Russian Hatsavita Mountain Warfare Training
Encyclopedia
The Hatsavita Mountain Training Center is a Ministry of Internal Affairs (Russia) (or MVD) training facility located in Labinsk
, Krasnodar Krai
, southern Russia
. The MVD, together with the Federal Security Service (FSB), carries out most internal security operations in Chechnya
.
The "Hatsavita" mountain training center was organized in 2005 to increase the effectiveness of Russian Army special forces (Spetsnaz GRU
) during fighting in North Caucasus Mountains, especially Chechnya
and Dagestan
.
The Labinsk brigade of interior forces that operates the camp has a long history of carrying out punitive expeditions on North Caucasus.
From the 1930s through the 1950s, the brigade belonged to NKVD
(KGB
) and was widely used to suppress rebellions on North Caucasus.
In the 1940s it was named after Laurentiy Beria, the right hand of Joseph Stalin
.
Labinsk
Labinsk is a town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located on the Bolshaya Laba River southeast of Krasnodar and southwest of Armavir. Population: 53,000 .-History:...
, Krasnodar Krai
Krasnodar Krai
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, southern Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. The MVD, together with the Federal Security Service (FSB), carries out most internal security operations in Chechnya
Chechnya
The Chechen Republic , commonly referred to as Chechnya , also spelled Chechnia or Chechenia, sometimes referred to as Ichkeria , is a federal subject of Russia . It is located in the southeastern part of Europe in the Northern Caucasus mountains. The capital of the republic is the city of Grozny...
.
The "Hatsavita" mountain training center was organized in 2005 to increase the effectiveness of Russian Army special forces (Spetsnaz GRU
Spetsnaz GRU
The Spetsnaz GRU, or Russian army special forces, are the original Spetsnaz and are generally considered the best trained and experienced units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, as evidenced by both their seniority among the Special Forces and their...
) during fighting in North Caucasus Mountains, especially Chechnya
Chechnya
The Chechen Republic , commonly referred to as Chechnya , also spelled Chechnia or Chechenia, sometimes referred to as Ichkeria , is a federal subject of Russia . It is located in the southeastern part of Europe in the Northern Caucasus mountains. The capital of the republic is the city of Grozny...
and Dagestan
Dagestan
The Republic of Dagestan is a federal subject of Russia, located in the North Caucasus region. Its capital and the largest city is Makhachkala, located at the center of Dagestan on the Caspian Sea...
.
The Labinsk brigade of interior forces that operates the camp has a long history of carrying out punitive expeditions on North Caucasus.
From the 1930s through the 1950s, the brigade belonged to NKVD
NKVD
The People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs was the public and secret police organization of the Soviet Union that directly executed the rule of power of the Soviets, including political repression, during the era of Joseph Stalin....
(KGB
KGB
The KGB was the commonly used acronym for the . It was the national security agency of the Soviet Union from 1954 until 1991, and was the premier internal security, intelligence, and secret police organization during that time.The State Security Agency of the Republic of Belarus currently uses the...
) and was widely used to suppress rebellions on North Caucasus.
In the 1940s it was named after Laurentiy Beria, the right hand of Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin was the Premier of the Soviet Union from 6 May 1941 to 5 March 1953. He was among the Bolshevik revolutionaries who brought about the October Revolution and had held the position of first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee...
.
Courses
- The center works year-round and the training process takes 4-5 weeks. Soldiers learn the basics of rock climbing, mountain tactics, mountaineering, etc.
See also
- Spetsnaz GRUSpetsnaz GRUThe Spetsnaz GRU, or Russian army special forces, are the original Spetsnaz and are generally considered the best trained and experienced units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, as evidenced by both their seniority among the Special Forces and their...
- Alpha GroupAlpha GroupThe Alpha Group , is an elite component of Russia's Spetsnaz as well as the dedicated counter-terrorism unit of the Federal Security Service...
- VympelVympelVympel , also known as KGB Directorate "B" ,Vega Group or Spetsgruppa V, Group B is a Russian special forces unit....
- Rus (special forces)Rus (special forces)Rus was a special forces unit of the Interior Troops , of the interior ministry of the Russian Federation. It was a unit in the Independent Operative Purpose Division .Rus was created on August 1, 1994...
- Vityaz (MVD)Vityaz (MVD)Vityaz was a Russian Spetsnaz unit of the MVD, a unit in the Independent Operative Purpose Division of the Internal Troops.Vityaz was assigned specifically to counter-terrorism duties. Vityaz unit regularly conducts counter-terrorism patrols in Chechnya and along the Caucasus border...
- OMONOMONOMOH is a generic name for the system of special units of militsiya within the Russian and earlier the Soviet MVD...
- SOBRSOBRThe Special Rapid Response Unit or SOBR is an elite commando unit of the Russian Interior Ministry, involved in anti-criminal operations....
Further reading
- Isby, David C., Weapons and tactics of the Soviet Army, Jane's Publishing Company Limited, London, 1988
- Carey Schofield, 'The Russian Elite: Inside Spetsnaz and the Airborne Forces,' Greenhill, London, 1993