The first stage of selection and training of the elite police is due to begin soon.
Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said that the selection of the troops for the new unit will be tough. But preference may be given to the former Special Forces veterans and Kiev-led military soldiers.
The new unit is set to gather about five thousand men. The minister added that the basic salary of the elite police would be 10-15 thousand hryvnia depending on their specialization in the unit.
The new Special Forces are designed to replace all existing Interior Ministry units in the future, combining them into one similar unit like the American SWAT.