On July 25, police special units from Irkutsk Region left for a six month deployment to the North Caucasus, where they will replace fellow officers in Chechnyas Vedensky District. The unit includes Irkutsk SOBR fighters and special forces from Bratsk, who passed strict screening, medical and psychological checks, and training for special conditions. A police unit from Buryatia also flew with them, and soon their colleagues who completed six months of service will return home.

On July 25, officers of the special police units of the Irkutsk Region set off on another deployment to the North Caucasus, which will last six months. They will replace their fellow countrymen who are maintaining public order and the lawful interests of citizens living in one of the most operationally challenging areas, the Vedensky District of the Chechen Republic. Along with the Irkutsk officers, a unit of police officers from Buryatia also flew on the same flight.
This time, the formed unit included not only fighters from the Irkutsk SOBR, but also special forces officers from the city of Bratsk. Before departure, all of them underwent medical and psychological examinations, and none of those deployed has any disciplinary sanctions. During preparations for the upcoming trip, they were given training on organizing their work in special conditions. Each of the candidates passed tests not only in firearms and physical training, but also on knowledge of regulatory documents governing operational and service activities.
As an escort to the unit’s deployment site, Deputy Head of Police for Operational Work of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Irkutsk Region Oleg Knaus departed. At the formation near the cargo plane’s ramp, the police colonel wished the fighters good luck and expressed confidence that they would accomplish all tasks of maintaining constitutional order in the “hot spot.”
Another group of Irkutsk special forces officers is awaiting the arrival of the replacement in southern Chechnya, for whom the six-month service is practically over, and in just a couple of days they will return to their native land.
Based on materials from the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Irkutsk Region