7th Separate Special Police Brigade
Identification
Open sources consistently identify military unit 5524 as the 7th Separate Special Police Brigade of Belarusian Internal Troops, based in Vitebsk. Procurement records place the unit on the Chernyakhovsky Prospekt military compound in Vitebsk, with sub-addresses 29, 29/3, 29G, and 29/9 appearing in utility and repair tenders. ([isans.org](https://isans.org/analysis/belarus-review/belarus-review-by-isans-february-24-2025.html))
Related Polotsk site
A second verified site linked to this northern Internal Troops cluster is unit 5530 in the Polotsk/Novopolotsk area. Internal Troops posts show unit 5530 personnel housed in Novopolotsk, 2024 OSINT reporting placed activity at unit 5530 in Polotsk, and older joint procurements bundled units 5524 and 5530 together; however, open sources do not consistently confirm 5530's current formal title, so its exact designation should be treated as only partially verified. ([t.me](https://t.me/s/vvmvdrb/46983))
Observed role
Unit 5524 is publicly documented as an active regional response formation rather than only a static barracks site. Reporting repeatedly shows its sapper-pyrotechnic group responding to bomb threats and WWII-era ordnance finds across Vitebsk region, while unit 5530 performs similar explosive-ordnance disposal work in the Polotsk area and has fielded a search detachment for wartime aircraft remains. ([sputnik.by](https://sputnik.by/20190205/Ofis-Belavia-evakuirovali-v-Vitebske-iz-za-soobscheniya-o-minirovanii-1039911253.html?utm_source=openai))
Special-purpose expansion
On 18 June 2024, Belarusian reporting citing Internal Troops/UVD sources said the special-purpose detachment "Vityaz" was formed on the basis of unit 5524 in Vitebsk. Belarusian Hajun, citing Internal Troops posts, later reported the detachment would deploy in Vitebsk and Polotsk, with tasks including action against sabotage-reconnaissance groups, illegal armed groups, and reinforcement of border security; in September 2024 Hajun also tracked "Vityaz" personnel from unit 5524 in settlements of Gomel and Brest regions near the Ukrainian border. ([sputnik.by](https://sputnik.by/amp/20240618/novyy-otryad-spetsnaza-sozdan-v-belarusi-1087259276.html))
Infrastructure and readiness
Procurement mirrors show the Vitebsk compound remained active in 2025-2026, with tenders for bath/laundry services, a weapon-storage pyramid, water supply, and modernization of a boiler-house/bath building at the Chernyakhovsky Prospekt compound. Separately, reporting on 20 February 2025 said the 7th brigade conducted a comprehensive combat-readiness drill covering mobilization of personnel and equipment, defense of military garrisons, and rapid reaction under changing conditions. ([tendersontime.com](https://www.tendersontime.com/tenders-details/personnel-washing-services-73b49bd/))