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Poland donated three ex-police helicopters to Ukraine – MILMAG

As announced on Friday, December 20, 2024, as part of cooperation with the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration and the Military Property Agency, implementing the decision of the Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration, the Government Agency of Strategic Reserves (RARS) transferred three helicopters from military property to Ukraine as part of assistance. Police.

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Two Mi-8T helicopters and one Bell 412HP were transferred to the Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs, where they will be used for exercises and classes for future pilots trained at this university.

This is one of many transports of police equipment already carried out by RARS, which provides great support in the everyday work of the Ukrainian Police in the conditions of the ongoing armed conflict caused by Russian aggression.

The support necessary for Ukraine can be provided by RARS as part of the existing logistics hub established by the decision of the Prime Minister of May 20, 2022.

We would like to thank the Ambassador of Ukraine in Poland, Mr. Wasyl Bodnar, for his full commitment and professionalism during the process of handing over the helicopters – we read in the RARS press release.

Press release

MILMAG comment:

In accordance with the decision of the Chief Commander of the Police of June 30, 2023, at the beginning of this year. the last two Mi-8Ts and one Bell 412HP mentioned in the RARS press release were decommissioned. In turn, in 2023, two W-3 Sokół were withdrawn.

Thanks to the Modernization Program of the Police, Border Guard, State Fire Service and State Protection Service, starting from 2018, the Police Aviation currently has a fleet of 14 helicopters, including 5 newest S-70i Black Hawk International and 7 Bell 407GXi and 2 older Bell 206B-III Jet Ranger.

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