The first units of what would become the Special Operations Forces were transferred from the GRU in 2009 as part of the continuing 2008 Russian military reform. [20] The Special …

From a command standpoint, the KSSO is an independent entity from both GRU and the Russian Army. Both standard soldiers and commissioned officers compose the servicemen in the …

Jan 6, 2021 · It is called the Special Operations Forces Command (abbreviated as KSSO, SSO or KSO). The KSSO is under the Russian Army and is fully controlled by Army leadership, unlike …

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They were special forces units under the command of the Soviet military intelligence service GRU; the Ukrainians adopted a similar model, placing their top special forces unit under the HUR. In …

Russia’s Special Operations Forces Command, however, is a genuine special forces unit. Spetsnaz missions vary from battlefield reconnaissance and behind-the-lines sabotage to …

In the excerpt he gives a brief overview of the different Russian Special Forces units, from GRU Spetsnaz to SSO to FSB Alfa and Vympel. The second link is a talk I've linked and explained …

Mar 15, 2017 · Currently the Russian armed forces are integrating Spetsnaz units into brigades and divisions, adding a company to each reconnaissance battalion. These units are almost …