▁captured ▁a ▁central ▁train ▁station ▁while ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁motor ▁rif le ▁batt alion ▁of ▁the ▁regiment ▁blocked ▁the ▁president ial ▁palace . ▁The ▁command ers ▁of ▁both ▁batt al ions ▁organized ▁out post ▁and ▁reconna issance ▁after ▁columns ▁were ▁tra pped ▁in ▁the ▁streets , ▁suffering ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 1 5 0 ▁cas ual ties ▁from ▁sn ip ers ▁and ▁R PG s . ▁The ▁commander ▁and ▁the ▁executive ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁regiment ▁were ▁badly ▁wounded ▁in ▁the ▁fighting . ▁The ▁regiment ▁placed ▁its ▁block ▁posts ▁under ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁internal ▁security ▁troops ▁and ▁was ▁put ▁into ▁reserve ▁at ▁Sever ny ▁air port ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁to ▁perform ▁guard ▁duties ▁at ▁Ch erv l enn aya ▁and ▁Ch erv l enn aya - U z lov aya ▁railway ▁stations . ▁The ▁regiment ▁was ▁with dra wn ▁from ▁Che ch ny a ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁Foreign ▁service ▁ ▁The ▁B MP - 1 ▁was ▁export ed ▁to ▁many ▁countries ▁and ▁is ▁still ▁in ▁service ▁with ▁about ▁ 4 8 ▁arm ies . ▁Many ▁countries ▁that ▁can ▁not ▁afford ▁to ▁buy ▁modern ▁IF V s ▁operate ▁the ▁B MP - 1 ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁still ▁acceptable ▁man eu ver ability , ▁reli ability , ▁low ▁maintenance ▁costs ▁and ▁because ▁of ▁it ▁being ▁easy ▁to ▁operate ▁and ▁modern ize . ▁It ▁was ▁in ▁service ▁with ▁all ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Wars aw ▁P act . ▁Num bers ▁varied ▁greatly , ▁some ▁East ▁German ▁divisions