spetsnaz

The Soviet or Russian special forces. Historically, the term referred to special operations units under the control of the GRU, the main military intelligence service. Russian special forces wear different berets depending on the branch of the armed forces to which they belong.

Spetsnaz operatives are usually depicted wearing the Gorka suit suit or military fatigues with EMR camouflage, balaclava, SMERSH load-bearing equipment, and sometimes the distinct Altyn helmet.

See also

• Russian Ground Forces
• Soviet Air Force
• VDV
• Soviet Army
• Soviet Navy

External links

• Wikipedia: Spetsnaz

The following tags are aliased to this tag: russian_special_forces and soviet_special_forces (learn more).