Russian Spetsnaz troops march through Red Square in a Victory Day military parade, May 9, 2021.Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images Amid its struggles in Ukraine, Russia's military has relied heavily on its ...
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Spetsnaz from the deep: Russia’s underwater riflemen and the Avtomat Dvukhsrednyy amphibious assault rifle
If combat divers could haunt your dreams… Russian Spetsnaz train to come out of cold, black water ready to kill. No weapon ...
Russia's ongoing offensive in Ukraine has raised concerns about how its Spetsnaz forces may be used. "Spetsnaz" has come to describe all specialized units in Russia's military, law enforcement, and ...
April 10, 2014: The United States is studying recent Russian special operations techniques used (and still being used) in Crimea and the Ukraine. American intelligence realized early on that this was ...
The Russian dash toward Kyiv in February 2022 was thwarted by stiff Ukrainian resistance. Russia's invasion also struggled because of flaws in its planning for the operation. One misstep was how ...
The Russian Special Forces, or Spetsnaz, evolved from early Soviet “special purpose” units. From humble beginnings, even to today, these units are built around typical SF roles including ...
On February 26, 2020 – two days after Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine – Russian Spetsnaz units hatched a plan to hunt down and assassinate President Volodymyr Zelensky and other senior ...
The Russian armed forces are ready to roll out military units trained to perform combat missions both in Russia and abroad. Russian Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov recently said that the ...
Many books have been written, and several movies have been made about America’s Green Berets and Special Forces, but it is incredible how many stories about these warriors are obscure, if not entirely ...
January 23, 2012: Russia's special operations units have benefited greatly from the major reforms being instituted in the armed forces during the last decade. Airborne Forces (paratroopers) and ...
Amid its struggles in Ukraine, Russia's military has relied heavily on its most highly trained troops. The fighting has taken a toll on those troops, including Russia's famed Spetsnaz special ...
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