Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a regulation on 28 July that may enhance the variety of staff of the Safety Service of Ukraine (SSU).

Supply: Legislation No. 13353

Particulars: Below the regulation, the full variety of SSU workers will enhance from 27,000 to 37,000 in peacetime, and from 31,000 to 41,000 throughout particular occasions.

The operational fight unit Particular Group Alpha will take over the features of the counter-terrorism and prison justice safety division. It is going to have 10,000 staff.

As well as, a clause has been added stating that in anti-terrorist operations and measures to make sure nationwide safety and defence, in the middle of repelling and deterring armed aggression in opposition to Ukraine, and when performing duties associated to the defence of the state, members of the SSU may have the correct to make use of and apply weapons and army gear in the identical means as and within the instances established for formations, army models and subunits of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Background: On 16 July, 311 MPs voted to cross the regulation at second studying in parliament.

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