OMON
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OMON is a system of special police units within the National Guard of Russia. It previously operated within the structures of the Soviet and Russian Ministries 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 dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Dmitry Medvedev inspecting Shchyolkovo OMON in 2011
Saint Petersburg, Field of Mars, 12 June 2017, OMON during the rally
OMON cracking down on a protest action in defense of Article 31 (freedom of assembly) of the Russian Constitution in Moscow in 2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev visiting Bryansk OMON base in 2011
Battle of Hostomel
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The battle of Hostomel was the first major battle in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, fought for control over the town of Hostomel between the Russian and Ukrainian armed forces. As part of the Kyiv offensive, the Russian forces sought control over Hostomel, Bucha and Irpin in order to encircle and besiege the Ukrainian capital city Kyiv from the west. Due to the intensity of the Kyiv offensive, the Kyiv Oblast State Administration named Hostomel, along with Irpin, Bucha, Highway M06, and Vyshhorod as the most dangerous places in Kyiv Oblast.
Russian casualties and damaged armoured vehicles in the aftermath of the battle on 4 March in Hostomel
Remains of the Antonov An-225 cargo plane
Russian BMD-4 amphibious fighting vehicle stuck on a concrete barrier
Russian dead lying on top of an incapacitated BMD-2 airborne fighting vehicle