Igor Klymenko: We are releasing a new team of our rescuers — 426 young and trained specialists
Today, April 13, on the basis of Lviv State University of Life Safety took place the graduation of cadets of specialized universities of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine. The event was held with the participation of the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Igor Klymenko and the Ministers of Internal Affairs of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.
From now on, 426 young specialists are in the ranks of rescuers to serve the people of Ukraine.
In particular, we are talking about 125 graduates of Lviv State University of Life Safety, 180 from the National University of Civil Protection of Ukraine and 121 from Cherkasy Institute of Fire Safety named after Heroes of Chernobyl.
“Today, our rescuers are trusted by more than 82% of citizens. And I am proud of everyone and everyone who serves in the units of the State Emergency Service in the regions of our state. Because it is you who come to the aid of our citizens. And the fact that you are wearing white gloves means only one thing today — your conscience, your thoughts and desire to help are just as bright,” Igor Klymenko addressed the graduates.
Delegations from the Baltic countries — Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, headed by the Ministers of the Interior — Agne Bilotaite, Richards Kozlovkis, Laura Lianeemets, who arrived in Lviv to meet with the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Igor Klimenko took part in the event.
Also, the young lieutenants came to congratulate the young lieutenants. Chairman of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine Andriy Danyk and representatives of local authorities.
Thus, for significant achievements in education, identification of abilities for scientific work by five graduates of higher educational institutions of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine were awarded a scholarship of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine named after Denis Monastyrsky.
“I know that for you, serving the Ukrainian people is a conscious and responsible life choice. You must always be ready to come to the rescue and fulfill your most important task — to save and protect human life. I believe that in such a difficult time for the country you will not fail and fulfill all the tasks assigned to you,” said the Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Igor Klymenko.
After the ceremony, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine showed international partners training audiences where future rescuers acquire new knowledge. In particular, Igor Klymenko introduced the international delegation to the training center of rescue work, where cadets practice the process of deblocking victims in a traffic accident and rescuing in various ways in emergency situations.
Also, the Heads of the Ministry of Internal Affairs inspected the laboratory of mine countermeasures, where cadets work with various types of simulators to detect and defuse explosive objects.
“It is the demining of our country that will allow us to raise the economy, including the agricultural sector. To date, about 156 thousand square kilometers of our territory have been mined. However, we are constantly working on improving the work of pyrotechnicians and training new groups of sappers,” said Igor Klymenko.
Department of Communications of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
