Vityaz (MVD)
Vityaz (Russian: Витязь, "Knight") was a Soviet and Russian special forces unit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) within the Independent Operative Purpose Division (ODON) of the Internal Troops (VV). It was assigned specifically to counter-terrorism duties, but was also trained to stop civil unrest, prison rebellions and mutinies of regular army units, should they occur.
Its full name is 1st Special Purpose Unit of the Internal Forces "Vityaz" (1-й отряд специального назначения внутренних войск «Витязь»). Vityaz is also a private security firm, using the unit's name and symbol, and a private security training center, headed by the unit's former commander, Sergei Lysyuk.
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