Spetsnaz
Videos
Spetsnaz are special operations forces in the former Soviet Union and Russia. Historically, this term referred to the Soviet Union's Spetsnaz GRU, special operations units of the Main Intelligence Dir
Russian Spetsnaz SSO snipers
F-111 escape capsule at Museum of Moscow Aviation Institute
Soviet special forces surround Tajbeg Palace following the operation.
A Soviet Spetsnaz group prepare for a mission in Afghanistan.
Spetsnaz GRU
Videos
Spetsnaz GRU, formally known as Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, is the special forces of the GRU, the foreign military intelligence agency of t
Spetsnaz
…Spetsnaz are special operations forces in the former Soviet Union and Russia. Historically, this term referred to the Soviet Union's Spetsnaz GRU, special operations units of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Soviet General Staff (GRU). Today it refers to special forces branches and task…
A depiction of a Spetsnaz GRU training installation as published in Soviet Military Power, 1984
3rd Spetsnaz Brigade on parade, 9 May 2011
370th SPD conducting special reconnaissance training (2017)