List of Ukrainian flags explained

The following is a list of flags of Ukraine.

State flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1918–1921; 1992–present	State flag and Naval Jack	Two stripes of blue (top) and yellow (bottom). The flag was originally founded during the revolutions of 1848.
	1918–1921; 1992–present	Vertical variant of State flag

Date	Use	Description
2006–present		A raspberry color field with the emblem of the Ministry of Defence in the center.
		A raspberry color field with the emblem of the General Staff in the center.
		A raspberry color field with the emblem of the Armed Forces in the center.
		A raspberry color field with the emblem of the Ground Forces in the center.
		A blue cross with the national flag located in the canton.
		A blue field with the emblem of the Air Force in the center.
2017–present		A purple field with the emblem of the Air Assault Forces in the center.
2017–present		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.

Date	Use	Description
2006–	Naval ensign of Ukraine	Blue cross with a miniature Ukrainian flag in the upper left corner.
1997–	Search and rescue ships
1997–	Auxiliary ships
2001–	Sea Guard ensign of Ukraine	Green cross with a miniature Ukrainian flag in the upper left 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 left corner.
N/A	Red Cross for hospital ships	Red cross.

Date	Use	Description
1992–1997	Naval jack of Ukraine
N/A	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 left corner.
N/A	Naval ensign of Ukraine	Blue cross with a miniature Ukrainian flag in the upper left corner.
1994–2006	Naval ensign of Ukraine	Blue cross.

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.

Date	Use	Description

2002
2008	Special Communications Service Ensign
	Internal troops of Ministry of Internal Affairs
2014	National Guard flag	Blue field with National Guard logo in the center.
	State Emergency Service
	State Emergency Service
2003	Customs Service Ensign
2003	Anti-Monopoly Committee Ensign
2004	State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate Ensign
2003	State Statistics Service Ensign
2006	State Service for Financial Monitoring Ensign
2003	State Reserve Agency Ensign
2003	Treasury of Ukraine
2016	State Service for Transportation Safety

Use	Date	Description
	2000	Yellow Cossack cross on a blue field
	1998	Oblast coat of arms on blue field
	1999
	2000
	2000	Oblast coat of arms on blue field
	2003
	1997
	2002

	2001
	2003
	2001
	2009
Flag of Volyn Oblast	2004
	2005
	1998
	1999	Oblast coat of arms on crimson field
	1999
	1998	Oblast coat of arms in top left corner, surrounded by seventeen yellow and fourteen white stars
Flag of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast	2002
	2001
	2002
	2001
	2001

Flag	Use	Date	Description
		1995	Archangel Michael, holding flaming sword and shield.
		2000	Seal of the city.

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	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

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1918	Naval flag
	1918	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

Date	Use	Description
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

Date	Use	Description
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	Flag of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
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	Flag of Galicia and Lodomeria
1890–1918	Flag of Galicia and Lodomeria
1696–1917	Flag of the Russian Empire	Most Ukrainian territories were under the rule of the Russian Empire after 1764.
1858–1896	Flag of the Russian Empire
1955–1991	Flag of the Soviet Union
1919–1929	Flag of Soviet Ukraine	Each Soviet republic had its own flag.
1929–1937	Flag of Soviet Ukraine
1937–1950	Flag of Soviet Ukraine
1950–1992	Flag of Soviet Ukraine
1941–1944	Reichskommissariat Ukraine	Identical to the flag of Nazi Germany

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1941–present	Flag of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (Banderite) and Ukrainian Insurgent Army	Bicolor of black and red
	1930s–present	Flag of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists and Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (Melnykite) (unofficial until 1955)	Tryzub on a blue field