// Kasaysayan
The former Soviet Union's Spetsnaz were the largest and most secretive special forces unit during the 70s and 80s when the Cold War between East and West was at its peak.
Spetsnaz is a combination of the Russian word 'SPETSIALNOYE NAZRANIE' and means 'special purpose troops', and their existence is not clearly revealed not only among Western countries but also among the Warsaw Pact countries.
At the time of the former Soviet Union, the Spetsnaz was mainly assigned the task of infiltrating countries considered enemies, conducting in-depth reconnaissance and destroying facilities. Political propaganda, assassination and kidnapping of key figures were also included in the main tasks. They learned how to use a variety of weapons from around the world, including marksmanship, and techniques for tracking, reconnaissance, camouflage and surveillance, as well as survival skills in rough and diverse environments, sabotage, parachute descent and rappelling, language training, and how to interrogate prisoners. I did it.
With the dissolution of the former Soviet Union, the Spetsnaz are affiliated with several independent republics, and although the scale is unclear, they now wear their own combat uniforms and use insignia. However, it is presumed that the equipment and combat power are weaker than before.
'VYMPEL', a specialist in assassination and kidnapping, now converted to MVD. There is also the anti-terrorism organization 'OMON', which was created during the Moscow Olympics. Among them, Alpha and Vimpel successfully attacked the presidential palace in Kabol during the war with Afghanistan, but they paid the price by refusing President Yeltsin's orders to enter the parliament building during the 1993 Russian coup d'
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