Special Forces Brigade "Fulger"
{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = Special Forces Brigade "Fulger"
| dates = 1991
| country = {{flag|Moldavian SSR}}
{{flag|Moldova}}
| command_structure = General Police Inspectorate
| nickname = BPDS
| battles = {{bulletedlist|Transnistria War|Battle of Bender}}
| battle_honours = 50px
| commander1 = Ion Bucliș{{Cite web|url=https://politia.md/ro/advanced-page-type/conducerea-0|title=Poliția Republicii Moldova }}
| image =
| caption = Members of the Special Forces Police Brigade "Fulger" in 2019
}}
The Special Forces Police Brigade "Fulger" ({{langx|ro|Brigada de poliție cu destinație specială (BPDS) «Fulger»}}) is a specialized police unit of the General Police Inspectorate.
It is considered to be one of the most combat-ready units in Moldova.{{Cite web|title=Обращение по случаю 28-летия создания Бригады спецназа "FULGER"|url=http://www.president.md/rus/discursuri/m-e-s-a-j-cu-prilejul-implinirii-a-28-de-ani-de-la-fondarea-bpds-fulger|access-date=2020-05-19|publisher=www.president.md|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Битва за Приднестровье: 25 лет спустя|url=https://crimea.mk.ru/articles/2017/06/20/bitva-za-pridnestrove-25-let-spustya.html|access-date=2020-05-19|publisher=crimea.mk.ru|language=ru}} It is based in Chișinău.{{Cite web|title=Contacte Brigada de poliție cu destinație specială "Fulger"|url=http://politia.md/ro/content/contacte-brigada-de-politie-cu-destinatie-speciala-fulger|access-date=2020-05-19|publisher=politia.md}} It is heavily involved in the fight against crime and terrorism as well as hostage rescue missions.{{Cite web|title=informații despre BPDS Fulger|url=http://politia.md/ro/content/informatii-despre-bpds-fulger|access-date=2020-05-19|publisher=politia.md}}
History
It was created by decree of the Government of Moldova on the basis of the Chișinău OPON of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic on 5 December 1991.{{Cite web|title=BPDS "Fulger" - de 27 de ani la straja securității naționale {{!}} Ministerul Afacerilor Interne|url=https://mai.gov.md/ro/news/bpds-fulger-de-27-de-ani-la-straja-securitatii-nationale|access-date=2020-05-19|publisher=mai.gov.md}} From 1991 to 1992, the unit took an active part in the Transnistrian conflict, for which it was awarded a battle banner in 1992.{{Cite web|title=25 лет исполняется сегодня со дня основания бригады специального назначения Fulger|url=https://point.md/ru/novosti/obschestvo/25-let-ispolnyaetsya-segodnya-so-dnya-osnovaniya-brigadi-specialjnogo-naznacheniya-fulger|access-date=2020-05-19|publisher=Point.md|language=ru}}
Awards
References
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Category:Law enforcement in Moldova
Category:Non-military counterterrorist organizations