Border guards took part in International exercises on prevention and preparedness to respond to chemical disasters and natural disasters
The staff of the Training Center for Countering the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction of the Main Center for the Training of Personnel of the DPSU together with the border guards of the Lviv detachment took part in the International Field Exercises in Lviv region.
The command and field exercises were attended by representatives of Poland, Latvia, Moldova and rescuers and representatives of the special services of Ukraine.
The three-day training took place within the framework of the EU-CHEM-REACT 2 project — improving measures for prevention and preparedness to respond to chemical disasters and natural disasters affecting the participating countries at the same time”.
Representatives of international organizations, including the International Center for Chemical Safety (Moscow), also participated in the training. Warsaw), Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, the UN, the OSCE and Interpol.
The training was conducted under the guidance of moderators who monitored the course of events. These are representatives of countries such as Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Cyprus, France, Romania, Estonia, Germany, Poland and Ukraine. In total, more than 500 people were involved in the International Exercises.
These trainings were a continuation of the first part, which took place in 2018. The main purpose of the exercises is to study and develop the procedure for responding to emergencies of chemical, radiation and biological origin, as well as to study the issues of interaction between civil protection services in Eastern Europe and the Civil Protection Mechanism of the European Union.
During the elimination of simulated emergencies, representatives of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine identified sources of ionizing radiation, responded to the occurrence of a radiation accident and to incidents related to the leakage of dangerous chemicals at checkpoints. Also, border guards were engaged in the detection of objects with hazardous substances on the green border and assisted other structures in the selection of samples in case of biological contamination.
Different countries participated in the training, participants spoke in different languages, different services and organizations were represented — but the language of professionals does not need translation, the goal of the training was achieved. Rescuers, medics, border guards, psychologists and other services have had a unique opportunity to learn how to act together, help each other and use their equipment.
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