Cossack cross - a symbol of the Ukrainian Cossacks , Cossacks , Ukrainian knighthood and troops. A kind of Templar cross .
It was depicted on the seals of the Zaporizhzhya Army and the Zaporizhzhya Nizovoy Troops, on the Great Banner of the Zaporizhzhya Nizovy Troops, other banners and emblems of the Cossack regiments ( Poltava regiment , Kharkov Sloboda Cossack regiment , Bratslav regiment , Kropyvny regiment ). Now it is a symbol of the Armed Forces of Ukraine , the State Border Service of Ukraine , the Security Service of Ukraine .
It is found on the arms and flags of regions, districts and cities of Ukraine .
The Cossack Cross is used to create images of State Awards of Ukraine, departmental insignia of the State Emergency Service , the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine , the State Border Service of Ukraine, the Security Service of Ukraine.
It has long been a tradition to establish Cossack crosses at the graves of those who died for Ukraine (e.g. Kozatsk grave , Sandarmokh ) and in memory of prominent Ukrainians ( T. Shevchenko , V. Chernovola, K. Gordienko , etc.).