SSO (SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES)

Tier 1 SOF

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Europe

OVERVIEW

MANUFACTURERRussian Armed Forces / KSO

YEAR INTRODUCED2009

UNITS IN SERVICE—

UNITS PRODUCED—

UNIT COST$28K

DESCRIPTION

Russia's newest elite SOF command created to mirror US JSOC, battle-proven in Syria and Ukraine.

SPECIFICATIONS

Personnel

~2,000 (estimated)

Selection

From Spetsnaz and airborne veterans

Specialization

Direct action, special reconnaissance, unconventional warfare

Notable_ops

Crimea (2014), Syria (Palmyra, Aleppo)

Based

Senezh, Moscow Oblast

GLOBAL DEPLOYMENT

OPERATORS

SAME CATEGORY