The Ministry of Internal Affairs appealed to citizens to help patrol streets and cities across Ukraine on February 22, and already then the first joint patrols began to form in different cities of Ukraine. Kyiv State Automobile Inspection has been conducting joint patrols since 15:00 on February 23.
Here is how this decision is commented on the official website of the State Automobile Inspection: «In this difficult time, high organization, clear discipline, and supervision over compliance with the law are needed as never before. Therefore, from now on, the roads of Ukraine will be patrolled by joint patrols. The main tasks of the common crews are to prevent criminal manifestations, ensure safe movement of road users, uninterrupted life of the city, timely delivery of medicines and food products to their destinations, prompt arrival of ambulances, fire trucks, and rescue services upon call».
The briefing of the joint crews was attended by the leadership of the Department of the State Automobile Inspection of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, representatives of various political parties and organizations.
