The Ukraine war has decimated Russia’s elite special forces, known as Spetsnaz, with some of the prized units suffering up to a 95% casualty rate, according to leaked Pentagon documents.

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 ...

Spetsnaz were more than just elite commandos—they were the Soviet Union’s secret weapon in Afghanistan. Deployed for high-risk missions, these covert operatives reshaped modern warfare.

Airborne Forces (paratroopers) and special operations troops (Spetsnaz) have historically been the most effective Russian troops. This was demonstrated in the '70s and '80s when special operations and ...

The war in Ukraine has gutted Russia’s clandestine spetsnaz forces, and it will take Moscow years to rebuild them, according to classified U.S. assessments obtained by The Washington Post.

Since the opening hours of the large-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s elite Spetsnaz special operations units have been on the front of the fighting. Much like the rest of the Russian ...

Often, the Spetsnaz are thought of as Army commando units. In reality, however, Spetsnaz are not a specific tactical unit but a more general clandestine force which were deployed at the behest of ...

Russia's Spetsnaz forces are often depicted as a kind of Russian super troops. But the mythology around the Spetsnaz is as often misleading as it is extensive. In "Putin's Wars," author Mark ...

The Russian term “spetsnaz” (an abbreviation of special designations or operations) is used to refer to any special forces and is most associated with the special units of the Soviet Union.

If you thought Outpost: Black Sun was bad, you ain’t seen nuthin’ yet. Outpost: Rise of the Spetsnaz is a prequel to the original film, heading back to the World War II to show us the origins ...

But I have to cock an eyebrow at this video for the Russian Spetsnaz, the fifth and final Rainbow Six Siege special forces team to be introduced—and the only one of them to bring a mounted ...

When we released the Spetsnaz Mark I jacket, we never thought it would become a stalwart piece amongst the cycling enthusiasts. The combination of functionality and form made the Spetsnaz a ...