of bodies and departments of internal affairs of Ukraine aimed at protecting interests of society and state from unlawful infringements”). Availability of one room does not meet the requirements on separate holding of different categories of apprehended persons (adults and children, women and men, persons with and without prior convictions etc.);  permitted equipment of KZD floor with concrete or ceramic tiles with no heating (previously, construction regulations provided for equipment of KZD with wooden floor or concrete (ceramic) floors with heating);  a general norm of water consumption for one person held at KZD is limited to 16 liters and does not have an obligation for providing hot water (previously, regulations included 7 liters of hot water per day);  ventilation only of the naturally driven type with compensation of draft with inflow from the hallway (previously, such ventilation had to be mechanical with heating of cold air inflow during cold season). In addition, these changes removed requirements for equipping KZD with:  Air conditioning system;  System of communication and radiobroadcasting;  Measures for decreasing noise and vibration, as well as the system for removal smoke from the hallways without natural lighting;  Fire-protection and hot water supply;  Coverage of sleeping places with synthetic leather. Moreover, leadership of certain district, city and line units refers to discrepancies of conditions in KZD with norms and standards, and decides to shut them down instead of upgrading conditions in accordance with these norms. It leads to fostering conditions where competent officials who conduct apprehension are forced to hold apprehended persons in offices and other premises that are not equipped for these purposes prior to transferring them to THFs. The following city, district, and line units have only one KZD, or KZD are close due to discrepancies with minimum standards (based on information obtained during visits):  Romny city department of the MIA Directorate in Sumy region;  Territorial police unit #2 of Shevchenkivske district directorate of the Main MIA Directorate in Kyiv;  Zhmerynka district department of the MIA Directorate in Vinnytsya region ; 63