The Special Operations Forces are a highly mobile, well-trained and equipped, constant combat prepared special operations force of the Russian Ministry of Defense. Designed for performing …

Rus' (Russian: Русь) was one of the special forces units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation (MVD). Rus' belonged to the Independent Operative Purpose Division …

As spetsnaz is a Russian term, it is typically associated with the special units of Russia, but other post-Soviet states often refer to their special forces units by the term as well, since these …

Here are the Top 5 Russian special task forces that made the word “Spetsnaz” famous and recognizable around the globe. 1. GRU Spetsnaz. Born in 1950, special units of the Main …

May 10, 2017 · Russian Special Forces hold counter-terrorism drills in the Rostov Region. RBTH has compiled information from open sources about the most famous covert operations by the …

Learn about the storied history, organizational structure, and capabilities of Russias top-tier special operatives, including the GRU, FSB, and Naval Spetsnaz. Get an inside look at the …

2 days ago · Russian special forces shot and wounded a suspect who opened random fire from a roof of a building in the northern city of Murmansk, Russia's RIA state news agency reported …

May 6, 2021 · Some of Russia’s best-trained troops come from Spetsnaz, or Special Purpose Units. Spetsnaz units were created after World War II. The GRU (Main Intelligence Directorate …

The KSSO stands as a formidable and adaptive special forces group, existing as the logical emulation of Western special forces groups. Russian war doctrine has been able to establish a …

Mar 9, 2025 · LONDON (AP) — Russian special forces walked inside a gas pipeline to strike Ukrainian units from the rear in the Kursk region, Ukraine’s military and Russian war bloggers …