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The police encourages to complain about… the police

03.04.2015

If you have information about crimes or abuses by law enforcement officers, please contact the police internal security service – the PR Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Office in Transcarpathian region encourages.

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Writers are going to heal soldiers

03.04.2015

Just now, the art team has departed from Uzhgorod to the military hospital in Mukachevo. Not with empty hands, but with a poetic and musical program for soldiers who are now being treated in the medical institution.

Transcarpathians brought awards from the twentieth race on the highway “Sačurovská pätnástka” (PHOTOS)

03.04.2015

The twentieth anniversary race on the highway “Sačurovská pätnástka” ended with the victory of Ukrainians. The competition was held in the Slovak village of Sačurov, near the town of Vranov nad Toplou.

Among 128 male runners, the famous marathon runner from Lviv Victor Starodubtsev, who at the competition in Slovakia represented the club JM Demolex of Bardyeyev, won in the 15-kilometer race with a score of 49 minutes and 46 seconds. Mukachevo orienteer Serhiy Raschupkin representing the sports club from the village of Banske won the second place with the time of 50.41, The third place went to Slovak Patrick Vysnyovsky of Strážske, who finished the distance in 51.30.

In the category of veterans under 45, first places on the podium were taken by Uzhgorod athletes Orest Babiak (51.58) and Anatoly Maly (52.52), Michal Ivancho from Banske showed the third result (53.32). It should be noted that this winter, in Italy, the Slovak for the second time became the world champion in skijoring – ski race on dog sledding.

Of the 18 women, who were competing on this same distance, the fastest with the result of 58.03 was Oksana Uhrynchuk from Ivano-Frankivsk, Uzhgorod athlete Natalia Mala won silver medal (1:00.50), Zuzana Stanovcakova from Vranov nad Toplou won bronze medal (1:02.14).

The head of the region visited the National Guard battalion in Uzhgorod (PHOTOS)

03.04.2015

On Thursday, April 2, the head of the Transcarpathian Regional State Administration Vasyl Hubal visited the place of permanent deployment of the National Guard of Ukraine Battalion – the military unit 3002 M in Uzhgorod.

The battalion commander, Lieutenant Colonel Oleksandr Glushchenko and his deputy, Colonel Oleksandr Zadvorny showed the head of the region the arrangements of the unit, the office space and the equipment of Transcarpathian National Guard. One of the battalions of the brigade, which includes four regions – Tramscarpathian, Lviv, Rivne and Ternopil – is deployed in Uzhgorod. Currently, the majority – about 80 – of the Transcarpathian battalion officers have participated in the ATO, the personnel had three rotations in the war zone, currently is preparing for the fourth one.

Vasyl Hubal talked to the battalion command on the topics of security in the region and the country, and then discussed the needs of the unit. First of all, it is the problem with the roof of the main building. During the meeting, the head of the Regional State Administration informed: the regional authorities will help with timber and specialists to quickly repair the roof.

Then Vasyl Hubal raised the issue of social protection of servicemen, assistance from the government. He told what is being done in the region for that, that there is a unified system to support the ATO participants “Direct Contact” and gave the battalion memos – “road maps”, which provide the mechanisms for receiving assistance, protection of rights, contacts of relevant services, and so on.