What You Need to Know: Russia's Spetsnaz special operations forces, among the most elite military units in Russia, have been ...

According to the Kremlin, the Kadyrovites are a highly specialized Spetsnaz unit. However, Ramzan Kadyrov’s soldiers are far ...

The following is an excerpt from Mark Galeotti's book, "Putin's Wars: From Chechnya to Ukraine." Most countries' special forces emphasize physical fitness, determination and aggression. Russia's ...

Many combat divers quit and sought commercial diving jobs. Others transferred to land-based Spetsnaz units. At the end of the 1990s the rebuilding began and over the next decade the Cold War era ...

The history of the country's special forces dates back to 1919, when special units were formed in Russia. These Spetsnaz units carry out missions during both wartime and peacetime, in emergencies ...

The leaders of the Chechen Akhmat Spetsnaz forces and the far-right paramilitary unit Rusich Russian Sabotage Assault Reconnaissance Group met on 6 January and promoted a message emphasising ...

The military instructors of Chechen ruler Ramzan Kadyrov are preparing Russian men for war and a militant organisation with ...