As well as running agents, the GRU has its own spetsnaz (special ops) commandos, whose mission is to conduct reconnaissance and sabotage. In Soviet times, they were active in conflict zones around ...

Kyiv's forces are reportedly establishing a foothold in Russian-held territory on the eastern bank of the Dnieper River.

Ken McCallum, head of the Security Service (MI5), has warned of the serious threat to Britain posed by the Russian and ...

All Spetsnaz brigades were disbanded or moved under other military commands, while the GRU's presence in Russian embassies abroad was dramatically scaled back. Under Sergun, the GRU regained ...

Even Spetsnaz units from the GRU, Russia's military intelligence agency, were transferred to the new organization, though they were reassigned to the GRU in 2013. "People in SOF tend to be cut ...