OVERVIEW
MANUFACTURERFSB (Federal Security Service)
YEAR INTRODUCED1974
UNITS IN SERVICEβ
UNITS PRODUCEDβ
UNIT COST$28K
DESCRIPTION
Russia's premier counter-terrorism unit under the FSB, equivalent to Delta Force/DEVGRU in mission scope.
SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATIONS
Personnel
~300-500 (estimated)
Selection
Only from experienced military/security personnel
Specialization
Counter-terrorism, hostage rescue, VIP protection
Notable_ops
Beslan school siege, Moscow theater crisis, Budyonnovsk
Based
Moscow
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