WITH BEST AND SINCERE WISHES!

The Board of the Association of Scientists and Specialists in the Field of Operational and Detective Activities sincerely congratulates the well-known scientist in Ukraine and abroad - Doctor of Law, Professor, retired Major General of the Police Vodko Mykola Petrovych on his anniversary - his 80th birthday!

Mykola Petrovich is a well-known scientist and practitioner in Ukraine and the world, as he has significant experience of practical work in leadership positions in operational units, and until 1991 he headed the Main Criminal Investigation Department of the USSR.

During his scientific and pedagogical work, more than 200 of his scientific works have been published, including “Why did they look for Chikatilo for so long?”, “Operational and investigative activities of the internal affairs bodies of Ukraine”, “Organization of comprehensive measures to combat recidivism”, “Legal and organizational foundations of operational and investigative activities to combat organized crime”, “Formation of a policy for combating criminal offenses in Ukraine (operational and investigative aspect)”, etc.

Since 2007, the well-known scientist has been successfully working at the Odessa State University of Internal Affairs, where he conducts active scientific and pedagogical work, reviews and opposes scientific works, and supervises the training of candidates and doctors of sciences. So, being a graduate of the Odessa Special Police Secondary School in 1956, he still does not leave the walls of his native alma mater.

Mykola Petrovych has been awarded many state awards, has been awarded a personal weapon, a Certificate of Honor of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, is a participant in the liquidation of the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster and a participant in hostilities, has the title of "Honored Employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs", Honorary Professor of the Odessa State University of Internal Affairs, a member of the All-Ukrainian Association of Scientists and Specialists in the Field of Operational and Investigative Activities.

So, sincerely congratulating the highly respected professor on his anniversary, we wish him health, happiness, longevity in life and creativity, the fulfillment of all dreams and further success in his work!