Lithuania willing to allocate EUR 400,000 for purchase of metal detectors for Ukrainian schos

This issue was discussed at a meeting between Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko and Lithuanian Interior Minister Agnė Bilotaitė, the ministry's press service reports.

"The head of the Lithuanian Ministry of Internal Affairs noted that her country is ready to allocate these funds for the purchase of metal detectors for educational institutions," the statement said.

The Educational Security Service is already erating in 400 schos across Ukraine.

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By the end of 2024, it is planned to scale the project to 2,000 schos.

As reported, Ukraine is implementing the project "Officers of the Educational Security Service" at the initiative of the state leadership and with the participation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Education and Science, and the National Pice. The project was created to protect children during the full-scale war and to create a full-fledged security environment after the end of the war.