Until the end of 2018, the National Police of Ukraine will receive 250 modern rifles for the special purpose unit "Cord", as well as several thousand modern German automatic rifles, the press service of the National Police of Ukraine.
The head of the National Police of Ukraine, Sergey Knyazev, said that by the end of this year all Korda units will be provided with modern weapons.
"Now we are waiting for the supply of 250 modern rifles of the European model. They also intend to conclude agreements and receive several thousands of modern German automatic weapons, which will be used, first of all, by police special forces and patrol police. We take this obligation on ourselves, and by the end of the year we will fulfill it, "he said..
In addition, C. Knyazev stressed that the units will be provided with uniforms and the necessary special means that will help fighters survive in extreme conditions.