Berkut (special police force)
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The Berkut was the Ukrainian system of special police of the Ukrainian Militsiya within the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The agency was formed in 1992, shortly after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, as the successor to the Ukrainian SSR's OMON.
Berkut officers in 2007.
Berkut officers stand guard during a football match.
Berkut officers in riot gear forming a defensive line by the building of the Cabinet of Ministers in Kyiv during the 2013 Euromaidan protests.
Riot police
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Riot police are police who are organized, deployed, trained or equipped to confront crowds, protests or riots.
Canadian Toronto Police Service officers in heavy riot gear—including riot helmets, body armor, gas masks, riot shields, and riot guns—during the 2010 G20 Toronto summit protests
American Beverly Hills Police Department officers in light riot gear, consisting of just riot helmets and batons, during a Trump 2020 rally in 2019
Swiss Kantonspolizei Zürich riot police officers attempting to control May Day riots in 2008
Russian OMON officers advancing on protestors in Moscow during the 2021 Russian protests