In the near future, the State Border Service of Ukraine will purchase funds that will allow it to detect drones and intercept control of them.

This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The head of the department of the organization of the border service, Sergei Voronoi, noted that the number of use of drones has increased in recent years.. According to him, most of the violators use drones to smuggle cigarettes, but it is possible that drones can be used for other illegal purposes..

Recently, amendments to the Law of Ukraine "

“Servicemen of the State Border Service have the right to use firearms with the aim of also damaging or destroying aircraft flying within the border strip, above or next to our boats, ships, support vessels, guarded facilities, including checkpoints and checkpoints, and the locations of border patrols. At the same time, I want to note that in this case, weapons are used without warning, "

He added that the specialists of the State Border Service studied the experience of the EU countries, the USA and Israel in intercepting drones.. Now Ukrainian border guards have also received the legal right to use such means..