EUAM: future Ukrainian police officers trained on international crime, OSINT, and European best practices

A total of 159 cadets from the National Academy of Internal Affairs (NAIA) of Ukraine recently received hands-on training in international crime investigation, criminal justice, and tactical skills. The training, delivered by experts from the EU Advisory Mission (EUAM) Ukraine, aimed to prepare the next generation of police officers to operate in both national and international security environments.

EUAM experts jointly with investigators from the National Police of Ukraine (NPU) presented real international crime cases, grounding the theoretical instruction in frontline experience.

“For future law enforcement officers, understanding international crimes and how they are investigated is not only relevant but essential,” said Sven Erik Schuett, EUAM’s Senior Adviser on the Investigation of International Crimes. “This training helps build a bridge between Ukrainian policing and the best practices used across Europe in upholding justice, accountability, and the rule of law.”

In parallel, experienced OSINT (open-source intelligence) investigators took part in advanced training delivered by the Centre for Information Resilience (CIR), an EUAM partner organisation. Cadets also gained practical skills in tactical building entry, weapons handling, and combat first aid.

This training builds on earlier pilots at Donetsk State and Kharkiv National Universities of Internal Affairs. With the curriculum now refined, EUAM is working with the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MoIA), NPU, and NAIA to formalise it for all MoIA entities, including a “training of trainers” programme.

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