Amid its struggles in Ukraine, Russia's military has relied heavily on its most highly trained troops. The fighting has taken a toll on those troops, including Russia's famed Spetsnaz special ...

The Spetsnaz, the catchall term for Russia’s special operations forces, are the most elite troops the Russian Federation has. They are also getting destroyed in Ukraine. That’s according to leaked ...

The Dragunov SVD is one of the more famous Russian-made sniper rifles that has been in the service of Russian Special Forces for more than half a century Chambered for 7.62x54mm rounds, the SVD has a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Russia's elite Spetsnaz commando units have suffered enormous casualties in Ukraine. Leaked US documents show that some units have ...

January 23, 2012: Russia's special operations units have benefited greatly from the major reforms being instituted in the armed forces during the last decade. Airborne Forces (paratroopers) and ...

Spetsnaz were also known for their lethality with a sniper rifle and ability to take out targets covertly Are you ahead, or behind on retirement? SmartAsset's free tool can match you with a financial ...