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The Cabinet of Ministers has limited the movement of large-size vehicles at temperatures above 28 ℃
17 June 2020 To prevent the destruction of road surfaces, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine decided to limit during a period of high air temperature, the movement of trucks weighing more than 24 tons from 8:00 to 20:00. The Minister of internal Affairs Arsen Avakov announced this during a government meeting on Wednesday, June 17. From June 20 to August 31, the State Service of Ukraine for Transport Safety and the National Police (together with the SBU subject to its consent) will... more
Arsen Avakov announced that the Zaporizhzhia enterprises will be contracted to implement large-scale projects of the MIA
12 June 2020 Today, on June 12, the Minister of Internal Affairs Arsen Avakov informed about a preparation of a major contract between the government and JSC Motor Sich, under which the company will produce helicopters for the State Emergency Service. The Minister announced this at a briefing for journalists during a working visit to Zaporizhzhya by a delegation headed by the Deputy Head of the Office of the President, which also included the Prosecutor General of Ukraine Iryna Venediktova, the Head of... more
Arsen Avakov: gentlemen who are used to live according to bandit rules must forget about their habits!
12 June 2020 As part of a working visit to Zaporizhzhya, the Minister of Internal Affairs Arsen Avakov today, on June 12, commented on the criminal situation in the Zaporizhzhya region. According to Avakov, in some small cities and in Zaporizhzhya itself, “gang groups became impudent”. “They consider themselves to be a kind of givenness in the normal order of life. Today we are here to professionally discuss how to make mob rules and criminal showdowns a matter of the past - for... more
Arsen Avakov: During the first ten days of photo and video recording of traffic violations, the number of speeding has halved.
11 June 2020 The Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Arsen Avakov announced the results of the first ten days of work in Kyiv and Kyiv region of the system of automatic photo and video recording of speed regime violations. "10 days of work of the system of automatic recording of violations of speed mode in Kyiv and Kyiv region: the number of violations reduced by half, 7399 fines were paid, UAH 1431000 was credited to the State Treasury. Let's support the trend... more
Denis Shmygal: Avakov demonstrates experience and competence in crisis management
11 June 2020 Today, on June 11, at a press conference dedicated to the first 100 days of work of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, the Prime Minister Denis Shmygal commented on the recent report of the Minister of Internal Affairs Arsen Avakov in Parliament, the results of his work during the crisis, as well as the role of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in ensuring law and order in the country. "During the report in the Verkhovna Rada, Arsen Avakov answered... more
Police detained members of an armed gang involved in a shootout in Brovary
3 June 2020 On June 2, as part of a criminal proceeding into the banditry, employees of the Criminal Investigation Department of Kyiv regional police jointly with special forces detained in the capital, Brovary and Irpen 13 persons led by a criminal kingpin nicknamed "Viha" or "Zhuravel" (Crane). They are suspected of banditry and attempted premeditated murder of two or more persons. Investigation of the armed clash in Brovary established that it was these armed people who "acted" on the part of local... more
Arsen Avakov: 20 participants in the shootout in Brovary already arrested, next in line are instigators
1 June 2020 The court selected for suspects preventive measure in the form of 60-day detention without the right to bail. Suspicion was declared to two persons in absentia, and they were put on the wanted list. Now is the turn of the instigators of the crime. The Minister of Internal Affairs Arsen Avakov announced this today, on June 1. "The court decided to choose for 20 suspects in the case of shooting in Brovary a preventive measure in the form of 60-day... more
Arsen Avakov: the system for photo and video fixation of traffic violations was launched today.
1 June 2020 On June 1, the system for automatic fixation of speeding started to operate. Already in the first 8 minutes of 45 cameras in Kyiv recorded 262 speedings, though the maximum speed was set at 103 km/h. The cameras are installed in places of the highest concentration of accidents. In the beginning, only facts of speeding will be recorded in automatic mode. A little later, the system will also record other violations of traffic rules. The fine for overspeed by more... more
The Minister of Internal Affairs reported to the President of Ukraine about the police actions regarding the shootout in Brovary
29 May 2020 The Minister of Internal Affairs Arsen Avakov at a meeting with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmygal reported on the work of the police to detain suspects in the armed conflict in Brovary (Kyiv region). The minister informed that the clash occurred between employees of companies involved in passenger transportation in Brovary. According to one version of the investigation, this conflict could be caused by the corruption dealings during the tender on... more
Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs thanked Ukrainian doctors for their help in the fight against COVID-19
23 April 2020 The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy Luigi Di Maio thanked the doctors from 11 countries, including Ukraine, who helped fight the coronavirus pandemic and are now returning home. The Head of the MIA Arsen Avakov wrote about this on his Twitter page. Today, on April 23, after a three-week mission, a group of volunteer doctors from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Health returned to Ukraine. The Ukrainian team consisted of two groups of 10 people... more
Arsen Avakov: From today e-passport is available to every Ukrainian citizen!
22 April 2020 From today, every citizen of Ukraine can use the mobile application "DIIA" in his smartphone to get digital images of his ID-card and biometric foreign passport to confirm the identity and get online services. Ukraine is the fourth in Europe and the tenth in the world country by the level of implementation of digital documents. The Minister of Internal Affairs announced this today, on April 22, during an online presentation of the "Digital passport", which was attended by the Ukrainian... more
