Russia deploys OMON riot police to quell anti-war protests

AS RUSSIA WAGES WAR AGAINST UKRAINE.. .

NAT- MISSILE BLAST

 IT’S ALSO GOING AFTER SOME OF ITS OWN PEOPLE:  

NAT – “FREE UKRAINE NOW” (FROM RUSSIA)

IN RUSSIA THOUSANDS OF ANTI-WAR PROTESTERS ARE BEING DRAGGED OFF THE STREETS.

LET’S GET THIS STRAIGHT 

THE GUYS DOING THE DIRTY WORK   ARE THE OMEN –   A SPECIAL POLICE UNIT WITHIN THE RUSSIAN NATIONAL GUARD

THEY ACT AS CROWD CONTROL AND ARE TYPICALLY USED AS POLICE BACKUP TO CURB RIOTS AND MAINTAIN “PUBLIC ORDER”

BUT THEY CAN ALSO TAKE PART IN MILITARY ACTION

WELL-TRAINED AND EQUIPPED WITH  BODY ARMOR AND BATONS – THEY’VE BEEN ACCUSED OF SEVERE HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES – AND STOKE FEAR ON THE STREETS OF RUSSIA.

MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A HIGH LEVEL OF FITNESS AND MUST BE EXPERTS IN SMALL ARMS AND HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT. MEN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 22-TO-30 CAN APPLY TO JOIN BUT MUST COMPLETE 4 MONTHS OF TRAINING. 

NOW – WE’RE SEEING THEM IN ACTION DETAINING NEARLY 6000 PEOPLE ON THE STREETS OF CITIES ACROSS RUSSIA.