“Since the beginning of the war, the crime rate in Ukraine has decreased,” Igor Klymenko in an interview with Reuters
This was reported by the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine to the Reuters news agency. The interview also discussed Russian crimes, fraud, weapons accounting, collaborative activities and stabilization measures in the liberated territories.
According to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, within 13 months after the full-scale invasion of Russia, the number of crimes of some types decreased by 50%. At the same time, the National Police also recorded tens of thousands of accusations of war crimes against the Russian military.
“The crime situation in our country today is completely under control. This is due to the rather serious work that we have carried out since the first day of the war,” Igor Klymenko said in an interview.
As Russian troops headed to Kiev, the government urged Ukrainians to take up arms, “thousands of rifles and rifles were distributed to the civilian defense forces in the capital and other cities,” the agency notes.
According to Igor Klymenko, more than a year later, all these weapons are registered, as well as other weapons that were already in Ukrainians [before the invasion].
However, the Minister noted that law enforcement officers are faced with attempts by fraudsters to deceive people who are evacuated from frontline areas. They are particularly vulnerable because they are desperate to find a new home.
“Klimenko said that education campaigns have been launched to help protect such people, and Ukraine is sharing information with other [foreign] police forces to help protect Ukrainians who have fled abroad,” the publication writes.
Reuters recalled that Igor Klymenko took over as acting Minister in January after his predecessor died in a helicopter crash and was confirmed in the post the following month. Prior to that, since September 2019, he was the head of the National Police.
Klimenko noted that the police immediately enter the de-occupied territories to protect residents from criminals: “We are dealing with criminals who still remain in the de-occupied territories in Kharkiv and Kherson regions, where we want to help people feel as safe as possible after the Russian occupation The troops were driven out of these areas.”
The publication writes that Klimenko noted that law enforcement agencies are checking possible collaborators.
According to him, the police play a significant role in documenting war crimes committed in the territories occupied by Russian troops, and Ukraine has also begun a fight against corruption.
Klimenko stressed that the National Police has documented about 70,000 war crimes.
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