3rd_Separate_Special-Purpose_Brigade
3rd Separate Special-Purpose Brigade
Minsk, Belarus Brigade: Special Forces
The Minsk-based 3rd Separate Red Banner Special-Purpose Brigade (Belarusian: 3-я асобная Чырвонасцяжная брыгада спецыяльнага прызначэння, Russian: 3-я отдельная Краснознаменная бригада специального назначения), also known as Military Unit 3214[1] and nicknamed the Uruchenskaya Brigade[2] is a formation of the Internal Troops of Belarus. It is part of the special police (riot police) system in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.[3] It has the specific role of performing crowd control and anti-terrorism tasks. It is based in the neighborhood of Uruchye in Minsk and is under the command of Vladimir Zhiznevsky, who is under sanctions by the European Union and was recommended to be sanctioned by the United States.[4][5]