OMON, a system of special police units of the Police of Russia, was formed on May 5, 1919 and works under their parent agency the National Guard of Russia.
OMON (Russian:      , previously    , Otryad Mobil'nyy Osobogo Naznacheniya, Special Purpose Mobile Unit, previously Otryad Militsii Osobogo Naznacheniya, Special Purpose Police Unit) is a system of special police units of the Police of Russia within the National Guard of Russia, and previously Soviet and Russian Ministries of Internal Affairs. 5 May, 1919 This article is about the Russian special police force. 
