It is stated that the new decision taken by the Ministry of Internal Affairs was implemented due to the accident that a police chief had on his return to Ukraine last month.
The new decision for police training on gun use came into effect on 1 January.
Accordingly, the police will receive specialized training on grenade launchers.
It was stated that a gift received by Polish Police Chief Jarosław Szymczyk during his visit to Ukraine was injured when it exploded at the police station in Warsaw on 15 December.
Szymczyk told a radio on December 17 that a grenade launcher had caused the explosion in his office.
The fact that a high-ranking security officer activates a grenade launcher and caused the explosion caused criticism in the country’s media. (AA)