Saturn (detachment)

OSN Saturn
OSN Saturn
Active	April 29, 1992
Country	Russia
Branch	Federal Penitentiary Service
Type	Police tactical unit
Role	Air assault; Anti-prison riot; Bomb disposal; CBRN defense; Close-quarters combat; Cold-weather warfare; Counterterrorism; Crowd control; Desert warfare; Direct action; Executive protection; Force protection; Hostage rescue; Law enforcement; Manhunt; Mountain warfare; Parachuting; Patrolling; PSYWAR; Raiding; Reconnaissance; Riot control; Special operations; Special reconnaissance; Urban warfare
Garrison/HQ	Moscow, Russia
Commanders
Current; commander	Boris Nikolaev

OSN Saturn (ОСН Сатурн УФСИН России по г. Москве; Otdel Spetsialnogo Naznacheniya Saturn) is the Moscow department of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) special purpose unit (police tactical unit). Saturn was formed in April 1992 as a part of the Moscow Department of Punishment Execution (UIN) under the Ministry of the Interior. In 2006, the UIN system (including all regional departments and special purpose units) was renamed the Federal Penitentiary Service, and was moved from the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Interior to the Russian Ministry of Justice. The Saturn unit is also often called "Jail Spetsnaz".

Function

Current duties:

Anti-prison riot actions in detention facilities
Control and protect criminals while carrying out legal procedures
Counterterrorism actions in detention facilities
Hostage rescue in detention facilities
Personal security for Ministry of Justice and court officials
Preventing crimes in Moscow detention facilities
Providing security detention facilities at risk of attack
Psychological operations to reduce violence in detention
Search and arrest of escaped criminals
Securing special operations
Support military operations

Operations

The Saturn unit participated in the First Chechen War, including the storming of Grozny in December 1994 to January 1995, and in the Second Chechen War.

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

Saturn participated in the hostage rescue operation in Kapotnya investigative isolation ward No. 9 in September 2006.

It provided protection and convoy support during both Mikhail Khodorkovsky cases.

Saturns provide illegals program agent protection in Moscow.

Training

Airborne training
Anti-prison riot
Cold-weather warfare
Counterterrorism
Crowd control
CQB/CQC
Defusing and disposal of bombs
Desert warfare
Executive protection
Fast-roping
Marksmanship
Mountain warfare
Hand-to-hand combat and knife fighting
Hostage rescue
NBCR on operations in contaminated environments
Psychological warfare
Rappelling
Reconnaissance
Riot control
Small unit tactics
Tactical emergency medical
Tracking
Weapons handling
Urban warfare

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

Saturn officer with a silenced 9A-91 carbine assault rifle

Glock 17
Glock 19
PMM 9x18mm 7N25 pistol
GSh-18
CZ 75
PYa pistol
AEK-919K “Kashtan” 9x18mm submachine gun
PP-91 KEDR submachine gun
PP-19 Bizon submachine gun
PP-19-01 Vityaz-SN submachine gun
KS-23M Drozd shotgun
AEK-971 assault rifle
AN-94 assault rifle
AK-74M assault rifle
AK-103 assault rifle
9A-91 carbine assault rifle
RPK-74 light machine gun
OSV-96 anti-materiel rifle
SVD sniper rifle
SVU designated marksman rifle
GP-25 underbarrel grenade launcher
AGS-30 grenade launcher
6G-30 multi-shot grenade launcher
RPG-7

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