{"id":97441,"date":"2024-07-25T14:24:58","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T11:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/97441\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"police-colonel-ratcankou-appointed-traffic-police-chief","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/97441\/","title":{"rendered":"Police colonel Rat\u010danko\u016d appointed traffic police chief"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rotchenkov_gai_mvd_press.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rotchenkov_gai_mvd_press.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rotchenkov_gai_mvd_press-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rotchenkov_gai_mvd_press-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rotchenkov_gai_mvd_press-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rotchenkov_gai_mvd_press-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Interior ministry)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>July 25, <\/strong><em><strong>Pozirk<\/strong>.<\/em> Interior Minister Ivan Kubrako\u016d has appointed senior police official Viktar Ratcanko\u016d as the new head of the Belarusian traffic police, its press office reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kubrako\u016d praised the new chief for his experience, encouraging him to come up with new ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The officials reportedly discussed the use of drones and other state-of-the-art equipment in traffic police operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this year, Kubrako\u016d ordered traffic police to toughen penalties for transgressors, particularly motorcyclists and pedestrians using \u201cpersonal mobility vehicles.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, the number of casualties in traffic accidents in Belarus fell to a record low of 434.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/smartphone-pixabay-1128-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/smartphone-pixabay-1128-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/smartphone-pixabay-1128-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/smartphone-pixabay-1128-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/smartphone-pixabay-1128-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/smartphone-pixabay-1128.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Police uncover over dozen phone scams in 2024<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">February 11, Pozirk. 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