Saturn (detachment)

OSN Saturn
Active	April 29, 1992
Country	Russia
Branch	Federal service of Punishment Execution
Type	Special Forces
Role	Law Enforcement in detention facilities
Garrison/HQ	Moscow, Russia
Engagements	First Chechen War Second Chechen War
Commanders
Current commander	Lieutenant colonel Boris Nikolaev

OSN Saturn (ОСН Сатурн УФСИН России по г. Москве; Otdel Spetsialnogo Naznacheniya Saturn) - Moscow department of Federal service of Punishment Execution (FSIN) Special purpose unit. Saturn was formed in April 1992 as a part of the Moscow department of Punishment Execution (UIN) under the Ministry of Interior. In 2006 the whole UIN system (including all regional departments and special purpose units) was renamed to the Federal Service for Punishments Executions and was placed from Ministry of Interior under the Russian Ministry of Justice.

Saturn unit is also often called "Jail Spetsnaz".

Function

Current duties:

• Preventing crimes in Moscow detention facilities
• Anti-riot actions in detention facilities
• Jail-break criminals search and arrest
• Securing the special operations
• Hostage rescue in detention facilities
• Counter-Terrorism actions in detention facilities
• protecting the high-ups of the Ministry of Justice and Court officials

Operations

1. Saturn unit participated in Counter-terrorist operation in the Chechen Republic, including the storming of Grozny in December 1994 - January 1995 and Second Chechen War.

2. In summer 2000, Saturn officers protected PACE delegates during their visit to the Chechen Republic.

3. Participating in hostage rescue operation in Kapotnya investigative isolation ward №9 on September 2006

3. Providing protection and convoy support during both Mikhail Khodorkovsky cases.

4. Illegals Program agent protection in Moscow.

Training

Airborne training

Combat shooting

Hand to hand combat and knife fighting

Psychological warfare

Weapon handling

Rappelling

Anti-riot actions

Equipment

Vehicles:

• KAMAZ 43269 Vistrel
• Ford E-series armored prisoners van
• Armored Volkswagen T5 Transporter TDI
• KAMAZ-43114
• Toyota Land Cruiser 100
• Nissan Patrol GR (Y60)
• VAZ-2131 Niva
• GAZ-2217 Barguzin passenger van

Weapons:

• Glock 19
• Glock 17
• Makarov pistol PMM
• GSh-18
• CZ 75
• AEK-919K “Kashtan”
• 9 mm submachine gun PP-91 KEDR
• Carbine assault rifle 9A-91
• 9mm submachine gun PP-19 Bizon
• Submachine gun PP-19-01 Vityaz SN
• KS-23M Drozd
• Assault rifle AEK-971 with GP-25
• RPG-7
• AGS-30
• 6G-30
• Assault rifle AN-94 Abakan
• Yarygin pistol MP-443 Grach
• AK-74M
• AK-103
• RPK-74
• OSV-96
• SVD
• SVU

See also

List of special police units

External links

• Saturn Official website
• Rappelling training photos
• Armored vehicle and weapons photos
• Saturn cars and armored vehicles photos
• Saturn KAMAZ-43269 Vistrel walkaround