Spetsnaz, an abbreviation of “special purposes forces” in Russian, is a term that describes the specialized units of the Russian military, law enforcement, and intelligence services.

Russia's Spetsnaz special operations forces, among the most elite military units in Russia, have been severely impacted in Ukraine. Initially tasked with high-stakes missions, including decapitation ...

A drone has hit a Russian special forces academy inside ... because the university – used to train Russia’s Spetsnaz special forces before they are sent to the Ukraine front lines – was ...

Kadyrov, the Chechen warlord and ally of the Russian president, said there were no casualties because the university – used to train Russia’s Spetsnaz special forces before they are sent to th ...

was one of the special forces (spetsnaz) units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation (MVD). Vityaz belonged to the Independent Operative Purpose Division (ODON) rapid ...

Ukraine's SBU security service said on Friday it had detained a special operations forces unit commander accused of disclosing plans of operations behind enemy lines to Russia's GRU military ...

Ukraine's SBU security service says it has detained a special forces unit commander accused of disclosing war plans to Russia's GRU military intelligence. Meanwhile, a Russian air attack on the ...

A Ukrainian officer was recruited before the war, and he transmitted to Moscow information about Kyiv's operations, Ukraine's Security Service said.

Russian forces planned to use the intelligence to eliminate special forces soldiers on the front line and in the Russian-occupied parts of southern Ukraine. SBU said Russia's military intelligence ...

Ukraine Detains Russian 'Mole' in Special Forces, Security Service Says KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's SBU security service said on Friday it had detained a special operations forces unit commander ...