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The Special Police Forces (Ukrainian: Спеціальні поліцейські сили, romanized: Spetsialni politseiski syly) is a Ukrainian volunteer corps of law enforcement units, part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. [2]
The Ukrainian military counterattacked and an Omega special forces unit was air lifted unto the scene to help local troops drive back the attackers. During the failed assault 63 separatists were captured and three killed. The Omega special forces group was then tasked with protecting Mariupol for the remainder of the First Battle of Mariupol. [34]
This is a list of current secret police organizations. Fictional secret police organizations and historical secret police organizations are listed on their own respective pages. In this list, reputable sources, with relevant quotes, assert that the organizations in this list are secret police.
The Berkut (Ukrainian: Беркут; "golden eagle") was the Ukrainian system of special police (riot police) of the Ukrainian Militsiya within the Ministry of Internal Affairs. [4] [5] The agency was formed in 1992, shortly after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, as the successor to the Ukrainian SSR's OMON.
The Khyzhak Brigade (Ukrainian: Хижак, lit. 'Predator') is a Brigade of the Ukrainian Special Police Forces. It was established in 2022 following the Russian invasion of Ukraine as a detachment which became a brigade on 25 June 2024. [1] [2] It has seen extensive combat during the Russo-Ukrainian war.
The CIA paramilitaries in Ukraine have “a very small footprint,” said the former agency executive, and are helping train Ukrainian forces in “potential critical nodes the Russians may focus ...
Other special forces took part in battles in eastern Ukraine, the other main front in the counteroffensive. Skif's men waited patiently for the water to subside so they could seize positions and ...
Commandos and Special Operations (COE) – A special forces unit of the Military Police of São Paulo State, tasked with operations against violent crime in complex environments such as favelas, forest regions and at sea. Both GATE and COE are part of the 4th Shock Police Battalion.