The
Internal Troops, full name
Internal Troops of the Ministry for Internal Affairs (MVD) (; abbreviated
ВВ,
VV); alternatively translated as "
Interior (
Troops or
Forces)" is a paramilitary
gendarmerie-like force in the now-defunct Soviet Union and in some of its successor countries, including in
Russia,
Ukraine (until 2014),
Azerbaijan and
Tajikistan. Internal Troops are subordinated to the interior ministries of the respective countries.