Ukraine Crisis: All You Need To Know About Russian Special Force Spetsnaz
NDTV
Spetsnaz commandos have been used by Russia in big international events, like the Syrian crisis and to lead an attack on the Chechen rebels.
Ukrainian forces are defending against an invasion on three sides by a Russian military that is bigger, better armed and steeped in recent combat experience from Syria's civil war. Missiles rained on Ukrainian cities, destroying air bases and other key buildings as columns of troops poured across its borders from Russia and Belarus.
Reports say that among the Russian military units which crossed the Ukrainian borders are the Spetsnaz, which according to the NATO, were sent to Belarus during the joint military drills. They have carried out missions during wartime as well as peace, in emergencies across the world.
What is the Spetsnaz force?
To understand the origin of the sophisticated special military unit, it's important to know about the Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoye Upravlenie or GRU, Russia's military intelligence service.
