The 6th Separate Special-Police Brigade of the Internal Troops of Belarus (; ), officially known as

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5525 is a special police formation of the Internal Troops of Belarus under Ministry of Internal Affairs. Its forces are deployed in four cities of the

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: Gomel, Mazyr, Rechytsa and

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. By 2015, the unit carried out almost the entire range of tasks assigned to the Internal Troops, it was staffed by 2/3 with contract servicemen, warrant officers and officers.Войсковая часть 5525. О подразделении �лектронный ресурс// УВД Гомельского облисполкома. — Официальный веб-сайт. — Дата доступа: 10.06.2017. — Режим доступа: http://www.uvd.gomel.by/Voiskovaia_chast_5525/O_podrazdelenii.html , свободный. — Загл. с экрана.''Ларченко Т.'' «Хочу знать о делах в коллективе не только из докладов командиров» �лектронный ресурс// «На страже». — 30.01.2015. — Электронная версия газеты МВД Республики Беларусь. — Дата доступа: 10.06.2017. — Режим доступа: http://mvd.gov.by/by/print.aspx?guid=239403 , свободный. — Загл. с экрана.

History

145th Separate Special Motorized Militia Battalion (1990-1992)

Military Unit 5525 was formed by on 18 January 1990. The military unit was formed as the 145th Separate Special Motorized Militia Battalion of the 43rd Red Banner Convoy Division of the Internal Troops. Since the beginning of its formation, the military unit has been deployed at the location of a battalion of the patrol-post police service of the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Gomel Regional Executive Committee. The personnel of the unit were relocated to a new place of permanent deployment on the territory of the former Orlyonok Pioneer Camp only in February 1992. On 27 February 1991, the military unit carried out the tasks of protecting public order in connection with the arrival in Gomel of

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. From 17 June to 25 September 1991, the personnel of the unit enforced public order in the city of

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of the

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of the

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and ensured the security of a peacekeeping mission of the Russian Presidents Boris Yeltsin and Kazakh leader Nursultan Nazarbayev. n 1991, the military unit began to independently carry out service in the Soviet railway districts of Gomel. Before the official dissolution of the USSR, the 43rd Convoy Division was transferred to the subordination of the Belarusian MVD, with the military units stationed on the territory of the

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being were withdrawn from the division.

1992-2004

By the resolution of the Council of Ministers on 24 March 1992 the 43rd Division of the Internal Troops was transformed. That May, it was officially renamed to the 3rd Separate Special Motorized Police Battalion.Войсковая часть 5525. О подразделении �лектронный ресурс// УВД Гомельского облисполкома. — Официальный веб-сайт. — Дата доступа: 10.06.2017. — Режим доступа: http://www.uvd.gomel.by/Voiskovaia_chast_5525/O_podrazdelenii.html , свободный. — Загл. с экрана.История внутренних войск �лектронный ресурс// Факультет внутренних войск Военной академии Республики Беларусь. — Официальный веб-сайт. — Дата доступа: 10.06.2017. — Режим доступа: http://fvv.by/history/history-vv.html , свободный. — Загл. с экрана. In July 1995, the unit was redeployed to a new location, the military town of Leshchinets in the city of Gomel, On 7 May 1998, at the Palace of Independence in Minsk, the unit was presented with the Combat Banner and the Diploma of the President of Belarus. A day later in Gomel, the solemn meeting the combat banner took place, and on 12 May, a solemn event was held dedicated to the dismissal of the unit's personnel to the reserve. In 2001, engineering units in the military unit were reduced, and their property and equipment were transferred to the Ministry of Emergencies. In November 2001, the military band of unit was created.''Евсеенко А.'' Оркестру войсковой части 5525 исполнилось 10 лет // «Советский район». — 16.11.2011 �лектронный ресурс// 21.by. — Интернет-портал. — Дата доступа: 10.06.2017. — Режим доступа: http://news.21.by/society/2011/11/16/410977.html, свободный. — Загл. с экрана.

Since 2004

On 21 January 2004, the 6th Special Police Brigade was formed on the basis of the 3rd Special Police Battalion. Colonel Alexander Stelmashok was appointed the brigade commander.

Structure (since 2001)

* Directorate * 1st Patrol Battalion ** 1st Patrol Company *** 1st Platoon ( Military intelligence and

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) ** 2nd Patrol Company ** 3rd Patrol Company * 2nd Independent Patrol Battalion ** 4th Independent Patrol Company ** 5th Independent Patrol Company ** 6th Independent Patrol Company * 3rd Independent Rifle Battalion ** 7th Rifle Company *** Group of Specialists in

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** 8th Independent Rifle Company ** 9th Independent Rifle Company ** 10th Rifle Company * Logistics Company * Technical Support Company * Training Company * Cynological Service * Minesweeper Group * Military band * Medical Station * 3

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Commanders

Commanders since 1992: *

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Nikolai Velikanov (1990—1992) *

Valery Lapchenko (1992—1995) * Colonel Alexander Kartynnik (1995—1996) * Colonel Alexander Stelmashok (1996-2005) * Colonel Yuri Karaev (2005-2008) * Colonel Igor Burmistrov (2008) *

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Vladislav Mandrik (2008—2010) *

Sergei Grebennikov (2010-2013) * Colonel Ruslan Shestopalov (2013-2017) * Colonel Andrey Smirnov (2017-2019) * Colonel Viktor Zhadobin (since 2019)Андрей Смирнов простился с боевым знаменем части 5525, новым командиром бригады стал Виктор Жадобин
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References

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