On 4 October 1988, by order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR, the first 19 special police units were created on the territory of the Soviet Union.
In late November of that year, the Minsk City Executive Committee ordered the establishment of the first Minsk OMON.
After the collapse of the USSR, the OMON remained under the jurisdiction of the Belarusian MVD under the subordination of the Main Internal Affairs Directorate.
Colonel Vladimir Artyomov was appointed the first commander of the unit.
Subsequently, similar subdivisions were created in all regional centers of the Republic of Belarus, using the Belarusian language spelling of AMAP and the Russian language spelling of OMON.
On 4 October 1988, by order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR, the first 19 special police units were created on the territory of the Soviet Union. In late November of that year, the Minsk City Executive Committee ordered the establishment of the first Minsk OMON. After the collapse of the USSR, the OMON remained under the jurisdiction of the Belarusian MVD under the subordination of the Main Internal Affairs Directorate. Colonel Vladimir Artyomov was appointed the first commander of the unit. Subsequently, similar subdivisions were created in all regional centers of the Republic of Belarus, using the Belarusian language spelling of AMAP and the Russian language spelling of OMON.
OMON (Belarus)