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Russian VDV airborne squads and Cold War legacy vehicles in modern combat doctrine, equipment, and organizational structure

Russian VDV airborne squads retained a more Soviet-style organization, optimized for operations aboard BMD airborne IFVs. Most squads contained 6–7 soldiers, with the Squad Commander also commanding ...
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Russia created an elite hit squad to target its opponents abroad. One of its agents was compromised by using Google Translate.

In late 2022, Russia established a top-secret unit of elite intelligence agents with a sweeping mandate to carry out ...