OMON

Russian special police units

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2022 OMON units participated in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, initially intended to disperse riots and control civil unrest after an expected capture of Kyiv, which ultimately failed.
September 2022 A group of OMON officers initiated a lawsuit for unlawful dismissal after being sacked for refusing to fight in Ukraine.
September 28 2022 The Prosecutor General of Ukraine and National Police of Ukraine published CCTV footage showing OMON and Rosgvardiya personnel shooting at civilians during the battle of Hostomel.
2021 OMON officers tortured Jehovah's Witnesses in Irkutsk, attempting to extract information about other church members through coercive methods.

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See Also

National Guard of Russia

Internal troops and military reserve force of the Russian Federation

First Nagorno-Karabakh War

1988–1994 Armenia-Azerbaijan war

Second Chechen War

1999–2009 conflict in Chechnya and the North Caucasus