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The Ministry of Internal Affairs plays a vital role, making up 25% of Ukraine's Security and Defense Forces, participating in both combat operations and internal security assurance. Recent developments include the sacrifices made by EOD specialists in Kharkiv and the increased cooperation amidst emergency situations, such as missile strikes. The Ministry also faces challenges including detentions of senior officials and reforms to promote integrity. Innovations such as the Unified Information Platform for Persons Missing and the interaction with defense strategies exhibit the Ministry's dynamic presence in maintaining Ukraine’s safety against both internal and external threats.
What are the main roles of Ukraine's Interior Ministry?
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine is crucial in both national defense and internal security. It oversees part of the Security Forces, engages in combat operations, and maintains law and order domestically. Furthermore, it plays a pivotal role in managing emergency responses to crises and collaborates with other security agencies to implement national safety policies.
How is the Ministry addressing corruption within its ranks?
Corruption is a significant issue for the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Recent crackdown efforts have led to the detention of several senior officials, highlighting a commitment to combating corruption. By implementing strict regulations and conducting internal audits, the Ministry aims to enhance transparency and integrity within its operations, thereby restoring public trust in law enforcement agencies.
What security measures are in place against foreign aggression?
To counter foreign aggression, particularly from Russia, the Ministry has reinforced border patrols, upgraded protective structures, and increased cooperation with defense forces. Citizens are urged to seek shelter during attacks, and continuous improvements in early warning systems ensure preparedness against missile and drone threats. These measures are part of a broader strategy to bolster national security and safeguard Ukrainian sovereignty.
How significant are the Ministry's contributions to demining efforts?
The Ministry of Internal Affairs plays a critical role in demining efforts to ensure civilian safety. EOD specialists are actively involved in clearing mined areas, as evident in recent operations in Kharkiv. These efforts are vital in preventing casualties and facilitating the safe return of displaced populations. Future plans include establishing dedicated training centers to enhance the capabilities of demining personnel.
What innovations is the Ministry implementing for missing persons?
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has introduced the Unified Information Platform for Persons Missing under Special Circumstances, aimed at improving coordination in the search for missing persons. This initiative, backed by technological advancements in identification, reflects a commitment to providing timely support to affected families. It also enhances data collection and analysis processes, contributing to more efficient search operations.
What is the Ministry's stance on veteran support?
The Ministry is actively enhancing veteran support through initiatives like the creation of veteran policy assistants within its framework. This move aims to address the specific needs of veterans, ensuring they receive appropriate services and benefits. By integrating veteran policy into its operations, the Ministry demonstrates its dedication to recognizing and supporting those who have served in defense of Ukraine.
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"Phantom" patrol cars are returning to roads. Dozens of new speed cameras will come into operation this week, - Vyhivskyi Interior Minister Ivan Vyhivskyi announced that on 18 August, specific proposals had been drawn up to tackle systematic breaches of the Highway Code in the interests of road safety, and that these would be put before the National Security and Defence Council. 4 805 36 Previously in trend: Car Accident
Units of Ministry of Internal Affairs struck more than 15,000 enemy targets over course of week, - Vyhivskyi Last week, combat units within the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs destroyed and struck more than 15,000 enemy targets. 871 11 Previously in trend: Destruction of Russian equipment
Units of Ministry of Internal Affairs make up about 25% of Security and Defense Forces of Ukraine, - Vyhivskyi The combat units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs fulfill a dual role: they participate in combat operations and ensure the country's internal security. 3 124 61 Previously in trend: Police officers at the front
EOD specialists Maksym Movchan and Anatolii Radkovskyi killed during demining operations in Kharkiv region. PHOTO Yesterday, 20 July, two EOD specialists from the National Police of Ukraine were killed while clearing mines in the Kharkiv region: Police Colonel Maksym Movchan, 39, and Police Lieutenant Colonel Anatolii Radkovskyi, 41. 4 470 11 Previously in trend: Demining of Ukrainian territories
Unknown man has taken two hostages at hairdressing salon on Filatova Street in Odesa. VIDEO In Odesa, an unknown man took two people hostage inside a hairdressing salon on Akademika Filatova Street. 3 201 13
At least two Russian missiles struck Lukyanivka district of capital on 24 May, - Klymenko Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko has urged citizens to seek shelter in the event of an air raid alert to protect their lives from Russian attacks. 2 814 5 Previously in trend: Shellings of civilian infrastructure
Senior officials detained while accepting bribe, suspects include aide to deputy head of Interior Ministry, Ivano-Frankivsk police chief and his deputy Several senior law enforcement officials have been detained while accepting a bribe. 15 353 69 Previously in trend: Grafters
National Police confirm searches at regional headquarters in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ternopil and Zhytomyr regions Ukraine’s National Police have confirmed reports of searches at National Police headquarters in three regions. 5 033 22 Previously in trend: Grafters
Over 800 accidents involving electric vehicles occurred last year, 19 dead and over 900 injured, - Ministry of Internal Affairs. DOCUMENT In 2025, there were 845 traffic accidents in Ukraine involving light personal or low-speed electric vehicles. 1 319 10 Previously in trend: Fatal traffic accidents
Forest fire in exclusion zone: radiation situation remains stable The radiation situation in Ukraine remains stable. 771 16 Previously in trend: Chornobyl fire Radiation level
Servant of People’s Arakhamiia: Issue of replacing Interior Minister Klymenko is not being considered now Davyd Arakhamiia, head of the Servant of the People faction, has said that attempts to politicise the incident in Kyiv’s Holosiivskyi district are groundless. 2 084 21 Previously in trend: Terrorist attacks in Ukraine
Draft resolution on dismissal of Interior Minister Klymenko appears in Rada A draft resolution on the dismissal of Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko has been registered in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. 5 285 56 Previously in trend: Terrorist attacks in Ukraine
Defense Ministry considers idea of redistributing functions between TCR and National Police – media The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine is considering the idea of redistributing the functions of searching for and delivering violators to the Territorial Centres of Recruitment and Social Support (TCR & SS) between the TCR & SS and the National Police. 6 752 67 Previously in trend: Violation of human rights by TCR Mobilisation in Ukraine
MIA cadet photographed himself with body of deceased girl in Dnipro: university orders investigation. PHOTO 18+ In Dnipro, a cadet at the State University of Internal Affairs was photographed standing next to the body of a 14-year-old girl who had been reported missing by the police. 17 753 110
After terrorist attack in Lviv, police and State Emergency Service will arrive 2-5 minutes later to respond to calls, — Klymenko Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko reported that following the terrorist attack in Lviv on the night of February 22, the National Police increased its response time to calls. 3 203 30 Previously in trend: countering terrorist attacks
Shurma and his brother are wanted, - Ministry of Internal Affairs Former deputy head of the Office of the President Rostyslav Shurma, and his brother Oleh have been placed on a wanted list. 4 188 35 Previously in trend: Searches at Shurma’s
Interior Ministry on Dnipropetrovsk region: over 1,500 Points of Invincibility deployed, police use loudspeakers to warn of air raid alerts Dnipropetrovsk region is going through extremely difficult times today. Russia is deliberately terrorizing one of Ukraine’s largest regions, trying to leave people without vital resources — electricity, water, and heat. 1 888 32 Previously in trend: Attacks on the energy sector
Zelenskyy announces SBGS chief change soon: Deineko to stay in MIA (updated) In the near future, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko will present candidates to replace the head of the State Border Guard Service (SBGS), while the current chief, Serhii Deineko, will continue working within Ukraine’s Interior Ministry system. 4 400 47 Previously in trend: Staff changes
MIA to restrict access to Unified Register of Weapons from January 3 to 5 The Unified Register of Weapons will be temporarily unavailable due to scheduled maintenance in the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) system. Access restrictions will last for almost two days in early January 2026. 973 0 Previously in trend: Declaration of weapon
Rada grants social benefits to families of police officers missing under special circumstances The Verkhovna Rada has granted families of police officers missing under special circumstances the right to free medical care, sanatorium treatment and out-of-competition admission of children to educational institutions. 1 079 18
Polish border guards discover tunnel under border with Belarus – Interior Ministry. PHOTOS Officers of the Podlasie Border Guard have discovered a tunnel dug under the fence along the Polish–Belarusian border. 5 613 19 Previously in trend: problems with migrants in Belarus
Number of lost and stolen weapons in Ukraine has increased. INFOGRAPHICS Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion in Ukraine, more than 491,000 weapons have been lost or stolen. This indicates an almost twofold increase in this figure over the past year alone. 2 589 12
Ukraine launches biometric identification of those killed as result of Russian aggression The Cabinet of Ministers has adopted a resolution "On the implementation of an experimental project for the identification of bodies (remains) of persons killed as a result of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, using biometric data." 1 004 3 Previously in trend: repatriation of the bodies of fallen soldiers bodies identification
Andriushchenko claimed radiation levels rose in Zaporizhzhia region due to wind from occupied territory; MIA denied information Petro Andryushchenko, Head of the Occupation Studies Center, reported an increase in radiation levels in Zaporizhzhia region. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine denied this. 2 486 12 Previously in trend: Radiation level
MIA Academy leaders received service apartments promised to social security beneficiaries and veterans – media. VIDEO+PHOTOS The leadership of the National Academy of Internal Affairs (NAIA) allocated service apartments among themselves in a residential complex in Kyiv. The housing was previously promised to privileged groups and veterans. After privatization, some NAIA leaders sold the apartments. 11 928 43 Previously in trend: Leadership of the National Academy of Internal Affairs (NAIA)
Ministry of Internal Affairs is introducing institute of veteran policy assistants The Ministry of Internal Affairs is introducing an institute of assistants on veterans' policy in its departments. 1 252 19 Previously in trend: aid to veterans
Ukraine establishes Unified information platform on persons missing under special circumstances To coordinate the search for persons missing under special circumstances and to support their families, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine has established a Unified Information Platform on Persons Missing under Special Circumstances. 719 0 Previously in trend: Missed in action during the war
Ballistic missile with high-explosive fragmentation warhead hits five-story building in Kyiv - Interior Ministry The ballistic missile that hit a residential building in Kyiv had a high-explosive fragmentation warhead. 3 453 6 Previously in trend: Missile and drone attack on Kyiv
Russian strike on Sumy: 4 killed, 28 injured, including 3 children Emergency crews have completed their work at the sites of Russian strikes in the city of Sumy on June 3. Responders were deployed simultaneously to seven different locations. 1 637 1 Previously in trend: Strike on Sumy
86 servicemen of Ministry of Internal Affairs were returned as part of "1000 for 1000" exchange - Klymenko. PHOTOS As part of a large-scale 1000-for-1000 exchange, 86 servicemen from the Ministry of Internal Affairs were released from Russian captivity. 1 949 12 Previously in trend: Prisoner swap
Six senior National Guard officials suspended from their positions; investigation has been launched - Ministry of Internal Affairs The Ministry of Internal Affairs has suspended six top officials of the logistics department of the Main Directorate of the National Guard. Earlier, the media reported on searches on May 9 and 10. 13 130 51 Previously in trend: Searches in the National Guard
Forty servicemen of Ministry of Internal Affairs were released from Russian captivity – Klymenko. PHOTOS On 6 May, another POW exchange took place between Ukraine and the Russian Federation. Among those released from captivity were 40 servicemen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. 2 439 1 Previously in trend: Prisoner swap
Unified Registry for Body Identification may be launched in Ukraine this year – Dobroserdov This year, Ukraine may begin operating a Unified Registry for the Identification of Bodies (Remains), which will involve a wide range of experts and specialists. 502 1 Previously in trend: repatriation of the bodies of fallen soldiers bodies identification
Returning bodies of servicemen, Russians do not explain causes of death - Interior Ministry Russians hand over the bodies of fallen Ukrainian defenders only to return their occupiers. 3 523 3 Previously in trend: Returning bodies of fallen defenders
Ukrainian spying for Russia: Polish Interior Ministry detains Ukrainian who was monitoring military facilities in Poland In Poland, officers of the Internal Security Agency detained a Ukrainian suspected of spying for Russia. 1 359 1 Previously in trend: spying in favor of Russia
MIA on bill No. 10311: National Guard is not being granted powers but only regulates existing ones The Ministry of Internal Affairs commented on the planned amendments to the law "On the National Guard of Ukraine". 6 990 99
Russian strike on Kostiantynivka on March 12: couple rescued from rubble, woman spent nearly 20 hours under debris. VIDEO+PHOTOS Rescuers managed to unblock a couple who were trapped in the rubble after a Russian air strike on Kostiantynivka in Donetsk region yesterday, and the husband and wife are currently in hospital. 2 257 0 Previously in trend: Strikes on Kostiantynivka
Over past 4 months, Russia has handed over twice as many bodies as during full-scale war - Interior Ministry The register of missing persons already contains more than three thousand bodies that have not yet been identified. Over the past 4 months, Russia has handed over twice as many bodies to Ukraine as during the entire period of the full-scale invasion. 4 281 18 Previously in trend: repatriation of the bodies of fallen soldiers
Russian Federation launches kamikaze drones that explode on contact - Interior Ministry The Russian army has started using new drones that target civilians and explode when they collide with objects or people. 4 031 6
Register of missing persons under special circumstances includes almost 63 thousand people - Dobroserdov The Commissioner for Persons Missing under Special Circumstances, Artur Dobroserdov, has provided official data on the number of people listed in the Register of Persons Missing under Special Circumstances. 1 601 1
Emergency and rescue works in Sumy have been completed: 9 people were killed, 13 injured. PHOTOS In the evening of 30 January, search-and-rescue works were completed in Sumy at the site of a Russian drone's hit on a residential high-rise building. 3 559 23
Former top Interior Ministry official suspected of fraudulent procurement of equipment and bribery with cars The NABU and the SAPO exposed a former top official of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on a large-scale scheme of embezzlement of budget funds and bribery. He is suspected of fraudulent purchases of equipment and receiving premium cars worth more than UAH 6 million. 6 362 12 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine
Sapper Training Center to be built in Ukraine - Klymenko Ukraine is planning to build a training center for deminers, where deminers from both public and private mine action entities will be trained and upgrade skills. 1 175 14
Patrols on border with Belarus have been reinforced and fortifications have been carefully arranged - Klymenko In 2024, reinforced patrols will be introduced on the border with Belarus as part of the Safe Border project. 1 673 21 Previously in trend: War
In Kyiv, clearing of rubble after Russian attack on January 1 has been completed: two dead, four injured. PHOTOS Search, rescue and recovery operations, which continued after the Russian attack on 1 January, have been completed in the Pechersk district of Kyiv. 3 984 4 Previously in trend: War
More than 62,000 defence structures function in Ukraine, before full-scale invasion there were about 20,000 - Interior Ministry There are currently more than 62,000 protective structures in Ukraine, which is significantly more than before the full-scale invasion, when their number was about 20,000. 681 11 Previously in trend: War
Two dead as result of Russian attack on Kyiv, pregnant women among injured. Rescue operation complicated by collapse of stairwells - MIA. PHOTOS As a result of the Russian attack on New Year's morning in Kyiv, 2 people were killed. It is also known about 6 injured, including two pregnant women. 7 428 23
MIA managed to maintain pre-war level of security inside country - Klymenko The level of security in the country, not taking into account military risks, remains at the pre-war level. 2 090 32 Previously in trend: War
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