On Monday, June 12, in Ukraine on the roads of international and national importance began the traffic police.

This was announced during the briefing by the deputy head of the patrol police department of the National Police, Alexei Biloshitsky, the "Ukrainian News".

"I am pleased to announce the launch of the traffic police on a number of road sections," he said..

It is noted that for the first time road patrols of the traffic police will operate over 1200 km of international and national routes, namely, Kyiv-Kharkiv, Kyiv-Zborovka, Lutsk-Koval and Yagodin-Sarny,.

On Monday, June 12, the first 20 patrols entered service, and the police will be stationed at 8 fixed posts.

Biloshitsky also noted that road patrols will monitor not only compliance with the Road Traffic Rules by drivers, but also the situation with public safety in the entrusted areas.

As reported by the "Observer", earlier in the police announced that the first traffic police, which will replace the traffic police, will go to the Ukrainian roads in September.

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