The units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs performed tasks during the Easter and May holidays
This was announced by First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Sergey Yarovyi today, May 12, during a selection meeting.
“The staff practiced their task and did a great job. All units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs system performed work on the safety of citizens, no serious violations of law and order were recorded. I am grateful to all our employees,” Serhiy Yarovyi said.
The First Deputy Minister of the Interior noted that on the night of May 1 to 2, services were held in 13,975 temples on the occasion of Easter. The total number of believers who took part is more than 1 million 327 thousand people. Public security was provided by 30.2 thousand law enforcement officers.
“As for the 7th anniversary of the tragic events in Odessa, the public security was provided by 2.5 thousand law enforcement officers. In addition, 600 police officers and 500 guards from other regions were involved,” he said.
Sergey Yarovyi also reported that 435 events were held on the Day of Remembrance and Reconciliation, in which more than 14,000 people took part. On the day of the victory over Nazism in World War II, 729 events were held, 62.2 thousand people took part, security was provided by more than 12.5 thousand law enforcement officers.
The head of the National Police Igor Klimenko thanked the personnel for effective work during the May holidays.
“All law enforcement officers who participated in ensuring public safety on May 1-2 and May 8-9 really coped with their work. At a time when the whole population was resting, police officers with colleagues from the National Guard, the State Emergency Service and the State Border Guard Service protected the peace of citizens,” he said.
The head of the National Police noted that during the May events and holidays, the police recorded several events related to the use of prohibited symbols:
“I want to thank the police, in particular Odessa, Transcarpathia, Lviv, Zaporizhia, Luhansk regions, who responded in time and worked perfectly. They did not allow the violators to “walk around” and inflame the situation. The personnel acted very clearly, did not allow the situation to get out of control and these people who tried to create a provocation, this “picture” for our enemies, were extinguished. In total, on May 9 alone, we drew up 22 administrative protocols and initiated 17 criminal proceedings for the distribution of prohibited symbols of the communist and Nazi regimes. The National Police coped with the tasks. We are preparing for the summer holiday season.”
Department of Communications of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
Photo by Andriy Novitsky
