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SOBR
Spetsnaz unit of the National Guard of Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Special Rapid Response Unit or SOBR (Russian: СОБР - Специальный Отряд Быстрого Реагирования, romanized: Spetsialnyy Otryad Bystrogo Reagirovaniya, lit. ''Special Unit of Quick Response''), from 2002 to 2011 known as OMSN (Otryad Militsii Spetsial'nogo Naznacheniya, Special Police Unit), is a spetsnaz unit of the National Guard of Russia (Rosgvardiya).
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Special Rapid Response Unit | |
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Специальный Отряд Быстрого Реагирования (Russian) | |
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Active | 10 February 1992–present |
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Agency | National Guard of Russia |
Type | Spetsnaz |
Abbreviation | SOBR |
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Officers | c. 5,200 |
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With their military equipment, uniforms and training, the OMON and SOBR constitute a rapid reaction and rapid insertion paramilitary police force available[when?] to the regular police - normally deployable at the discretion of a police local command.[1] They serve a similar function to a police tactical unit (PTU).
Groups named "SOBR" also operate in other post-Soviet countries - such as Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.