RUSSIAN FEDERATION Police Bashkortostan OMON Special Purpose Mobile Unit sleeve patch

(Russian: ОМОН—Отряд мобильный особого назначения, Башкортостан)

Embroidered on black wool cloth base.

OMON was a system of special police units of Federal Police within the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs. It was created as the special forces of the Soviet police in 1988, and then played major roles in several armed conflicts. In modern context, the OMON were used more like riot police, or as a gendarmerie-like force. On 5 April 2016, the functions of OMON were taken over by the newly established National Guard of Russia.

The Republic of Bashkortostan is a federal subject of Russia (a republic (state)). It is located between the Volga River and the Ural Mountains. Its capital is the city of Ufa. With population of 4,072,292 as of the 2010 Census, Bashkortostan is the most populous republic in Russia.