The Verkhovna Rada appointed Igor Klymenko as Minister of Internal Affairs, who had previously been. Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Head of the National Police of Ukraine. This decision was supported by 321 deputies at the meeting on February 7.
In the late 1990s, Klimenko was the head of the crew of the missile brigade for four years.. From 1998 to 2004, he served in the internal affairs bodies as a psychologist, head of the department of the Center for Practical Psychology of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Kharkov region, head of the Center for Practical Psychology of the Personnel Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
In addition, in December 2001 - March 2002. Klymenko was a special officer of the Special Peacekeeping Center under the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. Also in 2002, he served as part of an operational platoon of a special peacekeeping unit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in Kosovo..
In 2011, Klymenko was the deputy head, and then the head of the personnel inspection department of the Personnel Department (DKO) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. From the end of 2011 to March 2014, Klymenko served as head of the department for vocational training and education of the DKO of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. He then took over the entire HR department..
From 2015 to 2017, Klymenko also held the position of DKO, but already in the National Police. In October 2017, he was appointed Deputy Head of the National Police of Ukraine - Head of the DKO. The following year, he became deputy head of the NPU, and in September 2019, he headed the National Police.
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On January 18, 2023, a State Emergency Service helicopter crashed near the kindergarten, carrying 9 people, including Minister of Internal Affairs Denis Monastyrsky, his first deputy Yevgeny Yenin and State Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Yury Lubkovich.
According to the latest data, 14 people died as a result of the disaster, including one child, as well as all those on board.. The SBU said they are considering three versions of the helicopter crash, including its deliberate destruction.
On the same day, the government appointed the head of the National Police of Ukraine, Igor Klymenko, as Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs and entrusted him with the duties of the Minister of Internal Affairs..