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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-19 Vityaz: 9×19mm Parabellum Russia: Submachine gun: Used by Spetsnaz units. [7] PP-2000: 9×19mm Parabellum Russia: Submachine gun: Delivered in November 2023. [8] Shotguns KS-23: 23×75mmR ...
Weapon Caliber In service Variants Photo Country PP-90. Folding Submachine gun 9×18mm Makarov: 1990s used by MVD Russia Soviet Union: PP-90M1. Submachine gun Helical 64-round magazine 9×19mm Parabellum: 1990s used by Spetsnaz Russia OTs-02 Kiparis. Submachine Gun 30-round magazine 9×18mm Makarov 1991–present Soviet Union
The 5th Spetsnaz Brigade is a special forces brigade of the Armed Forces of Belarus, formerly part of the Soviet spetsnaz. [71] In addition, the State Security Committee (KGB) of Belarus that was formed from the inherited personnel and operators after the break up of the Soviet Union.
Suppressed sniper rifle used by special forces like Spetsnaz [7] Light and heavy machine guns. Name Type Caliber Photo Notes RPK-74: Light machine gun: 5.45×39mm:
The SOF also conducted counter-terrorism and special operations during the insurgency in the North Caucasus region disguised as other Spetsnaz units. On 2 December 2017, an unnamed mountain with a height of 3,939 meters located on the Sudor ridge in the Irafsky District of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania , was named "Mountain of Special ...
A depiction of a Spetsnaz GRU training installation as published in Soviet Military Power, 1984. Spetsnaz GRU, formally known as Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, (Russian: Части и подразделения специального назначения Главного управления Генерального штаба ...
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 GRU that specialized in amphibious reconnaissance to prepare for amphibious warfare operations, clandestine operation, defense against swimmer incursions, direct ...
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 Special Forces Center of the Federal Security Service (FSB).