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The NPU was assisted by the EU Advisory Mission Ukraine between 2017 and 2022 through the PRAVO Police Programme, implemented by the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), in an effort to modernize Ukrainian law enforcement to European standards.<ref>https://euneighbourseast.eu/news/latest-news/pravo-police-programme-closes-its-activities-in-ukraine/</ref><ref>https://ukraine.un.org/en/101648-eu-and-unops-help-ukrainian-police-fight-domestic-violence</ref>
[[File:Member of the Kharkiv police during the Russian attacks.jpg|left|thumb|Policeman by a destroyed [[Dacia Duster|Renault Duster]] police car during the [[Battle of Kharkiv (2022)|Battle of Kharkiv]] at the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]]]]
On 14 February 2022, the National Police was transferred to combat alert, as a response to the [[Prelude to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russian military buildup and threat of the invasion]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Police transferred to combat alert in Ukraine |url=https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/798297.html |access-date=2022-09-05 |website=Interfax-Ukraine |language=en}}</ref> The National Police and its [[Special police|tactical unit]] [[Rapid Operational Response Unit]] directly participated in hostilities against the invading [[Russian Armed Forces]] at the [[Kyiv offensive (2022)|Kyiv offensive]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rapid Operational Response Unit destroys Russian tanks in the Kyiv region's Brovary district |url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/03/6/7328963/ |access-date=2022-09-05 |website=Ukrayinska Pravda |language=en}}</ref> As the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]] progressed, the National Police helped in the war effort by maintaining law and order in Ukrainian-controlled areas, escorting prisoners, operating [[Security checkpoint|checkpoints]], capturing infiltrators and detaining [[Prisoner of war|prisoners of war]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rada gives National Police additional powers under martial law |url=https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/813882.html |access-date=2022-09-05 |website=Interfax-Ukraine |language=en}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=Since start of Russia's invasion 17 Ukrainian policemen killed, 50 injured – National Police of Ukraine |url=https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/804863.html |access-date=2022-09-05 |website=Interfax-Ukraine |language=en}}</ref> By 1 March, 17 policemen were killed, 50 injured and 2 [[missing in action]].<ref name="auto"/>
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