The Netherlands send 11 sapper dogs to Ukraine
On 11 Friday, the police of Kyiv Oblast received dogs that were trained in the Netherlands to search for explosives.
Source: Message of the Main Department of the National Police in Kyiv Oblast on Facebook, European Pravda reports
Law enforcement officers of Kyiv Oblast have received nine Belgian Malinois and two German Shepherds to the Dog Training Centre.
All photos: Main Department of the National Police in Kyiv Oblast
"All of them passed the selection and initial training course at the police Dogs Centre Dog Training Centre in the Netherlands with the specialisation of searching for explosives and weapons," the message notes.
After additional training, dogs will be involved in special operations in Kyiv Oblast, as well as in the frontline territories, to help with mine clearance, detection of illegal movement and storage of explosives, weapons and ammunition.
The shepherds were sent from the Netherlands with the assistance of the Howard Buffett Foundation, which previously handed over four specialised vehicles for transporting service dogs to dog handlers in Kyiv Oblast.
Background: At the beginning of the month, the European Commission sent nine dogs to Ukraine, trained in mine clearance operations.
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