Much is written and claimed about the Spetsnaz. Rather less is known for sure, despite what is now quite an industry in Russian-language books on them, from memoirs to survival skills guides.

Since the opening hours of the large-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s elite Spetsnaz special operations units have been on ...

In December, Russian social media outlets were quick to tout how an American M1 Abrams main battle tank (MBT) was being sent to the Uralvagonzavod research and development facility for evaluation.