Russia's ongoing offensive in Ukraine has raised concerns about how its Spetsnaz forces may be used. "Spetsnaz" has come to describe all specialized units in Russia's military, law enforcement, and ...

Russian Spetsnaz troops march through Red Square in a Victory Day military parade, May 9, 2021.Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images Amid its struggles in Ukraine, Russia's military has relied heavily on its ...

Anti-Putin rebels have released a video that they say shows them using kamikaze drones and troops on the ground to ambush elite Spetsnaz commandos in Russia. However, other videos are circulating that ...

April 10, 2014: The United States is studying recent Russian special operations techniques used (and still being used) in Crimea and the Ukraine. American intelligence realized early on that this was ...

The APS is an older design likely out of production, and Russia is reportedly seeking a replacement weapon. Meanwhile, the United States has never fielded an underwater assault rifle. This difference ...

For the first time since Moscow launched its full-scale of invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the territory of Russia's North Caucasus region of Chechnya has been targeted by drone attacks.

April 17, 2016: Russia reported that a key element in the Syrian conquest of Palmyra in late March 2016 was the presence of Spetsnaz commandos with the Syrian troops. As expected the Spetsnaz served ...

The militia is believed to have been created by Dmitri Utkin - a former special forces officer and a lieutenant colonel with Russia's military intelligence service, the GRU. Its fighters have been ...

Russian forces have struggled in Ukraine, failing to achieve any of their primary objectives after two months of fighting. Moscow has reduced its ambitions, focusing on eastern Ukraine. It appears to ...