In the 1960s, the Red Army began to organize "troops of special purpose" ("Spetsialnoye ... The original Spetsnaz were organized more like a massive use of SAS raiding teams. A Spetsnaz brigade of ...

Their name is a contraction of Spetsialnoye Naznacheniya, "of special designation" or "of special purpose ... other separate Spetsnaz elements. One, the 100th Independent Brigade, is often ...

One of the drones that attacked Moscow Oblast in Russia on 4 July, fell on the roof of an administrative building of the 45th Separate Guards Special Purpose (Spetsnaz) Brigade of Russia. Source: ...

Subscribe to Task & Purpose ... Infantry Brigade, which was fighting at Vuhledar. However, the leaked report on Spetsnaz casualties offers a deeper understanding of how Russia’s special ...

The National Resistance Center has identified units from the 3rd Guards Separate Spetsnaz Brigade from Tolyatti, Samar Oblast, and the 22nd Separate Guards Special Purpose Brigade from Stepnoy ...

The fighting has taken a toll on those troops, including Russia's famed Spetsnaz special operators. Moscow may rely on those operators even more as it renews its campaign, focusing on eastern Ukraine.

Their name is a contraction of Spetsialnoye Naznacheniya, "of special designation" or "of special purpose." This is quite ... Beyond that, there are three other separate Spetsnaz elements. One, the ...