Ukraine: While we examine the effects on the different branches of the Russian military post-Ukraine, we should explore how ...
The Russian advance in Ukraine continues. After the capture of Vuhledar and Pokrovsk, Putin's men have decided to shift the ...
and Russia’s Spetsnaz special forces now receive better equipment, longer training and better officer training. They are also being dramatically expanded. The Marines for example are being ...
"This was a guy who spanned the ultra-cerebral world of the spymaster and the action man world of Spetsnaz [special forces]," Mr Galeotti says. He would later, in 1981, instigate the creation of a ...
In 2023, a dramatic series of events led Western observers to declare the imminent demise of the Wagner Group, Russia’s ...
The following is an excerpt from Mark Galeotti's book, "Putin's Wars: From Chechnya to Ukraine." Most countries' special forces emphasize physical fitness, determination and aggression. Russia's ...
As well as running agents, the GRU has its own spetsnaz (special ops) commandos, whose mission is to conduct reconnaissance and sabotage. In Soviet times, they were active in conflict zones around ...