Finally, the leadership of the UMVS of Ukraine in the Volyn region has fully staffed its ranks. By order of the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Yuriy Lutsenko, Colonel Oleksandr Sokhatskyi has been appointed first deputy head of the UMVS — head of the criminal police of the region. \n \nHe was born on July 29, 1958 in the village of Osmylovychi, Turiysk district. In the internal affairs bodies — since January 1979. He began his service as a militia officer of the patrol-post service of the Lutsk city department of internal affairs. During his service, he held the positions of district inspector for juvenile affairs, criminal investigation inspector, operative authorized officer of the group for organizing the fight against drug addiction. In 1991, Oleksandr Yakovych graduated from the Academy of the MVS of Ukraine, after which he headed departments for combating banditry, criminal terrorism, illegal arms trafficking, the drug business and organized crime of the regional UVS. From 2003 to the present time, Oleksandr Sokhatskyi has headed the criminal investigation department of the UMVS of Ukraine in the region. \n