2nd Separate Special Police Brigade
Unit Identification
The designation provided is “2nd Separate Special Police Brigade, military unit 3310,” with an associated “Separate Patrol Company, military unit 3310.” In Russian practice, the term “military unit” (voyennaya chast, abbreviated v/ch) followed by a number is an administrative identifier used by the National Guard troops (Rosgvardiya) and other uniformed services. The English phrasing “Separate Special Police Brigade” corresponds linguistically to a Russian construction such as “2-ya otdelnaya brigada spetsialnoy politsii,” and “Separate Patrol Company” to “otdelnaya patrulnaya rota.” The repetition of the number 3310 for both the brigade and the patrol company indicates the patrol company is administratively tied to the same unit identifier; however, official confirmation of the precise internal structure and naming conventions for v/ch 3310 has not been located in publicly verifiable sources.
Organizational Affiliation
Special police formations and operational-purpose brigades historically belonged to the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) Internal Troops and, after April 2016, to the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation (Rosgvardiya). Rosgvardiya was established by Presidential Decree No. 157 of 5 April 2016 and is governed by Federal Law No. 226-FZ of 3 July 2016. OMON (riot police) and SOBR (rapid response) units were transferred to Rosgvardiya, while the MVD retained general policing. Units described as “operational purpose” or “special police” typically fall under Rosgvardiya’s territorial commands and support public order, counterterrorism assistance, and protection of critical facilities. Without official documentation specific to v/ch 3310, this affiliation is stated as the standard alignment for similarly named formations.
Mission Profile and Roles
Brigade-level special police or operational-purpose formations are configured for public order management, area security, protection of critical state facilities, convoy escort, cordon and search operations, and support to counterterrorism and high-risk law enforcement actions in coordination with the FSB and MVD. They also conduct readiness tasks tied to territorial defense and mobilization training frameworks defined for Rosgvardiya. A “Separate Patrol Company” within such a formation typically performs garrison and perimeter security, urban patrols, access control, quick-reaction response to incidents in the unit’s area of responsibility, and reinforcement of larger crowd-management operations as required.
Command Relationships
Units of this type are normally subordinated to a regional directorate of Rosgvardiya and operate in coordination with the local Ministry of Internal Affairs structures for public order tasks. Operational coordination with the Federal Security Service (FSB) occurs for counterterrorism and high-risk operations under established legal frameworks. Formal tasking and deployments are regulated by Rosgvardiya’s internal orders and applicable federal legislation; specific tasking for v/ch 3310 is not publicly documented in authoritative sources accessible in open sources.
Order of Battle (Typical for the Echelon)
A brigade-level special police or operational-purpose formation generally comprises several maneuver battalions (light motorized), a headquarters element, and support subunits such as reconnaissance, engineer-sapper, signals, medical, logistics/transport, and maintenance. Specialized elements may include canine teams and marksman/sniper groups to support public-order and security operations. A “Separate Patrol Company” is commonly a direct-report company-sized unit responsible for patrol and base-security duties and may augment maneuver battalions during large-scale operations. Exact subunit counts, manning, and tables of organization and equipment (TO&E) for military unit 3310 are not published in open authoritative records.
Infrastructure and Facilities (Typical)
Garrison infrastructure for a brigade of this type usually includes headquarters and administrative buildings, barracks, motor pools and covered vehicle shelters, maintenance workshops, fuel and lubricant storage, armories and secure ammunition depots, communications nodes, medical and dining facilities, and training areas such as parade grounds, obstacle courses, and small-arms ranges. Depending on location, additional infrastructure can include vehicle wash facilities, secure parking for armored vehicles, and training mock-ups for urban operations. The specific site layout, acreage, and exact address for v/ch 3310 are not confirmed in publicly verifiable open sources.
Equipment Overview (Rosgvardiya Standard Inventory)
Rosgvardiya units commonly operate a mix of light armored and utility vehicles suited to public-order and internal security tasks. Typical platforms include BTR-80/82A armored personnel carriers, GAZ Tigr (GAZ-2330/233014) light armored vehicles, Ural and KamAZ tactical trucks (including Ural-4320VV variants), and various vans and minibuses for personnel transport. Small arms routinely include AK-74M and, in some units, AK-12 series rifles, RPK-74 light machine guns, PKM/PKP machine guns, and SVD designated marksman rifles, along with riot-control equipment (shields, batons, helmets) and non-lethal munitions for crowd management. The precise holdings of military unit 3310 are not publicly disclosed.
Legal and Policy Framework
Rosgvardiya’s authorities and missions are defined by Federal Law No. 226-FZ of 3 July 2016 and related statutes, including Federal Law No. 3-FZ “On Police” of 7 February 2011 for coordination with the MVD. Presidential Decree No. 157 of 5 April 2016 established Rosgvardiya and transferred relevant forces and assets from the MVD’s Internal Troops, OMON, and SOBR. The use of military unit numbers (v/ch) is a longstanding administrative practice for Russian uniformed services; detailed organizational and personnel data are typically restricted and not published.
Location and Basing Status
As of the latest accessible open-source information, there is no authoritative, publicly released document that conclusively identifies the garrison location or postal address of military unit 3310 or explicitly confirms that it is titled the “2nd Separate Special Police Brigade.” Open-source references to v/ch numbers can be ambiguous, duplicated historically, or refer to re-designated formations following the 2016 reorganization. In the absence of official publications or verifiable government registries directly linking v/ch 3310 to a specific base, no precise siting details are provided here.
Historical Context
Before 2011, Russian law-enforcement units used the term “militsiya,” and many specialized units were titled accordingly; after the 2011 reform, the term “police” replaced “militsiya.” In 2016, the Internal Troops and many specialized law-enforcement formations (including OMON and SOBR) transitioned to the National Guard (Rosgvardiya). Brigade-level internal-security formations persisted under Rosgvardiya with mission sets focused on public order, facility protection, and support to counterterrorism. Specific lineage and honors for a unit designated as the “2nd Separate Special Police Brigade” have not been confirmed in open, official sources tied to v/ch 3310.
Information Gaps and Verification Status
Key details not confirmed in reliable public records include the exact garrison location of military unit 3310, its current official title, the internal structure beyond a referenced “Separate Patrol Company,” and the precise equipment holdings and personnel strength. Where generic characteristics are provided above, they describe standard features of Rosgvardiya brigade-level and special police formations, not unit-specific disclosures. If such details exist, they are either not published or may be classified; without official documentation, claims beyond the generic profile would be speculative and are not included.