Cathedral special forces squad. Collection "Lynx" TsSN SR Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation

Cathedral special forces squad.  Sobr
Cathedral special forces squad. Collection "Lynx" TsSN SR Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation

Soon she will celebrate a big anniversary - forty years! - one of the oldest special forces in Russia - SOBR Center special purpose(TsSN) Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the city of Moscow.

Most of those who have anything to do with law enforcement agencies know this detachment by its most famous name - OMSN, i.e. Special Purpose Police Detachment.

The unit became the first special forces detachment in the structure of the then Soviet police, and in fact, it was in its image and likeness that all other police special forces in Russia were subsequently created.

STORY

The Moscow SOBR was formed on November 9, 1978. Before this, the police did not have a unit capable of performing special tasks. In case of special situations, the Moscow Main Internal Affairs Directorate had a so-called freelance group - employees of this formation were involved in service during particularly important events: ensuring security during the celebration of the November and May holidays, congresses of the CPSU and other events of national importance.


Also, employees of this group were involved in the event of any emergencies. In the 1970s, a number of terrorist attacks occurred in the world, which forced us to take a much closer look at the problems of ensuring the security of the state and its citizens. In addition, in 1980, one of the most significant events for the country - the Olympic Games - was to take place in Moscow.

As a result, a special-purpose unit was created under the Moscow City Executive Committee, which was to work at the Olympics and ensure the protection of the Olympic flame.

The employees of the new detachment had the high honor of accompanying the Olympic flame from the border with Romania through the territory of the USSR, as well as maintaining round-the-clock duty at many Olympic venues throughout the Olympics.

The best of the best were selected for the squad. The requirements for the first special forces soldiers were higher than ever - after all, starting is doubly difficult! For the first time, complex psychological and physical tests were introduced into the structure of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It was impossible to do otherwise - the highest responsibility was entrusted to the detachment. Future special forces soldiers were required to have sports titles or ranks in some type of applied military sport. In some ways, the selection was reminiscent of testing in the airborne forces and army special forces.

Any methods of training personnel to perform special tasks had not yet been developed at that time; army developments were not entirely applicable to the specifics of the work of police special forces. And the KGB special forces were so secret at that time that few people knew about their existence—there was no talk of any exchange of experience. As a result, the detachment officers had to develop everything practically from scratch.

After the end of the Olympics, the question arose - what to do next with the unit. On the one hand, they created it to work for themselves Olympic Games, and no one thought about how to use it after the end of the event. On the other hand, the squad members showed themselves to be high-level professionals and coped well with the tasks assigned to them - the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, of course, did not want to lose such a combat-ready unit, which has no analogues.

The fate of the unit was decided by life itself. In 1981, a girl was taken hostage in Moscow, and since only special forces had any experience in performing special tasks, they were involved in the liberation operation. The squad members worked efficiently and harmoniously. The operation was completed successfully.

After this, it became clear that there would still be work for the police special forces and they were regularly subordinated to the Criminal Investigation Department of the Moscow Main Internal Affairs Directorate. True, the detachment was initially called not OMSN, but OMON, and in addition to special tasks, the unit also performed the functions of public security police, participating in the suppression of riots.


Over time, it became increasingly difficult for the special forces to cope with these functions - the country was advancing troubled times, massive and notorious miners’ strikes began, so there simply weren’t enough squad members to do everything. Then the Ministry of Internal Affairs decided to reform the PPS regiment in the riot police and assign the task of combating riots to this unit. Thus, at one time there were two riot police in Moscow, which the officers themselves called Big and Small.

In 1989, the detachment was assigned an abbreviation, which was assigned to it for a long time. It is for this reason that the unit became best known - the Special Purpose Police Unit (OMSN). The detachment worked with this name until 2011, when, in connection with the reform of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, all police special forces were renamed Special Purpose Units (OSN).

During the same period, the unit structurally became part of the newly formed Special Purpose Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in Moscow.

In 2012, all police special forces units were given a common designation - SOBR, i.e. special rapid response squad. The unit is currently operating under this name.

COMBAT WORK

The main tasks of the detachment are the detention of armed and especially dangerous criminals, repeat offenders, the destruction of gang groups, and the release of hostages.

The detachment works in the interests of the Moscow criminal investigation department and other services of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in Moscow, implementing information received by operational officers and carrying out the forceful detention of criminals.

The unit is a reserve for the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The squad members have completed hundreds of successful operations. Almost no security operation in the Moscow region is complete without the participation of officers from the Moscow SOBR.

Many of the operations carried out by the detachment became widely known due to their resonance. This is how the detention of criminals who attacked cash collectors near the Molodezhny store received wide publicity. The group was well armed and was responsible for several murders. It was possible to detain all members of the gang only after a full-scale search operation, which was carried out by the squad members.

Since police special forces are an operational combat unit, squad officers often have to work undercover, using a wide variety of legends. In the 1980s, there was a gang of drug addicts in Moscow who called an ambulance on a false case and then robbed doctors, taking all their medications.

On one of these calls, an ambulance team came to the resourceful businessmen, and instead of medicine, they brought handcuffs, which they put on the criminals. Another high-profile operation was carried out by Moscow special forces in 1983 at Vnukovo airport, where criminals were detained carrying almost 2.5 million Soviet rubles - in the USSR this was simply an astronomical amount.

One of the significant milestones in the history of the detachment, of course, was the “dashing nineties” - crime at that moment was at its peak, so to speak, almost not a single exit was carried out without forceful detention. Then all the detachments of the country had to work - there were no quiet areas on the map of Russia. The main “contingent” then, of course, were various organized crime groups.

The Moscow detachment has an impressive list of gangs whose “careers” the Sobrov members ended forever. The special forces had enough work in the new millennium. Solonik's killer was detained by the forces of the detachment. The Sobrovtsy also worked meticulously in the very center of Moscow, when hostages were taken in a jewelry store on Tverskaya.

Another high-profile operation to free hostages was carried out on Frunzenskaya Embankment. The Moscow detachment caught the kidnapper of Kaspersky’s son.


More recently, at the end of 2014, together with colleagues from other units, Sobrov officers neutralized members of the notorious “GTA gang,” which terrified the entire Moscow region.

Since 2003, one of the detachment’s combat squads has been constantly on a business trip to the North Caucasus. In the region, the detachment carries out tasks to combat the gangster underground and destroy illegal gangs.

Starting from the first business trips, the Moscow SOBR demonstrated highest efficiency your work. Each SOBR unit spends three months on a business trip, with an average of two or three trips every day. Before being sent to the Caucasus, the departing squad conducts a field trip to perform training tasks on terrain orientation, camp equipment, search and destruction of conditional criminals - the main emphasis is on working in mountainous and wooded areas.

REAL HEROES

Only officers serve in the detachment, and a Russian officer is not only a readiness to give his life “for his friends” and the Fatherland, but also a completely special internal culture. Culture is in everything - in communication, in behavior, in actions.

A special forces officer will never act meanly, will always help a comrade and will never allow evil to happen. Every member of the squad is like that.

SOBR officers are people of a very special formation. No, they are not supermen, not aliens. Anyone who is accustomed to movie stereotypes will most likely pass one of them on the street and not even suspect that in front of him is a special forces officer.

A special forces soldier is a athletic, fit man between 25 and 40 years old. An open and smiling person with an extremely positive outlook on life. And he is always calm. Olympic calm! Because calm is a sign of truly strong man. And these guys are really strong, because when they work you need to be in literally, forged from steel!

SELECTION FOR THE TEAM

The requirements for those who want to become an officer of the Moscow SOBR have not changed much since the founding of the detachment. They just became even tougher. Candidates are also required to have the highest level of physical training and sports titles not lower than candidate master of sports in any martial arts or military-applied sport.

Most of those who serve in the unit have devoted themselves to sports from early childhood: some do wrestling, some do karate or boxing, while others have been involved in all-around events since the army. The essence is the same - these are 100% healthy men, medically fit to be at least cosmonauts. Besides martial arts not only strengthening the body, but also strengthening the spirit.

That is why the final stage of testing for a unit is sparring. The so-called special forces “acceptance”. Seven to eight one-minute sparring sessions with current squad officers. And this is full contact - you won’t see such low kicks (thai boxing strikes) in the “octagon”, but professional boxers will envy powerful uppercuts! Every blow is as hard as possible - no one is spared here.


The difficulty of such a test is that sparring - final stage physical fitness tests. Before him, the subject must run a marathon, perform exercises from the Cooper test, and all this without rest. The candidate enters the ring already quite exhausted. And against him are fresh and full of strength Sobrov members. This is not so much a test of fighting qualities as a test of fortitude.

The subject must endure even when exhausted and exhausted. Everyone understands that if necessary, they will knock out even a UFC champion. That's why no one tries to kill a person. The main thing is to understand who is in front of you. And if the subject does not break down, even when there is no more strength, then he is “the guy”!

But, of course, hand-to-hand combat is not the only thing that someone who decides to connect his life with SOBR needs to go through. A lot of psychological tests that should reveal the absolute mental adequacy of the person to whom the state will entrust weapons, the lives of law-abiding citizens and his comrades in the squad!

One of the most important moments is a personal interview. If a person comes to such a unit, he must do so consciously. He must understand WHERE and WHY he came. After all, here he will have to walk under bullets and protect his comrades, and maybe even complete strangers - such actions require very strong motivation. And everyone must clearly answer all the questions for themselves even before they cross the threshold of the detachment.

There are other mandatory conditions (since SOBR is an officer unit) - only employees with higher education or those who complete their studies at a university are accepted into the detachment.

When joining a squad, a newcomer must pass probation- from three months to six months. This is the time in which he will have to prove himself, show with the best side and not tarnish your reputation in any way. If the officers of the squad understand that they can go into battle with this person and trust him with their lives, then the candidate will be given the high honor of becoming a full member of the elite special forces.

However, one should not think that at this stage a person can relax and “reap his laurels.” Service in SOBR means constant training, self-improvement and preparation for work in all areas. A special forces soldier must constantly strive to become even better. There are no people who have nothing to learn. During the service, various classes are constantly conducted with employees in a wide variety of disciplines, however, first of all, each of the special forces must be passionate about what they do and constantly try to become a little better and, of course, learn from experience from more experienced and senior colleagues.

Ending in the next issue.

LAZAREV Konstantin. Journalist and photographer, main subject is special forces units. Recently I have worked with most of the units in the Moscow region. He is interested in weapons and military equipment.

In addition to print media, he works on television as a journalist and TV presenter: in the program “ A military secret"on the Ren-TV channel and in the author's projects "Special Forces" and "War Years Equipment" on the OST-TV channel.

“Golden” laureate of the “Russian Journalists against Terror” award.

Material from Wikipedia - the free encyclopedia

SOBR (WITH special ABOUT row B quickly R response) - federal and regional special units of the FSVNG of the Russian Federation, which were regularly included (until 2003) in the departments for combating organized crime of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia (units of over 200 people were called squads from the late 1990s). In 2002, SOBR units were transformed into OMSN (Special Purpose Police Unit). On November 30, 2011, by order of the Minister of Internal Affairs Rashid Nurgaliev, the special police units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs again became officially known as special rapid reaction units.

The main task of the SOBR is the fight against organized crime. However, due to changes in the internal political situation, SOBRs were successfully used, including in military anti-terrorist operations carried out in the North Caucasus region. Since 2004, November 9 is celebrated as SOBR Day.

Story

The first special unit in the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (police) was OMSN GUVD in Moscow. OMSN was formed on November 9, 1978. At that time, preparations for the Olympics were underway in Moscow, and the failure of the German police operation to free Israeli hostages during the Munich Olympics showed how destructive the actions of amateurs can be where professionals should act. To prevent emergency situations A special forces unit was created - the first police special forces. True, the unit was originally called a special police detachment (OMON) under the Moscow City Executive Committee. The detachment was created to work at the 1980 Olympics and protect the Olympic flame. After the Olympics, it became clear that the unit would not be left without work. The first task of the special forces was to free the girl captured by the criminal. The hostage was successfully released, and the detachment was reassigned to the criminal investigation department and made a regular unit of the Moscow Main Internal Affairs Directorate. There were not enough special forces to carry out all operational tasks - there were only a few dozen of them. Then the PPS regiment was entrusted with the fight against riots and was renamed OMON.  There was a period of time when there were two riot police in Moscow at the same time. The police themselves called the detachments Big and Small. To avoid confusion and misunderstandings, that same Little OMON was later renamed into a special purpose police detachment (OMSN). In 2011, OMSN was renamed OSN, and subsequently SOBR. The OMSN of the Central Internal Affairs Directorate for Moscow served as a model for the beginning of the creation of other special units in the Russian militia (police) in the future. On February 10, 1992 it was created tactical operations department as part of the Main Directorate for Organized Crime (GUOP) of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs. In the fall of 1992, by presidential decree Russian Federation Tactical Operations Division was renamed special rapid response squad(SOBR). In September 2002, by order of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, SOBR were renamed into special purpose police units (OMSN). In 2003, some of the MSN units received proper names: “Bars”, “Bulat”, “Lynx”, “Terek”. As of 2009, the total number of SOBR was 5,200 people in 87 detachments. In 2011, in connection with the reform of the internal affairs bodies, and the renaming of “militia” to “police”, MSN units were renamed OSN (special forces units). In 2012, the name SOBR (special rapid reaction units) was returned to all SN detachments. The quantitative composition of SOBRs is determined by the tasks and region of deployment. The selection was carried out in a multi-stage and quite strict manner, with many selection criteria, which determines the qualitative composition of this unit (as a rule, these are young people who served in the ranks of the Armed Forces of the USSR or Russia and have higher education. Priority for professional athletes or officers of the RF Armed Forces). At the first stage, testing was carried out on the physical, moral and volitional qualities of a candidate for a position in the detachment. Only candidates who passed the test to the end, somewhat reminiscent of passing the Krapovy beret at the OSN VV of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, were allowed to proceed to further personnel registration, which included the next stage of selection criteria and further filtering of candidates. First of all, this means passing a medical commission for group “A” (first group) and psychological testing. Next, a complete and thorough check of the candidate’s biography was carried out for the complete absence of relatives with a criminal past and compromising materials using special information databases of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the FSB on the candidate himself. The authenticity of all documents was also checked, characterizing data from previous places of study, work, service, information on the place of residence on the candidate’s everyday life and lifestyle were requested. Only a candidate who has passed all the above stages of selection, is fit in health and has no discreditable data in his past or present, was enrolled in an internship on the SOBR staff. And only after completing the internship, the final decision was made on further service in the unit.

Tasks and functions

The training of employees in SOBR, unlike other special units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, is of a clearly individual nature. There are a lot of specialists in various areas of application, but interchangeability is at the forefront. The emphasis of the training is on working against an armed criminal in the city ( with a working distance of up to 100 m) and in transport, but SOBRs were successfully used in almost any conditions ( forest, mountains, steppes). Much attention is paid to physical and psychological preparation.

In the ICR SOBR found successful application not only in interaction with regular Russian security forces, but also in certain areas, showed excellent results use in the Chechen campaigns in the first echelons.

Differences between SOBR and OMON

OMON differs from SOBR of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in its organizational and staffing structure and the nature of the tasks performed. Unlike OMON, almost all SOBR employees have officer ranks no lower than “junior police lieutenant.” Before the reform of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in 2011, when the police were divided into MOB (public security police) and KM (criminal police), OMON was a unit of the MOB and reported to the head of the MOB, while SOBR was a unit of the KM and reported directly to the head of the Central Internal Affairs Directorate. OMON is built on the army principle, as a military unit, which includes: operational companies consisting of platoons and squads, a personnel department and educational work with a full-time psychologist, medical service, headquarters, canine service, engineer and sapper department, motorized unit, accounting department, logistics department. SOBR, unlike OMON, does not solve the following problems: ensuring the protection of public order, including in places with a difficult criminal situation, during public events, and in suppressing group hooliganism and riots. Unlike the SOBR, riot police officers participated in all high-profile events in the history of the country, from major riots to an armed change of power. Professionally, riot police are the most mobile and prepared to act in emergency situations and natural disaster zones. When conducting targeted special operations to destroy criminals, SOBR units are used. When storming a home, the assault itself is carried out by the SOBR, and the riot police are in a cordon. In order to disarm a large armed gang in a mountainous and wooded area in the TFR, riot police and army units are used to comb the area or cordon off a blocked gang, since they are larger in number of personnel. IN business trips SOBR officers are sent to the territory of the ICR in squads of 10-12 people, while riot police are sent in platoons of at least 30-35 employees.

Reassignment of FSVNG RF

On April 5, 2016, by decree No. 157 of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, special rapid reaction units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation were reassigned and became part of the Federal Service of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation. Organizational and staffing measures (OSM) and personnel purges will be carried out in the SOBR detachments, Special attention will be devoted to higher state education of SOBR officers, diplomas, faculties (specialties) and educational institutions. The goal of OSHM is to improve organizational structure, as a result of which the official status of employees changes. The result of the OSH will be a change in staff - the number and number of positions, titles, specialties, salaries. When reorganizing into the National Guard, complete information about the employee, his autobiography, birth certificate, school report card, certificate, military ID and military service will be rechecked, employment history, marriage certificate, birth certificates of children, diplomas, organization of life and everyday life, criminal records of family members. By 2018, employees will be hired for military service to the troops national guard with assignment military ranks. When appointing to a position in the National Guard troops, preference will be given to employees who graduated from military institutes of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, military schools, institutes, academies, which are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, and priority will also be given law faculties state universities in the specialty "Jurisprudence" qualification - "Lawyer". Officers of the National Guard of the Russian Federation must have a higher education. The formation of the Federal Service of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation is planned to be carried out in 3 stages. SOBR employees, for any personal circumstances, qualities or reasons that have not undergone reorganization into the ranks of the National Guard troops, will be offered other vacant positions in the territorial bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.

Formation of the structure of the FSVNG RF

In the Federal Service of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation, systematic work continues to form a structure, including staffing the territorial bodies of the National Guard Troops. By decision of the Director of the Federal Service of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation - Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Viktor Zolotov, the personnel department has developed a transparent system of requirements that apply to officers applying for leadership positions in the territorial bodies of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation. In particular, performance indicators, education, experience of participation in hostilities, the presence of state awards, scientific and pedagogical activity, enrollment in personnel reserve for promotion to the highest military positions. When selecting and appointing leadership positions in the troops of the National Guard of the Russian Federation, special attention is paid to moral, business qualities and strict compliance with anti-corruption laws. Territorial bodies are part of the districts of the troops of the National Guard of the Russian Federation and are intended to manage and support the service and combat activities of riot police units, SOBR, private security and licensing and permitting work, included in the Russian Guard, in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.

Analogs

A country Special Forces
Armenia Special forces of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Services national security;
Belarus SPBT "Almaz" Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus;
Brazil BOPE ;
Great Britain Special Police Service ( Metropolitan Police Special Branch);
Germany SEK (Spezialeinsatzkommando);
Georgia Special forces of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia;
Kazakhstan SOBR of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan, created in 1993;
Kyrgyzstan SOBR of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kyrgyzstan;
Costa Rica special forces GAO (Grupo de Apoyo Operativo) National Police of Costa Rica; .
Romania Rapid Response Police Service SPIR (Serviciul de Poliție pentru Intervenție Rapidă);
Salvador special forces squad GRP (Grupo de Reaccion Policial) El Salvador police ;
USA SWAT (Special Weapons And Tactics - “Special weapons and tactics”);
Ukraine police special forces KORD Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine;
France RAID ( eng.) and GIPN ( Groupe d'Intervention de la Police Nationale);
Israel YAMAM (Hebrew: ימ"מ‎, acronym for Special Police Unit ( י חידה מ שטרתית מ יוחדת, Yechida Meshtartit Meyuhadet) is a special unit of the Israel Border Police (MAHAV), the main anti-terrorist unit of the Israeli police.

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see also

  • Hunting team - units in the Russian army to carry out certain especially dangerous assignments (1886-1917).

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“Let’s go, let’s go,” Rostov said hastily, and lowering his eyes and shrinking, trying to pass unnoticed through the ranks of those reproachful and envious eyes fixed on him, he left the room.

Having passed the corridor, the paramedic led Rostov into the officers' quarters, which consisted of three rooms with open doors. These rooms had beds; wounded and sick officers lay and sat on them. Some walked around the rooms in hospital gowns. The first person Rostov met in the officers' quarters was a small, thin man without an arm, in a cap and hospital gown with a bitten tube, walking in the first room. Rostov, peering at him, tried to remember where he saw him.
“This is where God brought us to meet,” said small man. - Tushin, Tushin, remember he took you near Shengraben? And they cut off a piece for me, so...,” he said, smiling, pointing to the empty sleeve of his robe. – Are you looking for Vasily Dmitrievich Denisov? - roommate! - he said, having found out who Rostov needed. - Here, here, and Tushin led him into another room, from which the laughter of several voices was heard.
“And how can they not only laugh, but live here?” thought Rostov, still hearing this smell of a dead body, which he had picked up in the soldier’s hospital, and still seeing around him these envious glances that followed him from both sides, and the face of this young soldier with his eyes rolled up.
Denisov, covering his head with a blanket, slept in bed, despite the fact that it was 12 o'clock in the afternoon.
“Ah, G”ostov? “It’s great, it’s great,” he shouted in the same voice as he used to do in the regiment; but Rostov noticed with sadness how, behind this habitual swagger and liveliness, some new bad, hidden feeling was peeking through. in facial expression, intonation and words of Denisov.
His wound, despite its insignificance, still had not healed, although six weeks had already passed since he was wounded. His face had the same pale swelling that was on all hospital faces. But this was not what struck Rostov; he was struck by the fact that Denisov seemed not to be happy with him and smiled at him unnaturally. Denisov did not ask about the regiment or the general course of the matter. When Rostov talked about this, Denisov did not listen.
Rostov even noticed that Denisov was unpleasant when he was reminded of the regiment and, in general, of that other, free life that was going on outside the hospital. He seemed to be trying to forget that former life and was only interested in his business with the supply officials. When Rostov asked what the situation was, he immediately took out from under his pillow the paper he had received from the commission and his rough answer to it. He perked up, starting to read his paper and especially let Rostov notice the barbs that he said to his enemies in this paper. Denisov’s hospital comrades, who had surrounded Rostov—a person newly arrived from the free world—began to disperse little by little as soon as Denisov began to read his paper. From their faces, Rostov realized that all these gentlemen had already heard this whole story, which had become boring to them, more than once. Only the neighbor on the bed, a fat lancer, sat on his bunk, frowning gloomily and smoking a pipe, and little Tushin, without an arm, continued to listen, shaking his head disapprovingly. In the middle of reading, the Ulan interrupted Denisov.
“But for me,” he said, turning to Rostov, “we just need to ask the sovereign for mercy.” Now, they say, the rewards will be great, and they will surely forgive...
- I have to ask the sovereign! - Denisov said in a voice to which he wanted to give the same energy and ardor, but which sounded useless irritability. - About what? If I were a robber, I would ask for mercy, otherwise I’ll be judged for taking clean water robbers. Let them judge, I’m not afraid of anyone: I honestly served the Tsar and the Fatherland and did not steal! And demote me, and... Listen, I write to them directly, so I write: “if I were an embezzler...
“It’s cleverly written, to be sure,” said Tushin. But that’s not the point, Vasily Dmitrich,” he also turned to Rostov, “you have to submit, but Vasily Dmitrich doesn’t want to.” After all, the auditor told you that your business is bad.
“Well, let it be bad,” Denisov said. “The auditor wrote you a request,” Tushin continued, “and you need to sign it and send it with them.” They have it right (he pointed to Rostov) and they have a hand in the headquarters. You won't find a better case.
“But I said that I wouldn’t be mean,” Denisov interrupted and again continued reading his paper.
Rostov did not dare to persuade Denisov, although he instinctively felt that the path proposed by Tushin and other officers was the most correct, and although he would consider himself happy if he could help Denisov: he knew the inflexibility of Denisov’s will and his true ardor.
When the reading of Denisov’s poisonous papers, which lasted more than an hour, ended, Rostov said nothing, and in the saddest mood, in the company of Denisov’s hospital comrades again gathered around him, he spent the rest of the day talking about what he knew and listening to the stories of others . Denisov remained gloomily silent throughout the entire evening.
Late in the evening Rostov was getting ready to leave and asked Denisov if there would be any instructions?
“Yes, wait,” Denisov said, looked back at the officers and, taking out his papers from under the pillow, went to the window where he had an inkwell, and sat down to write.
“It looks like you didn’t hit the butt with a whip,” he said, moving away from the window and handing Rostov a large envelope. “It was a request addressed to the sovereign, drawn up by an auditor, in which Denisov, without mentioning anything about the wines of the provision department, asked only for pardon.
“Tell me, apparently...” He didn’t finish and smiled a painfully false smile.

Having returned to the regiment and conveyed to the commander what the situation was with Denisov’s case, Rostov went to Tilsit with a letter to the sovereign.
On June 13, the French and Russian emperors gathered in Tilsit. Boris Drubetskoy asked the important person with whom he was a member to be included in the retinue appointed to be in Tilsit.
“Je voudrais voir le grand homme, [I would like to see a great man," he said, speaking about Napoleon, whom he, like everyone else, had always called Buonaparte.
– Vous parlez de Buonaparte? [Are you talking about Buonaparte?] - the general told him, smiling.
Boris looked questioningly at his general and immediately realized that this was a joke test.
“Mon prince, je parle de l"empereur Napoleon, [Prince, I’m talking about Emperor Napoleon,] he answered. The general patted him on the shoulder with a smile.
“You will go far,” he told him and took him with him.
Boris was one of the few on the Neman on the day of the emperors' meeting; he saw rafts with monograms, Napoleon's passage along the other bank past the French guard, saw the thoughtful face of Emperor Alexander, while he sat silently in a tavern on the bank of the Neman, waiting for Napoleon's arrival; I saw how both emperors got into the boats and how Napoleon, having first landed on the raft, walked forward with quick steps and, meeting Alexander, gave him his hand, and how both disappeared into the pavilion. Since his entry into higher worlds, Boris made a habit of carefully observing what was happening around him and recording it. During a meeting in Tilsit, he asked about the names of those people who came with Napoleon, about the uniforms that they were wearing, and listened carefully to the words that were said by important persons. At the very time the emperors entered the pavilion, he looked at his watch and did not forget to look again at the time when Alexander left the pavilion. The meeting lasted an hour and fifty-three minutes: he wrote it down that evening among other facts that he believed had historical meaning. Since the emperor’s retinue was very small, for a person who valued success in his service, being in Tilsit during the meeting of the emperors was a very important matter, and Boris, once in Tilsit, felt that from that time his position was completely established. They not only knew him, but they took a closer look at him and got used to him. Twice he carried out orders for the sovereign himself, so that the sovereign knew him by sight, and all those close to him not only did not shy away from him, as before, considering him a new person, but would have been surprised if he had not been there.
Boris lived with another adjutant, the Polish Count Zhilinsky. Zhilinsky, a Pole raised in Paris, was rich, passionately loved the French, and almost every day during his stay in Tilsit, French officers from the guard and the main French headquarters gathered for lunch and breakfast with Zhilinsky and Boris.
On the evening of June 24, Count Zhilinsky, Boris's roommate, arranged a dinner for his French acquaintances. At this dinner there was an honored guest, one of Napoleon's adjutants, several officers of the French Guard and a young boy of an old aristocratic French family, Napoleon's page. On this very day, Rostov, taking advantage of the darkness so as not to be recognized, in civilian dress, arrived in Tilsit and entered the apartment of Zhilinsky and Boris.
In Rostov, as well as in the entire army from which he came, the revolution that took place in the main apartment and in Boris was still far from taking place in relation to Napoleon and the French, who had become friends from enemies. Everyone in the army still continued to experience the same mixed feelings of anger, contempt and fear towards Bonaparte and the French. Until recently, Rostov, talking with Platovsky Cossack officer, argued that if Napoleon had been captured, he would have been treated not as a sovereign, but as a criminal. Just recently, on the road, having met a wounded French colonel, Rostov became heated, proving to him that there could be no peace between the legitimate sovereign and the criminal Bonaparte. Therefore, Rostov was strangely struck in Boris’s apartment by the sight of French officers in the very uniforms that he was accustomed to look at completely differently from the flanker chain. As soon as he saw the French officer leaning out of the door, that feeling of war, of hostility, which he always experienced at the sight of the enemy, suddenly seized him. He stopped on the threshold and asked in Russian if Drubetskoy lived here. Boris, hearing someone else's voice in the hallway, came out to meet him. His face at the first minute, when he recognized Rostov, expressed annoyance.
“Oh, it’s you, I’m very glad, very glad to see you,” he said, however, smiling and moving towards him. But Rostov noticed his first movement.
“I don’t think I’m on time,” he said, “I wouldn’t have come, but I have something to do,” he said coldly...
- No, I’m just surprised how you came from the regiment. “Dans un moment je suis a vous,” [I am at your service this very minute," he turned to the voice of the one calling him.
“I see that I’m not on time,” Rostov repeated.
The expression of annoyance had already disappeared from Boris's face; apparently having thought it over and decided what to do, he with particular calm took him by both hands and led him to next room. Boris's eyes, calmly and firmly looking at Rostov, seemed to be covered with something, as if some kind of screen - blue dormitory glasses - were put on them. So it seemed to Rostov.
“Oh come on, please, can you be out of time,” said Boris. - Boris led him into the room where dinner was served, introduced him to the guests, calling him and explaining that he was not a civilian, but a hussar officer, his old friend. “Count Zhilinsky, le comte N.N., le capitaine S.S., [Count N.N., captain S.S.],” he called the guests. Rostov frowned at the French, bowed reluctantly and was silent.
Zhilinsky, apparently, did not happily accept this new Russian face to his circle and didn’t say anything to Rostov. Boris did not seem to notice the embarrassment that had occurred from the new face and, with the same pleasant calm and cloudiness in the eyes with which he met Rostov, tried to enliven the conversation. One of the French turned with ordinary French courtesy to the stubbornly silent Rostov and told him that he had probably come to Tilsit in order to see the emperor.
“No, I have business,” Rostov answered briefly.
Rostov became out of sorts immediately after he noticed the displeasure on Boris’s face, and, as always happens with people who are out of sorts, it seemed to him that everyone was looking at him with hostility and that he was disturbing everyone. And indeed he interfered with everyone and alone remained outside the newly started general conversation. “And why is he sitting here?” said the looks that the guests cast at him. He stood up and approached Boris.
“However, I’m embarrassing you,” he told him quietly, “let’s go, talk about business, and I’ll leave.”
“No, not at all,” said Boris. And if you are tired, let’s go to my room and lie down and rest.
- Indeed...
They entered the small room where Boris was sleeping. Rostov, without sitting down, immediately with irritation - as if Boris was guilty of something in front of him - began to tell him Denisov’s case, asking if he wanted and could ask about Denisov through his general from the sovereign and through him deliver a letter. When they were left alone, Rostov became convinced for the first time that he was embarrassed to look Boris in the eyes. Boris crossed his legs and stroked his thin fingers with his left hand right hand, listened to Rostov, as a general listens to the report of a subordinate, now looking to the side, now with the same clouded gaze, looking directly into Rostov’s eyes. Each time Rostov felt awkward and lowered his eyes.
“I have heard about this kind of thing and I know that the Emperor is very strict in these cases. I think we should not bring it to His Majesty. In my opinion, it would be better to directly ask the corps commander... But in general I think...
- So you don’t want to do anything, just say so! - Rostov almost shouted, without looking into Boris’s eyes.
Boris smiled: “On the contrary, I’ll do what I can, but I thought...
At this time, Zhilinsky’s voice was heard at the door, calling Boris.
“Well, go, go, go...” said Rostov, refusing dinner, and being left alone in a small room, he walked back and forth in it for a long time, and listened to the cheerful French conversation from the next room.

Rostov arrived in Tilsit on a day least convenient for interceding for Denisov. He himself could not go to the general on duty, since he was in a tailcoat and arrived in Tilsit without the permission of his superiors, and Boris, even if he wanted, could not do this the next day after Rostov’s arrival. On this day, June 27, the first peace terms were signed. The emperors exchanged orders: Alexander received the Legion of Honor, and Napoleon Andrei 1st degree, and on this day a lunch was assigned to the Preobrazhensky battalion, which was given to him by the battalion of the French Guard. The sovereigns were supposed to attend this banquet.

How riot police and SOBR screwed up the National Guard. November 10th, 2016

Dear Mikhail Petrovich!

We ask you to help prevent the collapse of the legendary OMON and SOBR units, which have been guarding order for many years. Team members have already repeatedly turned to your union for help. We hope that this time we will be heard through your activities.
And the story is this. In April of this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin, by decree, created a new law enforcement agency in the country - the Russian Guard. A respected, authoritative leader and professional in his field, General Viktor Vasilyevich Zolotov, was appointed commander. The ranks of the guard also included special forces of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Initially, OMON and SOBR officers were proud to be part of such a force structure and perceived the transition with enthusiasm and hope for changes for the better. After all, since tsarist times, the guard has personified strength, valor and honor, protecting the interests of citizens and the state.
However, the joy from these innovations was short-lived and ended when appointments of leaders to territorial bodies began. IN this moment we're talking about about management in Moscow.


The OMON and SOBR units have been going back decades. Of course, over the years, our own principles and traditions have developed, which are supported not only by the personnel, but also by the leadership of the detachments.
With the appointment of Vsevolod Ovsyannikov and Vyacheslav Pytkov (OMON and SOBR) as commanders, the soldiers and officers had confidence that these traditions would not only be maintained but also multiplied.
These are respected commanders who have gone through all levels of service in our special forces, who have repeatedly participated in combat operations; they are a shining example of courage and professionalism for all of us. But... There is also a higher leadership in the Main Directorate of the Russian Guard in Moscow, with whose arrival everything has changed.

The National Guard is created on the basis of the Internal Troops. With great respect to the experts, on what basis? Territorial? Spiritual? Which? According to the situation currently taking place in our units, it is understood as follows: Soldier, forget about everything, now you are in the army!!!
Forget about what, about the spirit and traditions, about the combat path of the units? The opinion of the leadership of the Main Directorate is that we came to them and now we owe it to them for the rest of our lives.

There are many sayings about how you shouldn’t go to Tula with your own samovar or enter a monastery with your own charter. But Colonel Viktor Derkach does not know this. He decided to come to the riot police with a charter and turn the special unit into a construction battalion.
Each member of the detachment has served in the army and knows first-hand what hardships and hardships are. military service. Everyone wishing to continue serving in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation signed contracts.
The rest chose a different path. We went to serve in the special forces. But, unfortunately, after working for ten years, we are returning to square one. And there is no need to confuse a conscript soldier with a special forces soldier, who has more than one business trip to the Caucasus and more than one arrest of a dangerous criminal behind him.

Colonel Derkach, who is now acting as head of the Moscow Department of the Russian Guard, felt omnipotent in this position. Instead of solving the real existing problems of the units that arose in connection with the transition from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to the new department, he issues inadequate orders and instructions. Apparently everything that is written below is a priority task!

Any movement on the parade ground was prohibited. Only march or run. Or as part of a unit. Although riot police officers at the base in Strogino have been moving freely around the parade ground for more than 15 years, this did not in any way affect the quality of performance of official tasks.

Tags of the established type must be placed on all premises - red with bronze letters. All leaders from squad commanders to battalions are now puzzled not by the organization of service and preparation for it, but where and how to print these tags.

All uniforms should be stored in identical cases, and shoes - in special identical bags for shoes. Each department has metal cabinets for equipment and uniforms, where employees always carefully stored their property without any covers and nothing happened to it for so many years. And it turns out we have to buy the covers at our own expense?!

Remove flowers, calendars (!!!) and equipment that is not on the department’s balance sheet from office premises. Unfortunately, there is not enough funding for all office equipment, and some employees who take a responsible approach to performing their tasks, whenever possible, perform work on personal computer equipment.
This never interfered, but only facilitated the work process. How calendars interfered with Derkach - no one still understands, and we have not yet been taught to determine the day of the week by the sun,

Within the established time limits, OMON and SOBR officers were required to visit two museums and a concert of a song and dance ensemble Internal Troops, and commanders need to report on the activities carried out.
In accordance with Derkach’s order, it is necessary to visit the specified places within 10 days from December 15 to 25, and 100% of the personnel must attend excursions and concerts! That is, people for such an important task must be recalled from vacation!
Not to mention the fact that employees who already work almost seven days a week will be required to attend cultural events on their days off. And what good will be the culture that they are trying to impose by force?
What kind of responsibility will follow in the event of failure to comply with such an order of national importance is scary to even think about! And Colonel Viktor Derkach himself, together with riot policemen, will probably serve in the protection of public order during the cultural recreation of the soldiers.

This may seem like complete nonsense to some, but the destruction of the national idea and spirit comes precisely from the useless, incomprehensible innovations of incompetent leaders. By the way, the leadership of the State Administration is already demonstrating its competence at mass protests in the capital.

The leadership of the riot police provided a base for the deployment of the Main Directorate of the Russian Guard in Moscow. And he probably already regretted it. Here we must pay tribute to Deinichenko. The riot police headquarters were evicted from the renovated offices, freeing up these premises for the main administration.
Where did the riot police officers go? They will be comfortable in the basement, in the production building, and maybe even on the roof - this is a universal special forces, according to Derkach.
The personnel department employees were packed like sardines into a barrel into one office along with personal files - about fifteen people. You walk in and are amazed - try to find your personnel officer in this confusion and resolve service issues! If they do this to the headquarters, then what should the soldiers (combat soldiers, according to the new leadership) expect?

Why does Derkach need to think about his personnel? The main thing is to line up on time, report and draw a map. This is his priority.

Here's another case. The law prohibits smoking on premises. On the territory of the base there are specially designated areas for smokers outside. But the law is not written to Derkach. He smokes right at his workplace.
Some squad members also don’t mind smoking at work, but for them this will most likely end in dismissal.

Now we are beginning to envy the SOBR and OMON officers, who probably foresaw that with such authorized commanders the spirit of the police would be suppressed, and did not join the Russian Guard, remaining in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
It seems that after everything that begins to happen in the units, the shortage will only grow, and accordingly people will be removed from the weekend, as is happening now. Just how to give away days off, or the soldiers don’t need them. How long will all this continue???

With this approach to management, the Russian Guard in Moscow will soon be left without professionals from the OMON and SOBR. Our units have repeatedly proven their loyalty to the oath and professionalism, fighting lawlessness and disruption of order.
And if we stand on the threshold of the Ukrainian scenario, who will protect the country? Are they really the young conscript soldiers that the unbridled personnel policy of all sorts of jerks is turning us into? And most importantly, will the person be able to give an order?

Dear Mikhail Petrovich!

History of the SOBR of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and its tasks

The history of the SOBR of the Ministry of Internal Affairs begins in 1992. At that turbulent time, when criminal gangs were at their peak throughout Russia, a structure capable of resisting them was urgently needed. In this regard, in 1992, in February, at the GUOP of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation in Moscow, a tactical operations department was organized, which in the fall of the same year was renamed SOBR (special rapid reaction detachment). Later, this first Moscow SOBR in the country received the name SOBR “Lynx”. Since 1993, similar units began to be created throughout Russia.

Ten years later, in 2002, SOBR units were renamed OMSN (police units special purpose), in 2011 - to OSN, and since 2012 the divisions have returned to their original name.

Today in Russia there are more than eighty SOBR detachments (according to 2009 - 87 detachments), some of them have their own names - SOBR “Lynx”, SOBR “Bulat”, SOBR “Granit”, etc.

The training of SOBR fighters differs significantly from the training of other law enforcement units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, first of all, in its pronounced individual character. These units have many highly specialized personnel, but the main focus is on interchangeability. The emphasis of the training is on working against armed criminals in urban environments at a distance of up to one hundred meters, but the SOBR of the Ministry of Internal Affairs with great success perform special tasks in any terrain (mountains, forests, steppes).

The main “clients” of SOBR are specific individuals - members of gangs and organized crime groups, armed criminals and hostage takers.

Since the mid-nineties, the range of use of units and their tactical techniques have expanded significantly - adjustments were made by events in the North Caucasus region. Today, it is almost impossible to find a SOBR officer who has not been there.

Due to the specific nature of the tasks performed, SOBR often works together with other law enforcement agencies - riot police, special forces of the Internal Troops and the FSB.

SOBR of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia

As mentioned above, there are currently more than 80 special rapid response units in Russia. Today, each SOBR of the Russian Federation has its own history, its own traditions and tactics.

On the website of the Internet Voentorg Voenpro you can get acquainted with, ,. You can also read about SOBR of Kemerovo, SOBR of Novosibirsk, SOBR of Krasnoyarsk, SOBR of Rostov, SOBR of Ivanovo and about the Perm SOBR.

Despite their location in different regions In Russia, SOBRs have a common job - fighting organized crime, neutralizing terrorists and much more. All units have very solid combat experience. It is safe to say that the SOBR of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs is one of the most combat-ready security forces.

In fact, every SOBR fighter is a generalist, capable of always replacing a comrade, but in each unit there is a specialization that is determined by tactics. Detachments are formed in groups, which, in turn, are divided into capture groups and cover groups, the latter including snipers and climbers. Also, each SOBR detachment has explosives technicians; their activities are extremely relevant during business trips to the North Caucasus region.

SOBRs in Chechnya are a separate issue. Since the end of 1994, virtually none of the operations in the North Caucasus has been completed without the participation of the SOBR of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Combined SOBR detachments took part in the assault on Grozny in 1995 and 1999; the Russian SOBR carried out many special operations to eliminate militant gangs, suppress terrorist attacks, and free hostages. Each of the SOBR units of the Russian Federation had to visit this “hot” spot. Today SOBR fighters, despite the relatively calm environment in the North Caucasus region, go on a business trip to Chechnya and neighboring Dagestan. North Caucasus missions of detachments are carried out according to the established schedule, their employees alternately replace each other.

SOBR in Chechnya is a formidable force. Well-trained unit officers not only carry out special tasks by force, but also participate in their development and subsequent analysis. The tasks of SOBR officers in Chechnya include the destruction of leaders of bandit formations, carrying out targeted strikes against bandit groups, and in some cases, protecting government institutions. So, for example, soldiers of the St. Petersburg SOBR “Granit” constantly guard the complex of government buildings in Grozny. In total, SOBR soldiers from more than forty-five Russian regions are present on the territory of Chechnya as part of operational groups and mobile detachments stationed in Dagestan and Ingushetia.

Work in SOBR

Working in SOBR is very prestigious and getting into the detachment is not easy. Strict selection criteria are determined by the specifics of the tasks performed by SOBR. SOBR special forces are staffed exclusively by officers. The positions of SOBR officers, as in other structures of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, are traditional - detective officers.

Taking into account the specifics of the work, experience and contingent, the SOBR detention technique is quite tough; their “clients” perceive the detachments as a kind of “talk of the town.” Among other things, the SOBR’s tactics were greatly influenced by participation in the events in the North Caucasus, where, in addition to anti-terrorism and police tactics, they also had to use combined arms tactics. During the assault on the militants' positions, SOBR members successfully launched frontal attacks more than once.

Today's SOBR of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation is significantly different from the SOBR of the 90s. Modern organized crime has moved from “dens” and “huts” to respectable offices; boys in sweatpants and leather jackets are sometimes replaced by disciplined armed security of companies. In addition, SOBR special forces have to confront drug traffickers, arms and human goods dealers.

Daily intense training and tactical exercises, both in urban and field conditions, contribute to maintaining the combat effectiveness of SOBR personnel.

Among the SOBR fighters, there are many who have earned the right to wear “maroon berets”; almost all officers of the units who participated in special operations in the North Caucasus were awarded medals and orders; 24 SOBR officers were awarded the title of Hero of Russia.

There are also losses among the SOBR fighters, and, unfortunately, the mournful list is replenished every year. Both in the “hot” region and in the places of main deployment during detention operations, SOBR officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs risk their lives every day, but they all consider it their duty to continue their real manly work.

Film SOBR


In 2012, the fictional series SOBR was released on television. The action of the SOBR action film takes place on the territory of the Stavropol Territory. SOBR militant tells about the everyday life of SOBR detachment fighters, about their training and special operations. The plot of the SOBR action film organically interweaves the line of interpersonal relationships between SOBR employees and their personal lives. The SOBR action film is truly a film about real men's work, and he left no one indifferent. From series to series of the film, viewers can follow an acute plot about the struggle of SOBR soldiers with a gang of terrorists, arms and human goods dealers. SOBR actors reliably convey the characters of the main characters.

If you have not yet watched the Russian TV series SOBR, then you can always watch the SOBR movie for free online on the website of the Internet military trade company Voenpro.

SOBR (Special Rapid Response Squad) are federal and regional special units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, which were regularly included (until 2003) in the departments for combating organized crime of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia (units of over 200 people were called squads from the late 1990s). In 2002, SOBR detachments were transformed into OMSN (Special Purpose Police Detachment). On November 30, 2011, by order of the Minister of Internal Affairs Rashid Nurgaliev, special police units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs again became officially known as special rapid reaction units.
The main task of the SOBR is to fight organized crime. However, due to changes in the internal political situation, SOBRs were successfully used, including in military operations held in the North Caucasus region.


Story
The first special unit in the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (police) was the OMSN of the Moscow Main Internal Affairs Directorate. OMSN was formed on November 9, 1978. At that time, preparations for the Olympics were underway in Moscow, and the failure of the German police operation to free Israeli hostages during the Munich Olympics showed how destructive the actions of amateurs can be where professionals should act.

To prevent emergency situations, a special forces unit was created - the first police special forces. True, the unit was originally called a special police detachment (OMON) under the Moscow City Executive Committee. The detachment was created to work at the 1980 Olympics and protect the Olympic flame. After the Olympics, it became clear that the unit would not be left without work. The first task of the special forces was to free the girl captured by the criminal. The hostage was successfully released, and the detachment was reassigned to the criminal investigation department and made a regular unit of the Moscow Main Internal Affairs Directorate. There were not enough special forces to carry out all operational tasks - there were only a few dozen of them. Then the PPS regiment was entrusted with the fight against riots and was renamed OMON.? There was a period of time when two OMON existed in Moscow at the same time. The police themselves called the detachments Big and Small. To avoid confusion and misunderstandings, that same Little OMON was later renamed into a special purpose police detachment (OMSN). In 2011, OMSN was renamed OSN, and subsequently SOBR. The OMSN of the Central Internal Affairs Directorate for Moscow served as a model for the beginning of the creation of other special units in the Russian militia (police) in the future.


On February 10, 1992, a tactical operations department was created as part of the Main Directorate for Organized Crime (GUOP) of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs. In the fall of 1992, by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation, the tactical operations department was renamed into a special rapid reaction squad (SOBR).
In September 2002, by order of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, SOBR were renamed into special purpose police units (OMSN).

In 2003, some of the OMSN detachments received proper names: “Bars”, “Bulat”, “Lynx”, “Terek”.
As of 2009, the total number of SOBR was 5,200 people in 87 detachments.
In 2011, in connection with the reform of the internal affairs bodies, and the renaming of “militia” to “police”, OMSN units were renamed OSN (special forces units).
In 2012, the name SOBR (special rapid response units) was returned to all OSN detachments.
The quantitative composition of SOBRs is determined by the tasks and region of deployment. The selection is carried out in many stages and quite strictly, with many screening criteria, which determines the qualitative composition of this unit (as a rule, these are young people who have served in the Armed Forces and have a higher education).


Tasks and functions
The training of employees in SOBR, unlike other special units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, is of a clearly individual nature. There are a lot of specialists in various areas of application, but interchangeability is at the forefront. The emphasis of the training is on working against an armed criminal in the city (with a working distance of up to 100 m) and in transport, however SOBRs were successfully used in almost any conditions (forest, mountains, steppes). Much attention is paid to physical and psychological preparation.
In the TFR, SOBRs have found successful use not only in cooperation with regular Russian security forces, but also in certain areas, and have shown excellent results in the Chechen campaigns in the first echelons.
SOBR constantly trains by making mock seizures of houses (using climbing equipment), cars and even airplanes. Their training is not inferior to that of the Alpha special forces.

Differences from riot police
SOBR differs from OMON in its organizational and staffing structure and the nature of the tasks performed. Unlike OMON, all SOBR employees have special ranks of police officers. Before the reform of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in 2011, when the police were divided into MOB (public security police) and KM (criminal police), OMON was a unit of the MOB and reported to the head of the MOB, while SOBR was a unit of the KM and reported directly to the head of the GUVD or his deputy.

SOBR, unlike OMON, does not solve the following problems:
- ensuring the protection of public order, including:
- in places with a difficult criminal situation,
- during public events,
- in case of emergency situations,
- suppression of group hooliganism and mass riots.


Documentary film "Our name is SPECIAL FORCES" (watch online)