State Emergency Service of Ukraine
The State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES), known in Ukrainian as ДСНС, is the central executive body responsible for preventing and responding to emergencies across the country. Its duties include firefighting, rescue operations, flood and industrial accident response, and demining of contaminated territories. The service operates within the Ministry of Internal Affairs and maintains regional directorates throughout Ukraine's oblasts. It is led by a head appointed by the Cabinet of Ministers.
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Israeli police arrive in Uman to help secure Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage
Israeli police have arrived in Uman to work alongside Ukrainian law enforcement on public order and security during the Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage. Joint patrols with Ukrainian police, State Emergency Service rescuers and National Guard personnel are under way, and the Cherkasy Oblast police describe the situation as stable and controlled.