Former head of patrol police Zhukov appointed advisor to head of National Police – Klymenko

Former head of the patrol police department Yevheniy Zhukov, who submitted a resignation report after the terrorist attack on April 18, will work as an advisor to the head of the National Police and will deal with war issues, Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Ihor Klymenko has said.

"He (Zhukov) said 'Mr. Minister, I will announce now that I am resigning.' But I really wanted him to stay in the team. Therefore, Yevhen Zhukov has been appointed advisor to the head of the National Police. He will deal with war issues. That is, the involvement of the police in the war," Klymenko said during a meeting with media representatives.

He emphasized: "Zhukov Yevhen is a combat officer, a general. I respect him personally, very much. This is a person who dealt with war. 'Marshal' (Khyzhak) fights excellently."

The minister noted that Zhukov could not morally remain in his position when two police officers made a major mistake during the performance of their main police function.

"Zhukov's position is his personal reaction to what happened. Regarding personnel decisions based on the results of the internal investigation, the entire vertical has been removed from their posts: from the platoon commander to the head of the Patrol Police Department of the city of Kyiv. These may not be all the personnel decisions. The head of the National Police makes all decisions. They will communicate them," Klymenko summarized.

At the same time, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs emphasized that he demands the appointment to the positions of deputies for service training in every unit exclusively of persons who have gone through combat operations.