Dear graduates of higher education institutions of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine!
We congratulate you on the completion of training and the assignment of the first special rank — Lieutenant of the Civil Protection Service!
From now on, each of you begins a new stage of professional life. You have joined the ranks of rescuers of Ukraine and will fulfill an important mission — helping victims of emergency situations, saving the most precious — life and health.
In the difficult time of protecting the Motherland from Russian armed aggression, your profession has gained special importance. Around the clock, hundreds of rescuers eliminate the effects of shelling, evacuate civilians, dismantle the rubble of houses destroyed by shelling. Ukraine counts on your heroism, patriotism, devotion to the profession.
Remember that you are members of one large family — the State Emergency Service of Ukraine. Be worthy of your Motherland and the feat of the fallen rescue heroes.
We wish you health, courage and inspiration in the performance of official duties! Let every day of your service bring confidence in the correct choice of the profession of a rescuer. You are the reliable protection of civilians. You are part of a safe country.
Glory to Ukraine and its Heroes!
Collegium of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
