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The GP-25 Kostyor ("Bonfire"), GP-30 Obuvka ("Shoe") and GP-34 are a family of Russian 40 mm under-barrel muzzleloaded grenade launchers for the AK family of assault rifles. [3] The acronym GP stands for Granatomyot Podstvolnyj , [ 3 ] "under-barrel grenade launcher" in Russian, and was adopted by Soviet forces in 1978.
Propels ~350 fragments, 5-meter kill radius, 3.2–4-second fuse. RGN [1] Fragmentation grenade: 60mm Soviet Union: 4–10-meter kill radius, 3.2–4.2-second fuse. GP-25 [1] Under-barrel grenade launcher: 40mm Soviet Union: Can be fitted to AK type rifles. AGS-17 [1] [9] Automatic grenade launcher: 30mm Soviet Union: Belt fed with 29-round ...
Until 2008 [3] or 2013, Dmitry Utkin served as lieutenant colonel and brigade commander of a unit of special forces of Russia's Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU), the 700th Independent Spetsnaz Detachment of the 2nd Independent Brigade. [4] [5] [6] The Brigade is taking part in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [7]
The 24th Spetsnaz Brigade was established on 1 November 1977 at Nara-Byrka (Yasnaya), Chita Oblast, in the Transbaikal Military District at a former R-16 (SS-7) Strategic Rocket Forces support site, by expanding the previous company. [1] Initially, only a command team and the 1st Battalion were deployed. In 1980, the 2nd battalion was deployed. [2]
The 10th Separate Special Purpose Brigade (Russian: 10-я отдельная бригада специального назначения) is a spetsnaz military formation of the Russian Federation subordinate to the Spetsnaz GRU. It is based in Molkino, Krasnodar Krai. Its military unit number is 51532. [1]
The Scorpion 25th Special Forces Brigade (Kyrgyz: 25-чи Атайын Багыттагы "Скорпион" Бригадасы) or known simply as Scorpion Spetsnaz (Спецназ Скорпион) is a specialized Kyrgyz military unit in the country's Ground Forces. It is now considered to be one of the best armed formations in the armed forces.
Colonel Boris Kerimbaev was commander of the brigade from 1981–1983. The 22nd Separate Guards Order of Zhukov Special Purpose Brigade (22-я отдельная гвардейская ордена Жукова бригада специального назначения) is a special forces brigade of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
The Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, commonly known as the Special Operations Forces (SOF; Russian: Силы специальных операций; ССО, romanized: Sily spetsial’nykh operatsiy; SSO), [19] [20] are strategic-level special forces under the Special Operations Forces Command (Russian: командование сил ...