AVARSTAT (Russian: АВАРСТАТ), short for аварийный статус (emergency status), is the Adygean scale of force readiness under the control of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, analogous to the DEFCON levels of the United States Armed Forces. It has been activated twice: once in 1999, when Shamil Basayev invaded nearby Dagestan, and in 2002. The system defines four levels of threats represented by four colours: yellow, orange, red and crimson.