Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation

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gendarmerie-type force paramilitary force

The Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation were a militarized security force responsible for internal security, crowd control, and protection of key facilities within Russia until their functions were transferred to the National Guard in 2016.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Russian Interior Ministry troops	4
Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation canonical	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	gendarmerie-type force ⓘ paramilitary force ⓘ
commandStructure	centralized ⓘ
country	Russia ⓘ Russia ⓘ surface form: Russian Federation
disbandedBy	reform creating the National Guard of Russia ⓘ
dissolved	2016 ⓘ
engagedIn	First Chechen War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Chechen War NERFINISHED ⓘ counter-insurgency operations in the North Caucasus ⓘ
formedFrom	Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR NERFINISHED ⓘ
functionsTransferredTo	National Guard of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ
governedBy	federal laws of the Russian Federation ⓘ
hadUnitType	convoy and guard units ⓘ motorized infantry units ⓘ operational brigades ⓘ special purpose units ⓘ
jurisdiction	Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalStatus	militarized formation ⓘ
nativeName	Внутренние войска Министерства внутренних дел Российской Федерации NERFINISHED ⓘ
operatedIn	Chechen Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ North Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Armed forces and security apparatus of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ
predecessor	Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryTask	ensuring public safety during mass events ⓘ maintaining public order ⓘ protecting constitutional order ⓘ supporting law enforcement in emergencies ⓘ
role	assisting in emergency situations ⓘ counter-terrorism support ⓘ crowd control ⓘ guarding correctional institutions ⓘ guarding important state facilities ⓘ guarding special cargo ⓘ internal security ⓘ protection of key facilities ⓘ support to police operations ⓘ
shortName	VV MVD RF NERFINISHED ⓘ
status	disbanded ⓘ
subordinateTo	Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ
successor	National Guard Forces Command of the Russian Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ National Guard of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbol	distinctive maroon beret in some units ⓘ
typeOfOrganization	state security organization ⓘ uniformed service ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

VV MVD SSSR → successor → Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation ⓘ

Budennovsk hospital hostage crisis → opponent → Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Russian Interior Ministry troops

Kizlyar–Pervomayskoye hostage crisis → hasParticipant → Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Russian Interior Ministry troops

Battle of Grozny (August 1996) → hasParticipant → Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Russian Interior Ministry troops

Beslan school siege → opponent → Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Russian Interior Ministry troops