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
The National Guard of the Russian Federation, also known as the Rosgvardiya, is the national gendarmerie and internal military force of the Russian Federation, comprising an independent agency that reports directly to the President of Russia Vladimir Putin under his powers as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and Chairman of the Security Council.
The entrance to the National Guard headquarters at 9 Krasnokazarmennaya Street in the South-Eastern Administrative Okrug of Moscow
A national guard banner awarding ceremony, 27 March 2017
Soldiers of the National Guard providing security in Nizhny Novgorod during the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Rosgvardia personnel on Red Square, 2019
