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Used by Spetsnaz units. [5] SR-2 Udav: 9×21mm Gyurza Russia: Semi-automatic pistol: Possible replacement to the aging Makarov PM. [5] Submachine Guns PP-2000: 9×19mm Parabellum Russia: Submachine gun: Delivered in November 2023. [7] PP-19 Vityaz: 9×19mm Parabellum Russia: Submachine gun: Used by Spetsnaz units. [8] Shotguns KS-23: 23×75mmR ...
Spetsnaz[note 1] (Russian: Спецназ) are special forces in many post-Soviet states. 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 forces subordinate to ministries ...
Alpha Group. Spetsgruppa "A", also known as Alpha Group (a popular English name), or Alfa, whose official name is Directorate "A" of the FSB Special Purpose Center (TsSN FSB) (Russian: Спецназ ФСБ "Альфа"), is a stand-alone sub-unit of Russia's special forces within the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB). It was created by ...
The Russian Ministry of Defense defines the term "special operation" as "methods and ways of fighting not characteristic of conventional forces: reconnaissance and sabotage, subversion and sedition, counter-terrorism, counter-sabotage, counterintelligence, guerrilla, counter-guerrilla and other activities". [29][30]
In Ukraine, the NSV is produced under the name KM-12.7 or KT-12.7. PKP Pecheneg [1] General-purpose machine gun. 7.62×54mmR. Russia. PKP is not known to be in service with Ukrainian forces, and has only been exported outside of Russia in limited quantities.
Viktor Leonov. The Russian commando frogmen (Russian: Морской спецназ, romanized: Morskoy spetsnaz), informally called " commando frogmen " in civilian media, are a Russian Naval Spetsnaz unit under operational subordination to the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU). It is the special forces unit of the Russian Naval Infantry and ...
Confiscated Iranian weapons, possibly supplied by the United States or other allied countries. [36] MO-120 RT 61 France: 24 donated by Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. [105] 120mm mortar vz. 1982 Czechoslovakia: Unknown number provided by the Czech Republic in 2022. [11] M120 Mortar System United States Israel
In 1957, the first Spetsnaz battalions were formed under the GRU, five to operate beyond the 150–200 km range of the reconnaissance companies. The first brigades were formed in 1962, reportedly to reach up to 750 kilometres in the rear to destroy U.S. weapons systems such as the MGM-52 Lance, MGM-29 Sergeant, and MGM-31 Pershing.