As it infiltrated deep behind enemy lines to establish targets for a precision air strike, a group of four elite Spetsnaz commandos was suddenly ambushed by a force of over 40 ISIS troopers. The ...

Russian Airborne Forces’ service march, 1970. The Russian Airborne Forces (Vozdushno-Desantnye Voyska Rossii, or VDV) are the ...

Russian Spetsnaz troops march through Red Square in a Victory Day military parade, May 9, 2021.Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images Amid its struggles in Ukraine, Russia's military has relied heavily on its ...

Footage of a new apparent clash between Russian forces and their Chechen allies is spreading around Russian and Ukrainian social-media channels, amid continued reports of morale and discipline ...

Russian Spetsnaz troops march through Red Square in a Victory Day military parade, May 9, 2021.Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images Russian troops have suffered major losses since invading Ukraine in February ...

These meticulously researched books illuminate the history of two storied Russian military outfits. Bukkvoll, a Norwegian defense analyst, uses a vast range of sources to put together a comprehensive ...

For the first time since Moscow launched its full-scale of invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the territory of Russia's North Caucasus region of Chechnya has been targeted by drone attacks.

December 9, 2022: Since 2014 Ukraine has relied on a number of special operations units for key operations. In 2014 Ukraine had a Special Forces Command consisting of 4,000 troops similar to the ...

Kyiv was hit by a wave of overnight Russian drones and missiles that continued into early Friday, damaging buildings and ...

Russia sent elite units to southern Ukraine to try to stop Ukraine advancing, a think tank said. But they failed to repel Ukrainian attacks, The Institute for the Study of War said. It said Ukrainian ...