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Spetsnaz

Spetsnaz are special operations forces in the former Soviet Union and Russia. 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 including defence, internal…

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Etymology

History and known operations

2000s–present

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Belarusian spetsnaz

Kazakh spetsnaz

Russian spetsnaz after 2010

Ukrainian spetsnaz

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Spetsnaz

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Spetsnaz

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related to Ukrainian spetsnaz · 33
Spetsnaz → After, Alpha, Belarus, Current Ukrainian, Defence, Dignity, Donbas, Group, GRU, However, Interior, Kazakhstan, KGB, KGBs Alpha Group, Kyiv-based, Like, Ministry, NATO-inspired, Naval Spetsnaz BrigadeUkraine's Alpha, Operations Center
related to history · 28
Spetsnaz → Armed Forces, Chechen Special Battalions Vostok, Chechnya, Directorate, East, General Staff, GRU, Guards Spetsnaz Brigade, However, In, Most Russian, Russian, Russian Armed Forces, Russian Federation, Russian Ground Forces, Soviet, Special Operations, Special Operations Forces, Special Operations Forces Command, Spetsnaz GRU
related to Early Soviet Union · 20
Spetsnaz → Afghan, Airborne, Asian, Cheka, Communist, In, Kronstadt, NKVD, Red Army, Russian Civil War, Russians, Since, Soviet, The, The All-Russian Extraordinary Commission, The GRU, They, To, Tschasti Osobogo Nasatschenia, Units
related to In popular culture · 20
Spetsnaz → ARMA, Call, Duty, Endwar, Finka, Fuze, Glaz, Guy Ritchie, In, Kapkan, Modern Warfare, RocknRolla, Russian, Siege, Spetsnaz Guard Brigades, Tachanka, The, Tom Clancy, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six, Two
related to Sources · 16
Spetsnaz → Airborne Forces, Greenhill, Hamish Hamilton, Inside Spetsnaz, ISBN, Isby, Jane's Publishing Company Limited, London, Schofield, Soviet Army, Soviet SAS, Tactics, The Russian Elite, The Story Behind, Viktor Suvorov, Weapons
related to Soviet Union · 15
Spetsnaz → Colonel Mikhail Svechnykov, During World War II, General Staff, Great Purge, Ilya Starinov, In, NKVD, Red Army, Russian, Second Department, Soviet Armed Forces, Soviet Partisans, Svechnykov, The, These
related to Post-Soviet · 14
Spetsnaz → Airborne Troops, December, During, Emergency Situations, Federal Penitentiary Service, FSIN, GRU, In, Leader, MChS, Ministry, Some, USSR, VDV
related to Belarusian spetsnaz · 11
Spetsnaz → Alpha Group, Armed Forces, Belarus, In, KGB, Soviet, Soviet Union, Spetsgruppa, Spetsnaz Brigade, State Security Committee, The
related to Syrian Civil War · 10
Spetsnaz → At, GRU, KSSO, Naval Reconnaissance Point, Rocks, Russian, Russian Aerospace Forces, SOF, Syrian, War
related to After the breakup of Soviet Union · 9
Spetsnaz → After, Beslan, Chechen Wars, Moscow, Russo-Georgian War, Russo-Ukrainian War, Soviet Union's, Tajikistani Civil War, USSR

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russian special forces soviet units operations gru also alpha group war killed unit including hostages russia kgb reconnaissance troops security

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Spetsnazinstance ofRegular forces assigned to special tasks were sometimes also referred to by terms0.80text
osnaz.Spetsnaz later referred specifically to specialinstance ofRegular forces assigned to special tasks were sometimes also referred to by terms0.80text
the Tajikistani Civil Warinstance ofspetsnaz forces of the Soviet Union's newly formed republics took part in many local conflicts0.80text
Chechen Warsinstance ofspetsnaz forces of the Soviet Union's newly formed republics took part in many local conflicts0.80text
Russo-Georgian Warinstance ofspetsnaz forces of the Soviet Union's newly formed republics took part in many local conflicts0.80text
the Russo-Ukrainian Warinstance ofspetsnaz forces of the Soviet Union's newly formed republics took part in many local conflicts0.80text
the Moscow theatre hostage crisisinstance ofSpetsnaz forces also have been called upon to resolve several high-profile hostage situations0.80text
the Beslan school hostage crisis.Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisisThe crisis took place from 14 to 19 June 1995instance ofSpetsnaz forces also have been called upon to resolve several high-profile hostage situations0.80text
when a group of 80 to 200 Chechen terrorists led by Shamil Basayev attacked the southern Russian city of Budyonnovskinstance ofSpetsnaz forces also have been called upon to resolve several high-profile hostage situations0.80text
where they stormed the main police stationinstance ofSpetsnaz forces also have been called upon to resolve several high-profile hostage situations0.80text
the city hallinstance ofSpetsnaz forces also have been called upon to resolve several high-profile hostage situations0.80text
Aslan Maskhadovinstance ofSome of these successful missions were directed against separatist leaders0.80text

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