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The Cossack cross () is a type of the Templar cross used by the
Ukrainian Ground Forces The Ukrainian Ground Forces (SVZSU, ), also referred to as the Ukrainian army, is a land force, and one of the eight Military branch, branches of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It was formed from Ukrainian units of the Soviet Army after Declaratio ...
. It is frequently used in
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as a memorial sign to fallen soldiers and as military awards.


History

Historically it was used by
Cossacks The Cossacks are a predominantly East Slavic languages, East Slavic Eastern Christian people originating in the Pontic–Caspian steppe of eastern Ukraine and southern Russia. Cossacks played an important role in defending the southern borde ...
, most prominently the
Zaporozhian Host The Zaporozhian Host (), or Zaporozhian Sich () is a term for a military force inhabiting or originating from Zaporizhzhia, the territory in what is Southern and Central Ukraine today, beyond the rapids of the Dnieper River, from the 15th to th ...
. In modern times cross has been adapted as part of the emblem of the
Armed Forces of Ukraine The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are the Military, military forces of Ukraine. All military and security forces, including the Armed Forces, are under the command of the president of Ukraine and subject to oversight by a permanent Verkhovna Rad ...
, the
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''Kyiv Post'' (24 De ...
, the
State Border Guard Service of Ukraine The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine ( SBGSU; , ; ) is the border guard of Ukraine. It is an independent law enforcement agency, organized by the Constitution of Ukraine as a military formation, the head of which is subordinated to the Pres ...
and the
Security Service of Ukraine The Security Service of Ukraine ( ; abbreviated as SBU [] or SSU) is the main Internal security, internal security agency of the Government of Ukraine, Ukrainian government. Its main duties include counter-intelligence activity and combati ...
, and is depicted on the flags and coat of arms of several Ukrainian regions, districts and cities, like
Konotop Konotop ( ) is a city in Sumy Oblast, northeastern Ukraine. Konotop serves as the administrative center of Konotop Raion within the oblast. Konotop is located about from Sumy, the administrative center of the oblast. It is host to Konotop Ai ...
,
Zinkiv Zinkiv (, ; ) is a List of cities in Ukraine, city on the Tashan River in the Poltava Oblast in central Ukraine. The city was previously the administrative center of the Zinkiv Raion until 2020, when it became part of the Poltava Raion. It hosts ...
and
Zolotonosha Zolotonosha (, ) is a city located in Cherkasy Oblast (region) in central Ukraine. Located at around , the city serves as the administrative center of Zolotonosha Raion (district). It hosts the administration of Zolotonosha urban hromada, one ...
. The Memorial to Ukrainians shot at Sandarmokh uses a Cossack cross.


Russo-Ukrainian War

As of September 2022 during the
Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...
, Ukrainian forces started to paint a simplified white Cossack cross on their vehicles as an
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marker designating Ukrainian vehicles from a distance.


Examples

File:Flag of the Zaporizhian Sich.svg, Flag of the
Zaporozhian Sich The Zaporozhian Sich (, , ; also ) was a semi-autonomous polity and proto-state of Zaporozhian Cossacks that existed between the 16th to 18th centuries, for the latter part of that period as an autonomous stratocratic state within the Cossa ...
File:Козацький прапор, 1651 р. 21.jpg, Historical Cossack flag from 1651 exhibited in the
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in
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File:Emblem of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.svg, Emblem of the Ukrainian Armed Forces File:Emblem of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.svg, Emblem of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine File:Security Service of Ukraine Emblem.svg, Security Service of Ukraine Emblem File:DSNS emblem 2016.svg, State Service of Ukraine for Emergencies File:The Ukrainian Registered Cossacks.gif, The Ukrainian Registered Cossacks File:Hmel-1.jpg, Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky File:Orden-danilo-galitsky.jpg, Order of Danylo Halytsky File:Mark of Esteem (MoD UA).png, The Badge of Honour File:Medal For Supporting the Armed Forces of Ukraine.png, Medal For Supporting the Armed Forces of Ukraine File:Flag of Poltava Oblast.svg, Flag of Poltava Oblast File:Bobrovitskiy rayon prapor.png, Flag of the former
Bobrovytsia Raion Bobrovytsia Raion () was a raion (district) of Chernihiv Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre was located at the city of Bobrovytsia. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which r ...
with a Cossack cross under its coat-of-arms File:Flag of Azov.svg, Flag of Azov (Russia) with a Cossack cross File:Flag of Cetinje.svg, Flag of
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File:Coat of arms of Montenegro.svg, Coat of arms of
Montenegro , image_flag = Flag of Montenegro.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Montenegro.svg , coa_size = 80 , national_motto = , national_anthem = () , image_map = Europe-Mont ...
with three crosses pattée wedge on its
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File:Coat of arms of Rivne Oblast.svg, Coat of arms of
Rivne Oblast Rivne Oblast (), also referred to as Rivnenshchyna (), is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Rivne. The surface area of the region is . Its population is: Before its annexation by the ...
File:Coat of arms of Konotop.svg, Coat of arms of
Konotop Konotop ( ) is a city in Sumy Oblast, northeastern Ukraine. Konotop serves as the administrative center of Konotop Raion within the oblast. Konotop is located about from Sumy, the administrative center of the oblast. It is host to Konotop Ai ...
File:Hrest 2007.jpg, Memorial at Sandarmokh File:Usatove Cemetery - kurgan.jpg, Cossack crosses seen at the Usatove cemetery File:Coa Illustration Cross Pattee wedge.svg, Plain Cossack cross File:2022 Ukrainian Counteroffensive vehicle marking.svg, Vehicle marking during the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...
File:2023 Ukrainian Counteroffensive inverted cross vehicle marking.svg, Vehicle marking during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine File:UA 17th brigade captured Russian vehicles 01.jpg, Soldier of the 17th Tank Brigade painting a cross on a captured tank


See also

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Cross pattée A cross pattée or cross patty (, ), also known as a cross formée or cross formy, or even a Templar cross, is a type of Christian cross with arms that are narrow at the centre and often flared in a curve or straight line shape to be broader at th ...
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Balkenkreuz The ''Balkenkreuz'' () is a straight-armed cross that was first introduced in 1916–1918 and later became the emblem of the ''Wehrmacht'' (German Armed Forces) and its branches from 1935 until the end of World War II. It was used by the '' Wehr ...
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Iron Cross The Iron Cross (, , abbreviated EK) was a military decoration in the Kingdom of Prussia, the German Empire (1871–1918), and Nazi Germany (1933–1945). The design, a black cross pattée with a white or silver outline, was derived from the in ...
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Maltese cross The Maltese cross is a cross symbol, consisting of four " V" or arrowhead shaped concave quadrilaterals converging at a central vertex at right angles, two tips pointing outward symmetrically. It is a heraldic cross variant which develope ...


References


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* {{Christian crosses Christian crosses Cossacks History of the Cossacks in Ukraine