Russian paramilitary forces

Is Rosgvardia renamed Interior Army or Interior Army still exist and Rosgvardia is a new branch of armed forces?

medo wrote:Is Rosgvardia renamed Interior Army or Interior Army still exist and Rosgvardia is a new branch of armed forces?

It is the old Interior Army plus other units such as the Reaction or Riot Police (OMON), SWAT police (SOBR), etc. It is not a branch of the Ministry of Defense.

Might as well call OMON army of a kind since they been used in combat multiple of times. I loved their uniforms so it was a shame to see it go but they are now part of a very effective combat unit within the country.

What about FSB forces? They seem to be their own?

miketheterrible wrote:Might as well call OMON army of a kind since they been used in combat multiple of times.  I loved their uniforms so it was a shame to see it go but they are now part of a very effective combat unit within the country.

What about FSB forces? They seem to be their own?

Correct, they have the Border Service, Coast Guard and some Spetsnaz / SWAT paramilitary (Alpha being the most famous).

The FSO (Federal Protection Security Service) have paramilitary units with the largest being the Kremlin Guard Regiment.

The EMERCON (Emergency Services / Civil Defense) also has some paramilitary units (armed search and rescue).

And finally the SVR (Foreign Intelligence) have some paramilitary forces designed to protect Russian Embassies in countries that require it.

The Correctional Service and Bailiff Service also employee SWAT type paramilitary forces.  

Also the OMON kept their blue cam uniforms and are actually growing. The SM (Special Mobile) units of the Interior troops were a semi-military police type with a similar function to the OMON. There were 24,000 OMON and 26,000 SM at the merger. I have read that a lot of the SM units have been or will be disbanded and merged into the OMON increasing their total to 40,000.

However we have gone seriously off topic.

franco wrote:
However we have gone seriously off topic.

Here comes George1

Deputy Defence Minister – head of GVPU of the Armed Forces, Colonel-General Andrei Kartapolov congratulated Yunarmiya with four years from the date of formation

The Deputy Minister of Defence – chief of the Main military-political department (GVPU) of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Andrei Kartapolov congratulated Yunarmiya with four years from the date of formation.

In his congratulation, he noted the mass character of young army cadets movement, which unites more than 700 thousand of the best representatives of Russian youth.

"Your success clearly demonstrates the revival of the tradition of military-patriotic education in the spirit of honest and selfless service to the fatherland," the Deputy head of the military department addressed the participants of the movement.

Colonel-General Andrey Kartapolov drew attention to the achievement of high results in education, sports and creativity by the movement's participants, active participation in public life, and manifestation in various actions and search expeditions.

In the year of the 75th anniversary of the Victory, the Yunarmiya became the most active participants in the events of the year of memory and glory, everywhere joined in congratulating and helping veterans, taking care of monuments and obelisks of fallen soldiers.

"In the conditions of restrictive measures and self-isolation associated with the spread of a new coronavirus infection, Yunarmiya did not stand aside, but on the contrary, one of the first in the country to transfer its work to a new online format available to all," the Deputy Defence Minister said.

Andrei Kartapolov wished Yunarmiya the implementation of the planned business, success in studies and public activities, high sporting achievements and intellectual growth.

"Yunarmiya" will celebrate its birthday with a multi-hour video marathon with competitions, master classes, prizes, a concert and congratulations from Russian pop stars. In particular, it will be summed up competition "Me — Yunarmiya ". Participants will need to tell how the entry into young army cadets brotherhood influenced them. There will also be master classes on dog training, cooking and preparation for the unified state exam. In addition, there will be an online initiation into the ranks of the Yunarmiya under the leadership of the movement's leader Roman Romanenko.

For reference:

The all-Russian military-patriotic social movement "Yunarmiya" was created on the initiative of the Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu in January and registered on July 29, 2016. The organization's birthday is considered to be May 28 — the day when the Minister of Defence launched the movement.

http://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12294769@egNews

For clarification GROM is the spetsnaz or SWAT units for the Drug Enforcement branch (FSKN) of the Russian Police.