 The Dagestani OMON force numbered almost 1,000 men and, bar the absence of heavy armored vehicles and artillery, they were equipped as motorised infantry; the force even had a number of antiquated BTR-60 and BTR-70 armoured personnel carriers, as well as heavy support weapons.At the end of 1997 the republic also began raising volunteer territorial militia.During the emergency, its ranks of reservists and volunteers almost reached 5,000.