The Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, commonly known as the Special Operations Forces, are strategic-level special forces under the Special Operations Forces Com
Russian SOF operators.
SOF operatives during HALO training.
SOF operatives in a winter combat training drill.
Under the leadership of Maj. Gen. Matovnikov, SOF were critical in Syria.
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The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, commonly referred to as the Russian Armed Forces, are the military of Russia. They are organised into three service branches—the Ground Forces, Navy, and Ae
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…Командование сил специальных операций, KCCO, romanized: Komandovaniye sil spetsial'nykh operatsiy, abbr. KSSO or KSO) of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. They are also a structural branch and an independent unit of the Armed Forces. The first units of what would become the…
Russian soldiers and a BTR-70 of the Kosovo Force (KFOR) in August 2000.
Russian service members at Khmeimim Air Base, the headquarters for the Russian intervention in the Syrian civil war, in December 2017.
Russian troops marching in the 2024 Moscow Victory Day Parade
Andrey Belousov Minister of Defence