A large-scale competition was held at the Dnipro State University of Internal Affairs, which for the first time combined the dynamics of practical shooting with the endurance of police sniping. The event brought together future officers, personnel of operational police units, and military servicemen on one training ground.
This year’s competition was marked by a wide geographical representation and a high level of participants’ training. In total, 60 male and female participants competed in weapons handling skills.
Cadets of DSUIA faced competition from operational and special police units of the Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, and Luhansk regions, as well as servicemen of the National Guard of Ukraine.
Representatives of leading legal education institutions of the country also took part in the tournament, including two cadet teams from Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs, teams from the Security Service Institute of the Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, and the National Academy of the Security Service of Ukraine.
Despite strong competition from experienced special forces personnel, DSUIA cadets demonstrated a high level of training, endurance, and accuracy, winning several prize positions.
The award ceremony was conducted by DSUIA Vice-Rector, Police Colonel Ihor Kovalov.
According to the results of the competition, DSUIA-1 team took second place. It included Anna Halyey, Nikita Solokha, Nikita Nikitenko, and Maksym Levchenko.
The third place was taken by DSUIA-2 team, consisting of Bohdan Knyazhenets, Nazar Domashenko, and Vadym Matskevych.
In the “Ladies” category, first place was won by cadet Anna Halyey.
In the overall ranking, cadet Nikita Solokha took third place.
A new discipline introduced this year was police sniping. In this category, second places were won by cadets Tymur Malyanyi and Andrii Koliada. Veterans among university staff also competed in this discipline, including Oleksandr Movchan and Kostiantyn Khodak.
Active participation in organizing the event and preparing cadets for the championship was provided by the Head of the Firearms Training Department, Police Colonel Andrii Zhbanchyk, senior lecturers of the department, Police Lieutenant Colonels Yevhen Zelenskyi and Oleksandr Karpenko, as well as weapons group specialist Yehor Stezhka.
Prize winners and champions of the competition were awarded medals, diplomas, and commemorative gifts from Ukrainian brands “M-TAC” and “9mm”.
Such events at DSUIA contribute to the improvement of professional skills of future law enforcement officers, the development of practical training, and the strengthening of cooperation between educational institutions and operational units of the security and defense sector.
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