Often, the Spetsnaz are thought of as Army commando units. In reality, however, Spetsnaz are not a specific tactical unit but ...

During the 1980’s in the Soviet-Afghan War, Soviet Spetsnaz units were subjected to modernization of their protective ...

but it wasn't until after World War II that Spetsnaz units were officially formed. Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin signed off on them in the 1950s and Defense Minister Georgy Zhukov advanced their ...

paving the way for the Soviet invasion. "This was a guy who spanned the ultra-cerebral world of the spymaster and the action man world of Spetsnaz [special forces]," Mr Galeotti says. He would ...

Much is written and claimed about the Spetsnaz. Rather less is known for sure, despite what is now quite an industry in Russian-language books on them, from memoirs to survival skills guides.

The suspected Ukrainian drone attack on the university would make this the first strike on the North Caucasus since the start ...

The Kremlin-appointed Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has vowed to avenge a Ukrainian drone attack that struck a military ...