The Russian Airborne Forces (VDV) is, “one of the more important instruments in the General Staff’s toolkit, serving as a rapid reaction force for local conflicts, supporting special operations, or ...

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 Galeotti ...

“The planet is burning and spinning, Over our Motherland now smoking. And that means we need one victory. One for all – we will not stand for the price.” — Russian Airborne Forces’ service march, 1970 ...

Russia sent elite units to southern Ukraine to try to stop Ukraine advancing, a think tank said. But they failed to repel Ukrainian attacks, The Institute for the Study of War said. It said Ukrainian ...

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 military, ...

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