OSN 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
  Moscow
  Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
  
   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

First Chechen War

The First Chechen War, also known as the War in Chechnya, was a conflict between the Russian Federation and the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, fought from December 1994 to August 1996...

, including the storming of Grozny in December 1994 - January 1995 and Second Chechen War

Second Chechen War

The Second Chechen War, in a later phase better known as the War in the North Caucasus, was launched by the Russian Federation starting 26 August 1999, in response to the Invasion of Dagestan by the Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade ....

.

2. In summer 2000, Saturn officers protected PACE

Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe , which held its first session in Strasbourg on 10 August 1949, can be considered the oldest international parliamentary assembly with a pluralistic composition of democratically elected members of parliament established on the basis of an...

 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

Mikhail Khodorkovsky

Mikhail Borisovich Khodorkovsky is a Russian prisoner, considered by some - such as Amnesty International - to have been imprisoned for political reasons, jailed until 2016 and a former Russian oligarch and businessman...

 cases.

4. Illegals Program

Illegals Program

The Illegals Program, as it was called by the United States Department of Justice, was a network of Russian sleeper agents under non-official cover whose investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation culminated in the arrest of ten agents and a prisoner swap between Russia and the United...

 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
  BPM-97
  The BPM-97 or Выстрел is the Russian military designation for the KAMAZ 43269 Vystrel 4x4 Wheeled armoured vehicle. It is still in the prototype phase and only two being produced were fitted with several different turrets like the one of the BTR-80A...
  
  
• Ford E-series armored prisoners van
• Armored Volkswagen T5 Transporter TDI
• KAMAZ-43114
• Toyota Land Cruiser 100
• Nissan Patrol GR (Y60)
• VAZ-2131 Niva
  Lada Niva
  The Lada Niva or VAZ-2121 is the Russian word for "crop field") is an off-road vehicle built by Soviet/Russian automaker AvtoVAZ. The car is very popular in its home country. It is also popular in Canada , South America, Europe, and other regions where the terrain requires a robust and tough car...
  
  
• GAZ-2217 Barguzin passenger van

Weapons:

• Glock 19
  Glock pistol
  The Glock pistol, sometimes referred to by the manufacturer as Glock "Safe Action" Pistol, is a series of semi-automatic pistols designed and produced by Glock Ges.m.b.H., located in Deutsch-Wagram, Austria. The company's founder, engineer Gaston Glock, had no experience with firearm design or...
  
  
• Glock 17
  Glock pistol
  The Glock pistol, sometimes referred to by the manufacturer as Glock "Safe Action" Pistol, is a series of semi-automatic pistols designed and produced by Glock Ges.m.b.H., located in Deutsch-Wagram, Austria. The company's founder, engineer Gaston Glock, had no experience with firearm design or...
  
  
• Makarov pistol PMM
• GSh-18
• CZ 75
  CZ 75
  The CZ 75 is a semi-automatic pistol made by Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod in the Czech Republic. First introduced in 1975, it is one of the original "wonder nines" featuring a staggered-column magazine, all-steel construction, and a hammer forged barrel...
  
  
• AEK-919K “Kashtan”
• 9 mm submachine gun PP-91 KEDR
  PP-91 KEDR
  The PP-91 KEDR is a 9mm submachine gun developed from a prototype from the 1970s and later adopted by the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs .- External links :*...
  
  
• Carbine assault rifle 9A-91
  9A-91
  The 9A-91 is a carbine assault rifle currently in use with Russian police forces.The 9A91 is a gas operated, rotating bolt weapon, which utilizes a long stroke gas piston, located above the barrel, and a rotating bolt with 4 lugs. The receiver is made from steel stampings; the forend and pistol...
  
  
• 9mm submachine gun PP-19 Bizon
• Submachine gun PP-19-01 Vityaz SN
• KS-23
  KS-23
  The KS-23 is a Russian shotgun, although because it uses a rifled barrel it is officially designated by the Russian military as a carbine. KS stands for Karabin Spetsialniy, "Special Carbine"...
  
  M Drozd
• Assault rifle AEK-971
  AEK-971
  AEK-971 is a Soviet / Russian selective fire assault rifle that was developed at the Kovrov Mechanical Plant by chief designer S.I. Koksharov in the 1980s...
  
   with GP-25
• RPG-7
  RPG-7
  The RPG-7 is a widely-produced, portable, unguided, shoulder-launched, anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade launcher. Originally the RPG-7 and its predecessor, the RPG-2, were designed by the Soviet Union, and now manufactured by the Bazalt company...
  
  
• AGS-30
  AGS-30
  The AGS-30 is a Russian-designed automatic grenade launcher currently in production in the Russian Federation and in service with the Russian armed forces.-Description:...
  
  
• 6G-30
• Assault rifle AN-94
  AN-94
  The AN-94 is an advanced Russian assault rifle. The initials stand for Avtomat Nikonova Model of 1994....
  
   Abakan
• Yarygin pistol MP-443 Grach
  MP-443 Grach
  Yarygin PYa, MP-443 Grach |rook]]) is the latest Russian standard military-issue side arm. It was developed in response to Russian military trials, which began in 1993. In 2003, it was adopted as a standard sidearm for all branches of Russian military and law enforcement, alongside GSh-18 and SPS...
  
  
• AK-74M
• AK-103
  AK-103
  The AK-103 is a modern, Russian-designed version of the famous AKM assault rifle, chambered for the 7.62×39mm M43 round. It combines the AKM design with developments from the AK-74 and AK-74M, with the use of plastics to replace metal or wooden components wherever possible to reduce overall weight...
  
  
• RPK-74
• OSV-96
  OSV-96
  OSV-96 is a Russian large calibre semi-automatic sniper rifle chambered for the 12.7 x 108 mm round.* Barrel length: 1000 mm.* Magazine: 5 rounds.* Effective Range: 2,000 m....
  
  
• SVD
• SVU
  Dragunov SVU
  The OTs-03 SVU is a bullpup configuration of the SVD sniper rifle. The SVU was developed to meet the needs of the security forces of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, such as OMON. The SVU was first seen in usage in the First Chechen War...
  
  

External links

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