Since the beginning of the year, employees of the special police brigade of the Vitebsk region have detained over 3,000 offenders
The unit traces its history back to November 1, 1993, when by order of the Minister of Internal Affairs, the 2nd Separate Special Militia Battalion was formed in Vitebsk on the basis of the 17th convoy company of military unit 6713. In 2013, the 7th Separate Special Militia Brigade was formed on its basis, which guards law and order throughout the region.
— Our activity consists in assisting law enforcement agencies in maintaining public order and ensuring public safety. We convoy and guard convicts and persons held in custody, disarm and destroy unexploded ordnance from the Great Patriotic War in populated areas, check reports of explosive device installations and disarm them if found.
We also guard correctional institutions and carry out supervision of convicts together with their administrations. Today, the brigade includes four separate rifle battalions, military units 5524 and 5530, and units of direct subordination.
The personnel of the brigade confidently and with dignity continue the glorious military traditions of their predecessors, develop by improving the material and technical base and perfecting work methods.
They are regularly involved in assisting the Security Service of the President of the Republic of Belarus
We are regularly involved in assisting the Security Service of the President of the Republic of Belarus in carrying out security measures during the stay of the head of state in the Vitebsk and Mogilev regions.
Over 9 thousand young people have gone through the school of courage in the brigade's units
Over 9,000 young people have undergone a school of courage in its units during the brigade's existence, and many of them continued their service in law enforcement agencies. People are our greatest asset and pride. Thanks to them, the fame and prestige of the internal troops are expanding and growing.
— What are the results of the first ten months of 2018?
— Over 20,000 servicemen performed duty on the streets of the region's cities. We also, together with police officers, ensured public order during approximately 80 cultural and sports events.
Since the beginning of the year, over 3,000 offenders have been detained.
The guards protecting 5 penitentiary system facilities have fully accomplished their assigned service and combat missions. Together with the administrations of correctional institutions, a stable situation has been ensured at these facilities. Sappers discovered, neutralized, and destroyed over 6,000 explosive devices.
At the request of territorial police departments, canine specialists made one hundred trips to search for narcotic and psychotropic substances, seizing about 700 g of drugs.
They participated in events related to the search for missing persons more than 60 times.
— What would you like to say to your colleagues on the holiday?
— I wish everyone health, family happiness, and success in their service. We need to be patient and tirelessly improve our professional skills to be ready at any moment to fulfill the tasks set for us by the President and the state.
I want to express special words of gratitude to Colonels Ivan Ivanovich Shlykov, Anatoly Adamovich Kurilets, Vasily Valerievich Sakovets, Andrey Alexandrovich Rybinsky, and Viktor Vladimirovich Sobolevsky, who led the unit before me, and to other veterans of the unit. Their professionalism and diligence, even in difficult conditions, allowed them to nurture a worthy replacement for active officers and ensigns and successfully fulfill their military duty.
— How will you celebrate the holiday?
Today, a ceremonial rally and an open house for students of educational institutions in Vitebsk will be held on the formation's parade ground. Representatives of the sapper-pyrotechnic group will demonstrate their skills in detecting explosive devices to the schoolchildren, while cynologists will simulate the search for drugs and their precursors and the apprehension of escaped criminals with the help of dogs. Soldiers of the patrol company will engage in hand-to-hand combat.
Additionally, an exhibition of special equipment and weapons, as well as a visit to the Museum of Military Glory, will be organized for the children.
Tomorrow, a festive concert will take place, during which representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and local authorities will award servicemen who distinguished themselves in the performance of service and combat tasks.