Practical Training Session at the Canine Center of the Main Department of the National Police in Khmelnytskyi Region

On May 19, 2026, Kateryna VLADOVSKA, Associate Professor of the Department of Constitutional, Administrative and Financial Law, together with second- and third-year students of the Faculty of Law at Leonid Yuzkov Khmelnytskyi University of Management and Law, took part in a practical training session held at the Canine Center of the Main Department of the National Police in Khmelnytskyi Region. The event provided an effective combination of theoretical training and practical familiarization with the work of police canine units. During the theoretical part of the session, students learned about the selection and training of service dogs, as well as the specific ways in which they are used by units of the National Police of Ukraine. Particular attention was paid to modern equipment and compliance with safety rules. As part of the practical session, participants had the opportunity to observe service dogs searching for explosive devices and narcotic substances, as well as to learn about methods of using dogs to detect and investigate criminal offenses based on scent traces. Of particular interest was the canistherapy session conducted by Inna HERASIMOVA. During the meeting, the participants learned about the use of dogs for psychological support and rehabilitation of people who have experienced psychological trauma. We express our sincere gratitude to Oleksii DIAK, Head of the Canine Center of the Main Department of the National Police in Khmelnytskyi Region, Lieutenant Colonel of Police; Inna HERASIMOVA, Senior Inspector-Cynologist, Captain of Police; Volodymyr BILETSKYI, Senior Inspector-Cynologist, Captain of Police; and Oleh KOZAK, Junior Inspector-Cynologist, Senior Police Sergeant, for conducting the practical training session at the Canine Center of the Main Department of the National Police in Khmelnytskyi Region. We are especially grateful for their time, support, and willingness to share their professional experience. The training session made an important contribution to the students’ professional development and helped deepen their practical competencies in the field of canine science and service. We also extend our gratitude to Liudmyla BERESTOVSKA, Deputy Head of the Department of Internal Organizational and Technical Support of the Main Department of the National Police in Khmelnytskyi Region, and Yuliia TSISARUK, Inspector of the Department of Internal Organizational and Technical Support of the Main Department of the National Police in Khmelnytskyi Region, for organizing the practical training sessions.