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OMON

OMON is a system of military special police units within the National Guard of Russia. It previously operated within the structures of the Soviet and Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD). Originating as the special forces unit of the Soviet militsiya in 1988, it has played major roles in several armed conflicts during and following the 1991…

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Abbreviation
OMOH/ОMON
Active
5 May 1919; 107 years ago (1919-05-05) (Russia)3 October 1988; 37 years ago (1988-10-03) (Soviet Union)
Agency
National Guard of Russia
Anniversaries
3 October (OMON Day/День ОМОН)
Common name
Omonovtsy, "Black Berets"
Country
Soviet Union (originally) · Russia

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OMON

Nodes217
Edges216
Triples252
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.009217
Components1

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related to Conflict in Chechnya · 42
OMON → Among, April, Argun, Berezniki, Chechen, Chechen OMON, Chechen Republic, Chechens, Chechnya, Chechnya's, Chelyabinsk, Control, During, First Chechen War, Grozny, Ichkeria, In, In February, Ingush, Ingushetia
related to Soviet OMON activities · 27
OMON → For, January, July, Latvia, Latvia's Interior Ministry, Latvian SSR's, Lithuania, Mikhail Gorbachev, Moscow, November, On, Part, Republic, Riga, Riga District Court, Riga OMON, Russia, Seven OMON, Some, Soviet
related to Rest of the former Soviet Union · 25
OMON → AbkhaziaOMON, AMAP, ArmeniaXTPD/OPON, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, BPDS/OPON, Fulger, Internal Affairs, It, Kazakh, Kazakhstan, KyrgyzstanARAS, Lithuania, Ministry, Moldovan, National Security Committee, OMONArystan Commando Unit, OPON, Republic, South OssetiaOMON
related to Equipment · 24
OMON → AK-74, AKS-74U, As, Dragunov, GM-94, GP-25, GSh-18, Kolpak, Kora-Kulon, Long Range Acoustic Devices, Makarov, MP-443 Grach, National Guard, PK, PP-19 Bizon, Riot, RPG, Russian, Stechkin, The
related to Post-Soviet OMON activities · 18
OMON → April, Armed Forces, Armenian, Azerbaijan, Azeri, Azeri OMON, Azeris, February, Khojaly, Nagorno-Karabakh, Prior, Republic, Russian Army, South Ossetia War, South Ossetian, Soviet OMON, This, Tskhinvali
related to Transport · 17
OMON → BTR-60, BTR-70, BTR-80, BTR-80M, GAZ Tigr, Green Kamysh, Interpolitex, Moscow OMON, Moscow OMON SPM-1, Mothers, Nizhny Novgorod, Petersburg, Saint Petersburg OMON Ural-4320, St, Tambov OMON, Tambov OMON UAZ-469, ZIL-130
related to Moscow Zubr · 16
OMON → Bison, European, February, Internal Affairs, It, Ministry, Moscow, Moscow Region, OMON GUVD, Police Detachment, Russia, Russian, Shchelkovo-7, The Zubr Special Purpose, Tigrs, Zubr
related to Russia · 15
OMON → Chechnya, In, In Russia, Information, Internal Affairs, Ministry, Moscow, Moscow OMON, Most OMON, National Guard Forces Command, North Caucasus, Russia, Since, The, They
related to Russo-Ukrainian War · 14
OMON → CCTV, Hostomel, Kyiv, National Police, On, Prosecutor General, Rosgvardiya, Russian, September, SOBR, Some OMON, The, Ukraine, Ukrainian Armed Forces
Significant operation(s) · 10
OMON → 1993 Russian constitutional crisis, East Prigorodny Conflict, First Chechen War, First Nagorno-Karabakh War, Georgian Civil War, January 1991 events in Latvia, January 1991 events in Lithuania, Lithuanian border attacks, Second Chechen War, Tajikistan Civil War

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russian police units moscow russia special war officers forces soviet also unit members mvd killed chechen national several 1991 riot

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OMONAbbreviationOMOH/ОMON1.00infobox
OMONActive5 May 1919; 107 years ago (1919-05-05) (Russia)3 October 1988; 37 years ago (1988-10-03) (Soviet Union)1.00infobox
OMONAgencyNational Guard of Russia1.00infobox
OMONAnniversaries3 October (OMON Day/День ОМОН)1.00infobox
OMONCommon nameOmonovtsy, "Black Berets"1.00infobox
OMONCountrySoviet Union (originally)1.00infobox
OMONCountryRussia1.00infobox
OMONOfficersEstimated 20,000 (in Russia)1.00infobox
OMONSignificant operation(s)January 1991 events in Lithuania1.00infobox
OMONSignificant operation(s)January 1991 events in Latvia1.00infobox
OMONSignificant operation(s)Lithuanian border attacks1.00infobox
OMONSignificant operation(s)First Nagorno-Karabakh War1.00infobox
OMONSignificant operation(s)Georgian Civil War1.00infobox
OMONSignificant operation(s)Tajikistan Civil War1.00infobox
OMONSignificant operation(s)East Prigorodny Conflict1.00infobox
OMONSignificant operation(s)1993 Russian constitutional crisis1.00infobox
OMONSignificant operation(s)First Chechen War1.00infobox
OMONSignificant operation(s)Second Chechen War1.00infobox
OMONTypeGendarmerie Riot police1.00infobox
OMONis asystem of military special police units within the National Guard of Russia0.90text
OMONis acombat unit for the protection and restoration of state order and public peace0.90text

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