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Vereidigung der neuen ukrainischen Nationalgarde in Novi Petrivtsi am 5. April 2014 / swearing-in ceremony of the new Ukrainian National Guard in Novi Petrivtsi on April 5. Natsionalna gvardіya of Ukraine (NSU) is the reserve component of the Armed Forces of Ukraine under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It was reestablished on March 13th, 2014 amidst rising tensions in Ukraine caused by the military intervention in Crimea by Russia. Many protesters and self-defense groups of Euromaidan signed up and started the training to be part of NSU.