Armed with amphibious rifles, Russian Spetsnaz turn the waterline into a kill zone instead of a transition point.

Many books have been written, and several movies have been made about America’s Green Berets and Special Forces, but it is incredible how many stories about these warriors are obscure, if not entirely ...

Russia may take decades to rebuild the units, according to US estimates. Russia's elite Spetsnaz commando units have suffered enormous casualties during Russia's invasion of Ukraine, leaked Pentagon ...

The widespread use of combat divers, more commonly known as frogmen, led to the inevitable question: how do frogmen from opposing sides kill each other when they meet underwater? In response, during ...

The Russian armed forces are ready to roll out military units trained to perform combat missions both in Russia and abroad. Russian Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov recently said that the ...

The APS is an older design likely out of production, and Russia is reportedly seeking a replacement weapon. Meanwhile, the United States has never fielded an underwater assault rifle. This difference ...

As Syrian forces push their advantage against the Islamic State, it is increasingly clear that there are Russians on the ground with them. Some are Spetsnaz special forces, there for recon and forward ...

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 ...

A naval Spetsnaz brigade had two battalions of "combat swimmers" (comparable to U.S. SEALs), a parachute battalion, a midget submarine company, and other units the army Spetsnaz brigades had. There ...

RECRUITS to the special forces units that reportedly produced one if not both of the Novichok spies face gruelling training and potentially deadly initiations to qualify. Whether it’s being forced to ...

Spetsnaz have appeared in many war zones, from Syria to Crimea, where they were the 'little green men' without insignia who helped rebels split from the Ukraine RECRUITS to the special forces units ...