Head of the Department of Tactical and Special Physical Training of the Faculty No. 3, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor, Master of Sports of Ukraine in Weightlifting, Police Captain Borovyk Mykola Oleksandrovych

The Department of Tactical and Special Physical Training is a structural unit of the Faculty № 3 of KhNUIA. The department was established in May 2019.

The academic staff of the department teaches the following disciplines:

  • "Special Physical Training"
  • "Fire and tactical special training"
  • "Physical Education"
  • "Tactical and special training"
  • "Personal safety of a police officer"
  • "Special training of law enforcement officers"
  • "Organisation and conduct of special operations by units of the National Police of Ukraine"
  • "Organisation of police activities to ensure public safety and order"
  • "Road traffic safety"
  • "Basic provisions of traffic rules"
  • "Algorithm of actions of officers of preventive activity units during the introduction of operational plans and special administrative and legal regimes"
  • "Algorithm of actions of investigators during the introduction of operational plans and special administrative and legal regimes"
  • "Tactical training"
  • "Physical training (self-defence tactics)"

The main tasks of the Department of Tactical and Special Physical Training are

  • training of highly qualified specialists for the National Police and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in accordance with the requirements of modern law enforcement, who are able to quickly and accurately perform service and combat tasks in everyday activities, in conditions of complicated operational situation;
  • formation of knowledge, skills and abilities in the application of preventive and coercive police measures in various conditions of service, solving situational tasks, development of physical qualities;
  • formation of stable skills and abilities on the basics of service, tactics of communication with the public and offenders, tactics of stopping vehicles, basics of topography, tactics of actions in official and extreme situations;
  • mastering knowledge, skills and abilities to implement operational plans by bodies and units of the National Police, organise and conduct police and special operations;
  • development of psychological stability in higher education students during the performance of their duties with the use of firearms, special means and physical force;
  • formation of high moral and volitional qualities necessary for the performance of service and combat tasks in typical and extreme situations;
  • stimulation of higher education students to improve their motor skills to perform official tasks associated with vigorous physical activity;
  • health promotion of higher education students and the scientific and pedagogical staff of KhNUIA, fostering the desire to constantly maintain a high level of physical development, to lead a healthy lifestyle;
  • organising and conducting educational work at the university;
  • training the basics of personal safety of police officers, traffic rules and safety;
  • conducting scientific research in the core areas of the Department's work, training of scientific and pedagogical staff and advanced training.

 The staff of the department constantly conduct educational, methodological and scientific work; taking into account the requirements of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, a number of distance learning courses have been developed to ensure proper training of cadets, students and trainees under quarantine conditions and are posted on the distance learning server of Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs.

Teachers of the department are directly involved in training of patrol police inspectors, cyber police inspectors, community police officers, as well as personal security instructors for the National Police of Ukraine, and in conducting advanced training courses for police officers.

The department's teachers have completed an instructor's seminar and received certificates as instructors in tactical police training, tactical medicine; specialists in training for category B drivers, as well as refresher courses.

Today, the department employs lecturers with practical experience in law enforcement, military service veterans, and participants of combat operations. The staff of the department is constantly involved in ensuring public safety and order in the city and region. А lot of employees have received ministeril awards.

The teachers of the department are constantly working on the development and publication of author's teaching aids and scientific and practical recommendations in the disciplines taught at the department.

The department has 2 scientific and practical groups:

  1. "Tactical and Special Unit "SHIELD", headed by: Assistant Professor of the Department, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor Vlasenko I.V.; engineering and logistics training of the scientific and practical group of the Department TSU "SHIELD" is headed by Assistant Professor of the Department, Candidate of Law, Associate Professor, Police Captain Shevchenko T.V. ; preparation for actions in extreme situations is headed by senior lecturer of the Department, Police Captain Skliar O. S.; preparation and participation in tactical and sports paintball events is headed by lecturer of the Department Tsirkulenko A. M. Members of the scientific club have the opportunity to participate in scientific conferences (seminars, «round tables», readings) at the university, regional, national and international levels; conduct experimental research, training of law enforcement forces in regular and extreme situations; demonstration performances; field training (field trips, mountaineering, assault training, paintball, parachute jumping).
  2. The scientific club "Special Physical Training" is headed by the senior lecturer of the department, Police Captain Dmytro Konstantinov. The club's activities are aimed at finding the most effective means and methods of achieving high results in the formation of motor-coordination skills, development of physical qualities, concentrated attention in future law enforcement officers of Ukraine.

The scientific research of the scientific and practical group covers a wide range of issues:

  • The influence of physical training on the development of professional qualities of future police officers;
  • The importance of different sports (athletics, hand-to-hand combat, weightlifting, combat sambo, basketball, volleyball, football, etc.) in the life of cadets of the Universities of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine;
  • Application of measures of physical influence in different conditions of service;
  • Psychophysical readiness to use special means;
  • Specifics of police actions under martial law;
  • The importance of sports-mass work in the system of patriotic education of higher education students of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine;
  • The use of information technology in the system of physical training;
  • Coverage of the historical experience of improving the physical training of law enforcement officers.

The members of the scientific club are engaged in practical classes to work on specific research topics; within the framework of interagency cooperation and in order to identify the most effective means and methods of improving the special physical training of future officers of the National Police of Ukraine, joint training sessions are held with coaches and athletes from other higher education institutions of Ukraine, as well as open training sessions with representatives of regional sports federations, etc.

Based on the results of their research, members of the group prepare scientific articles and abstracts for publication, participate in international and national conferences, competitions of scientific papers and win prizes.

Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs is working hard to promote healthy lifestyles, encourage habits of regular sports, and involve cadets and students in sports sections, namely, volleyball, basketball, mini-football, football, combat sambo, athletics, polyathlon, kettlebell lifting, Thai boxing, K-1, kickboxing, and hand-to-hand combat, which are supervised by experienced specialists -‒ teachers of the department. Large sports-mass work is constantly carried out: the national teams of KhNUIA take part in all events of the KhRO sports society "Dynamo" of Ukraine, sports society "Dynamo" of Ukraine, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, international competitions and competitions of various levels, constantly winning prizes. 

Contacts:
Address: Ukraine, Kharkiv, 27 Lva Landau Ave.
Tel. 7398-349

Members of the Department:

Borovyk Mykola Oleksandrovych - Head of the Department, Police Captain, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor, Master of Sports of Ukraine in Weightlifting. Participant of combat operations

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Kolisnichenko Vladyslav Vasylovych - Assistant Professor of the Department, Police Lieutenant Colonel, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor. Master of Sports of Ukraine in Boxing. Participant of combat operations.

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Shevchenko Tykhin Vitaliiovych - Assistant Professor of the Department, Police Captain, Candidate of Legal Sciences, Associate Professor. Participant of combat operations.

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Yevtushok Volodymyr Anatoliiovych - Senior Lecturer of the Department, Police Lieutenant Colonel. Participant of combat operations.

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Inshekov Mykhailo Vasylovych - Senior Lecturer of the Department, Police Major.

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Konstantynov Dmytro Vadymovych - Senior Lecturer of the Department, Police Captain, Honored Master of Sports of Ukraine in kickboxing. Judge of the national kickboxing category.

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Skliar Oleksandr Serhiiovych - Senior Lecturer of the Department, Police Captain. Supervisor of preparation for actions in extreme situations of the scientific and practical group of the TSPhT Department "SHIELD".

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Lukin Bohdan Pavlovych - Lecturer of the Department. Police Major. Honored Master of Sports of Ukraine in Thai Boxing. Internationally acclaimed Thai boxing judge.

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Nadutyi Andrii Valeriiovych - Lecturer of the Department, Police Major. International Master of Sports in powerlifting.

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Burkhailo Vladyslav Andriiovych - Lecturer of the Department, Police Senior Lieutenant. Coach of the KhNUIA polyathlon and athletics teams.

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Chernikov Anton Mykolaiovych - Lecturer of the Department, Senior Police Lieutenant. Master of Sports of Ukraine in kickboxing. Coach of the cadet section of Thai boxing and kickboxing.

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Zabora Andrii Volodymyrovych - Professor of the Department, Candidate of Sciences in Physical Education and Sports. Associate Professor. Coach of the national team of KhNUIA in kettlebell lifting. Veteran of internal affairs bodies.

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Vlasenko Ihor Volodymyrovych - Assistant Professor of the Department, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor. Supervisor of the scientific and practical group of TSPhT Department "SHIELD".

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Koliesnikov Viktor Volodymyrovych - Senior Lecturer of the Department. Honored Couch of Ukraine. Master of Sports in military triathlon. Honoured Worker of the Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs. Veteran of internal affairs bodies.

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Butenko Kostiantyn Valeriiovych - Senior Lecturer. Coach of cadets’ section in volleyball.

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Larionova Inna Tymofiivna - Senior Lecturer of the Department.

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Kaznacheiev Volodymyr Mykhailovych - Senior Lecturer of the Department. (0,5 rate)

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Pavlov Roman Volodymyrovych - Senior Lecturer of the Department. Coach of the highest category in football and futsal.

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Syzykhin Serhii Valeriiovych - Senior Lecturer of the Department. Master of Sports of Ukraine in football. UEFA certified coach, licence "A".

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Khatsaiuk Oleksandr Volodymyrovych - Senior Lecturer of the Department. Master of Sports of Ukraine in combat sambo. Honoured coach of Ukraine in kickboxing.

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Shevchenko Taras Hryhorovych - Senior Lecturer of the Department. Master of Sports in orienteering. Veteran of internal affairs bodies.

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Kalhushkin Yurii Leonidovych - Assistant Professor of the Department, Candidate of Legal Sciences.

Shutiak Iryna Anatoliivna - Senior Lecturer at the Department (0.5 rate). Honored Teacher of Ukraine.

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Ivanchenko Olena Mykolaivna - Senior Lecturer of the Department, Master of Sports of Ukraine in short track.

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Tsyrkulienko Anna Mykolaivna - Lecturer of the Department. Supervisor of the preparation and participation of the scientific and practical group of the TSPhT Department «SHCHYT» in tactical and sports paintball events.

Kostiennikova Khrystyna Oleksandrivna - Lecturer of the Department.

Martynenko Oleksandr Mykhailovych - Lecturer of the Department. Judge of the second category in military sports all-around. Veteran of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Yasko Viktor Anatoliiovych - Lecturer of the Department, Candidate of Military Sciences, Associate Professor. Veteran of military service. Participant of combat operations.

Kuchynskyi Serhii Anatoliiovych - Lecturer of the Department, Veteran of military service. Participant of combat operations, participant of peacekeeping operations. Holder of the Order for Courage, 3rd degree.

Bambuliak Mykhailo Porfyrovych - Lecturer of the Department, Associate Professor. Veteran of military service. Participant of combat operations.

Tiahai Serhii Vitaliiovych - Lecturer of the Department (0.5 rate), Candidate of Military Sciences. Veteran of military service. Participant of combat operations.

Voitsekhivskyi Ihor Leonidovych - Lecturer of the Department (0.5 rate). Master of Sports of International Class in armlifting, international category judge in kettlebell lifting. Participant of combat operations.

Chmykh Mykola Petrovych - Instructor of the Department.

Dziadzia Viktor Volodymyrovych - Instructor of the Department

Zeviakin Mykola Yehorovych - Instructor of the Department.

Zibarova Kateryna Olehivna - Senior Laboratory Assistant of the Department.