Saturn (detachment)

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Saturn (Сатурн) detachment was formed in 1992 as a part of the Russian UIN (УИН) — Department of Punishment Execution. Its tasks include:

  • preventing crimes on the territory of Moscow detention facilities
  • searching for and capturing especially dangerous criminals
  • securing the special operations
  • saving the hostages captured by the criminals
  • protecting the high-ups of the Ministry