Special Operations Forces (Russia)
| Special Operations Forces | |
|---|---|
| Sily spetsial’nykh operatsii (SSO) | |
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| Active | 2009 (operational from 2013)–present |
| Country |
 Russian Federation
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| Branch | Special Operations Forces Command |
| Type | Spetsnaz |
| Role | |
| Size | ~ 2000 operatives |
| Part of |
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| Garrison/HQ | Kubinka-2, Moscow region |
| Colors | Black |
| Anniversaries | February 27 |
| Engagements |
2014 Russian military intervention in Ukraine unconfirmed |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Gen. |
| Notable commanders |
Oleg Martyanov |
2014 Russian military intervention in Ukraine unconfirmed
Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War
Russian Special Operations Forces (Russian: Силы специальных операций; ССО, tr. Sily spetsial’nykh operatsii; SSO) are components of Special Operations Forces Command (Russian: командование сил специальных операций; KCCO, tr. Komandovanie sil spetsial’nalnykh operatsii; KSSO) of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
The formation of the unit began in 2009 during a large-scale reform of the Russian Federation Armed Forces (2008–2020).
The Forces are a highly mobile, well-trained and equipped, constant combat readiness special operations force of the Russian Ministry of Defense, designed to perform specific tasks in order to protect the interests of Russian Federation (with application of military force, by necessity), both within the country and abroad, in peacetime and in wartime.
Russian Ministry of Defense defines the term "special operation" as follows: "Special operation of troops (forces) is a complex of special actions of troops (forces), coordinated by objectives and tasks, time and place of execution, conducted according to a single concept and plan in order to achieve certain goals. Special actions of troops (forces) are activities carried out by specially designated, organized, trained and equipped forces, which apply methods and ways of fighting not typical for conventional forces (special reconnaissance, sabotage, counter-terrorist, counter-sabotage, counterintelligence, guerrilla, counter-guerrilla and other activities)".
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