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[-] kuiskaaja@lemmy.ml 6 points 8 hours ago

i thought that spetsnaz was just a thing from call of duty lol

Technically there special force from Russia but I guess that if Russia is doing a POW unit it’s only a « special » unit

[-] axh@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

A very special unit for a very special military operation commanded by a very special leadership.

[-] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 6 points 7 hours ago

I think most of the "real" ones died in the attack on Kiev in the first three days of the war.

[-] P00ptart@lemmy.world 5 points 7 hours ago

They were never anything more than glorified gymnasts anyway.

[-] quill7513@anarchist.nexus 2 points 6 hours ago

soviet/post-soviet special forces. they do dangerous forward operations before infantry comes in to secure an area. their US equivalents would be like the Green Berets

[-] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 hours ago

Green Berets would walk all over Spetnaz tho, same category but order of magnitude different capability.

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