of the General Staff Standard of the Commander-in-Chief of Ukrainian Ground Forces Standard of the Commander-in-Chief of Ukrainian Air Force Standard of the Commander-in-Chief of Ukrainian Navy Standard of the Commander-in-Chief of National Guard Standard of the Head of Border Guard Standard of Ukrainian DSNS Head Ukrainian Department of the State Guard Head Standard Standard of Ukrainian Security Service Head Standard of the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine

Maritime flags FlagDateUseDescription 2006– Naval ensign of Ukraine Blue cross with a miniature Ukrainian flag in the upper hoist corner. 1997– Search and rescue ships Auxiliary ships 2001– Sea Guard ensign of Ukraine Green cross with a miniature Ukrainian flag in the upper hoist corner. 1993– Sea Guard jack of Ukraine 1918– Pennant Blue cross. 2001– Sea Guard pennant Green cross with a miniature Ukrainian flag in the upper hoist corner. N/A Red Cross for hospital ships Red cross.

Naval flags

FlagDateUseDescription 1992–1997 Naval jack of Ukraine 1993–2001 Sea Guard ensign of Ukraine 1918, 1992–present Naval ensign of Ukraine Blue cross with a miniature Ukrainian flag in the upper hoist corner. N/A 1994–2006 Blue cross.

Personal naval flags FlagDateUse April 7, 1997 – President of Ukraine. Flag of the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces. Flag of the Chief of Staff of the Navy. Ukrainian Minister of Defence flag at sea. January 19, 1999 – Ukrainian Navy Commander's flag. Ukrainian Naval Region Commander's flag. Ukrainian Navy Ship Formation or Group flag. Ukrainian Navy Commander of Ship Group flag.

Former flags Flag Date Use April 7, 1997 – January 19, 1999 Ukrainian Navy Ship Formation or Group flag. Ukrainian Navy Commander's flag. Flag of Deputy Commander of the Navy. Ukrainian Naval Region Commander's flag.

Government and non-military security forces FlagDateUseDescription 2002 State Border Guard Service of Ukraine 2002 Security Service of Ukraine 2008 Special Communications Service 2002 Internal Troops Blue field with Internal Troops emblem in the center. 2014 National Guard Blue field with National Guard emblem in the center. 2016 State Emergency Service White field with flag of Ukraine in the canton and State Emergency Service emblem in the center. 2003 Customs Service Anti-Monopoly Committee 2004 State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate 2003 State Statistics Service 2006 State Service for Financial Monitoring 2003 State Reserve Agency Treasury of Ukraine 2016 State Service for Transportation Safety

Flags of Ukrainian regions

Flags of oblasts FlagDateUseDescription 2000 Flag of Poltava Oblast Yellow Cossack cross on a blue field 1998 Flag of Cherkasy Oblast Oblast coat of arms on blue field 1999 Flag of Kyiv Oblast 2000 Flag of Chernihiv Oblast Flag of Sumy Oblast Oblast coat of arms on blue field 2003 Flag of Zhytomyr Oblast 1997 Flag of Vinnytsia Oblast 2002 Flag of Khmelnytskyi Oblast 2001 Flag of Lviv Oblast 2001 Flag of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast 2003 Flag of Ternopil Oblast 2001 Flag of Chernivtsi Oblast 2009 Flag of Zakarpattia Oblast 2004 Flag of Volyn Oblast 2005 Flag of Rivne Oblast 1998 Flag of Kirovohrad Oblast 1999 Flag of Kharkiv Oblast Oblast coat of arms on crimson field Flag of Donetsk Oblast 1998 Flag of Luhansk Oblast Oblast coat of arms in top hoist corner, surrounded by seventeen yellow and fourteen white stars 2002 Flag of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast 2026 Flag of Mykolaiv Oblast 2002 Flag of Odesa Oblast 2001 Flag of Kherson Oblast Flag of Zaporizhzhia Oblast

Flags of cities with special status FlagDateUseDescription 1995 Flag of Kyiv Archangel Michael, holding a flaming sword and a shield. 2000 Flag of Sevastopol Seal of the city on a red field.

Flags of other cities FlagDateUseDescription 1995 Flag of Cherkasy 2008 Flag of Chernihiv 1992 Flag of Chernivtsi 2001 Flag of Konotop 1995 Flag of Ivano-Frankivsk 1997 Flag of Khmelnytskyi 1996 Flag of Kropyvnytskyi 1991 Flag of Lviv 2007 Flag of Lutsk 1998 Flag of Bila Tserkva 1996 Flag of Poltava 1993 Flag of Rivne 2000 Flag of Sumy 1993 Flag of Ternopil Flag of Vinnytsia 1990 Flag of Uzhhorod 2007 Flag of Zhytomyr

Historical flags

Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia FlagDateUseDescription 1119–1349

Cossack Hetmanate FlagDateUseDescription 1649–1764 Flag of the Cossack Hetmanate

Ukraine (1917–1921) FlagDateUseDescription 1917–1918 Flag of the Ukrainian People's Republic (unofficial) 1918–1921 Flag of the Ukrainian People's Republic, the West Ukrainian People's Republic and the Ukrainian State 1918–1920 Flag of the Lemko-Rusyn People's Republic 1918–1920 Flag of the Makhnovshchina

Maritime flags FlagDateUseDescription 1918 Naval flag Naval flag of the Ukrainian State 1918–1921 Naval flag of the Ukrainian State and the Ukrainian People's Republic September 17, 1918 Naval standard of the Hetman of Ukraine Hetman as the Admiral Flag of a member of the Hetman family in the admiral rank Flag of the Black Sea Fleet Commander Flag of the War Minister Flag of the Marine Minister Flag of Comrade Marine Minister Flag of the Chief of the Naval Staff Flag of the Chief of the General Naval Staff Flag of the Chief of the Marine General Headquarters Flag of the General Commander of the Naval Forces Flag of the Chief Commandant of the ports of the Black and Azov Seas Flag of the Port Commandant Flag of the Ambassador of the Ukrainian State Flag of the Messengers (heads of diplomatic missions) Flag of the Consul General, Consul and Vice-Consul Rear admiral Vice admiral Admiral 1918 Naval jack

Royal family standards FlagDateUseDescription 1918 Personal standard of Pavlo Skoropadskyi Royal standard of the Hetman of Ukraine (land use only) Royal standard of the Wife of the Hetman of Ukraine(See Oleksandra Skoropadska) Royal standard of the Prince of the Hetman of Ukraine Royal standard of the Princess of the Hetman of Ukraine

Foreign flags FlagDateUseDescription 1569–1587 Flag of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Most Ukrainian territories were under the rule of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth after the Union of Lublin. 1587–1629 1804–1867 Flag of the Austrian Empire Most of Western Ukraine was a part of the Austrian Empire after the partitions of Poland. 1772–1849 Flag of Galicia and Lodomeria Austrian regional flags of the regions populated by Ukrainians 1849–1890 1890–1918 1696–1917 Flag of the Russian Empire Most Ukrainian territories were under the rule of the Russian Empire after 1764. 1858–1896 1919–1929 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Each Soviet republic had its own flag. 1929–1937 1937–1950 1950–1991 1941–1944 Reichskommissariat Ukraine Flag of Nazi Germany used during the Nazi occupation times.

Other flags FlagDateUseDescription 1930s–present Flag of the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists (Melnyk's) (unofficial until 1955) Tryzub (trident) on a blue field 1941–present Flag of the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists (Bandera's) and Ukrainian Insurgent Army Horizontal bicolor of black and red 1946–1992 Flag of the Ukrainian ethnic minority in SFR Yugoslavia Horizontal bicolour of blue and yellow with a yellow-bordered red star at the flag's center

External links

Історія українського прапору (in Ukrainian) Проголошення УНР (1917) (in Ukrainian)