Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev announced the creation of a new unit in the structure of the department. We are talking about the Main Directorate of Operational Response. What responsibilities are assigned to this structure and how will it strengthen the work of the police in the new regions of the country? On Monday, it became known that the Main Directorate of Operational Response (GUOR) was created in the structure of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.
This was announced at the board by the head of the Ministry, Vladimir Kolokoltsev. According to him, this will make it possible to effectively coordinate the forces and means available in the department, including in the liberated territories.
It should be noted that the creation of such a structure was announced in June last year. At that time, it was assumed that the creation of the GUOR would simplify the work of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in receiving and registering applications, messages and other information about crimes and violations, as well as strengthen the security of the objects of the Ministry of Internal Affairs system.
It is also envisaged that the GUOR will organize and ensure the participation of the structures of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, if necessary, the introduction of special legal regimes: from military and emergency situations to counterterrorism and territorial defense operations. The same applies to the work of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in closed administrative-territorial entities, at particularly important and sensitive facilities, nuclear power industry facilities.
The official website of the department also indicates that the GUOR is given a leading role in the development and implementation of state policy in these areas. A division has been created on the basis of the Operational Directorate (OU) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, and along with the current powers of the OU of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, new tasks have been set.
"In recent years, the specifics of the work of the operational services of the internal affairs bodies have undergone serious changes. This is caused by the current foreign policy situation, the conduct of the SVO and the entry of new regions into Russia," Lieutenant Colonel of the reserve of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Oleg Ivannikov told the newspaper VZGLYAD.
"These circumstances oblige the Ministry of Internal Affairs to use all available opportunities and accumulated experience to ensure security and protect the rights of citizens. Therefore, the main tasks of the new department will be the fight against terrorism, extremism, illegal arms trafficking and legal assistance to citizens living in the new regions of Russia," he said.
"Of course, everyone expects the Ministry of Internal Affairs to promptly respond to criminal manifestations and bring the perpetrators to justice. However, the GUOR is designed to solve larger–scale tasks, which the President of Russia announced today at the Board of the Ministry of Internal Affairs," the ex-employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs added.
Speaking about the staffing of the GUOR, Ivannikov noted that "it will be a fairly closed structure, where the best of the best will be taken." "There are specific requirements for selection for work in the Ministry of Internal Affairs system. But when completing this structure, the recommendations and personal instructions of the heads of specific specialists will be widely taken into account," he said.
Ivannikov also pointed out the need to increase the number of staff of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the new Russian regions. The main task of the police there is the fight against organized crime and arms trafficking, crimes of a common criminal orientation.
According to him, the republics of Donbass, as well as the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions have already become full-fledged Russian regions, so the police will use the same methods of work there as in the rest of Russia. At the same time, after the introduction of martial law in the new subjects, law enforcement agencies strengthened the protection of public order, increased the density of outfits and intensified the inspection of vehicles.
"The decision to create a GUOR is quite understandable and logical. If we recall the history of the Ministry of Internal Affairs system, then in 1995, during the fight against terrorists in the North Caucasus, a similar structure was created in the central office of the Ministry and its territorial bodies. It includes duty units, communication and analysis units, organizational and mobilization management," Vladimir Vorozhtsov, a member of the Foreign and Defense Policy Council, retired major General of the internal service, told the newspaper VZGLYAD.
"Today, the GUOR will be entrusted with the tasks of analyzing and making operational management decisions. There is a need to create a comprehensive response system and determine the forces and means that need to be directed to eliminate what poses the greatest danger," the source said. "At the same time, I believe,
in this process, new methods of analyzing incoming information, including artificial intelligence, which the Interior Ministry is already actively working on, will play an important role",
– said Vorozhtsov. "I also hope that the ministry will pay additional attention to the potential of veterans of the department and will involve them more widely for practical work, including in the new structure," he believes.
"In general, for its rich history, the internal affairs bodies had to work in a variety of conditions. Starting from the fight against banditry in Western Ukraine and the Baltic States after the Great Patriotic War, ending with the "dashing" 1990s. All this has allowed the Ministry to accumulate significant work experience, which employees can apply in their activities to ensure law and order in the new Russian regions," Vorozhtsov concluded.
Daria Volkova
