Thanks to cinema and television, most Russians know about the existence of special forces units that are subordinate to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (Special Forces GRU). However, these special units are by no means the only ones in the Russian armed forces, their “colleagues” are simply less well-known and not so “promoted”. At the same time, with their professionalism and combat experience, they are hardly inferior to the glorified GRU special forces. First of all, we are talking about special forces of the Airborne Troops of the Russian Federation or special forces of the Airborne Forces.

Special units of the Airborne Forces appeared quite a long time ago, even during the Great Patriotic War. In February 1994, a special forces regiment of the Airborne Forces was formed on the basis of two separate special-purpose battalions. Closer to our time, this unit took an active part in both campaigns in the North Caucasus, and was later involved in the war with Georgia in 2008. His place of permanent deployment is Kubinka near Moscow. At the end of 2014, the airborne regiment was deployed into a brigade.

Despite the fact that the tasks that the GRU special forces and the airborne special forces perform are largely similar, there are still differences between these units. However, before talking about the special forces of the Airborne Forces, a few words should be said about the history of the special forces in general.

Special forces history

Parts for special operations were created in the USSR almost immediately after the Bolsheviks came to power. The units were engaged in reconnaissance and subversive work in unfriendly territory. In neighboring countries, pro-Soviet partisan detachments were created, the work of which was supervised by military intelligence from Moscow. In 1921, a special department was created in the Red Army, which was engaged in the collection of intelligence information for the leadership of the Red Army.

Having gone through several reorganizations, the intelligence department of the Red Army in 1940 was finally transferred to the subordination of the General Staff. The GRU special forces were created in 1950.

Special units of the Airborne Forces appeared in the 30s, immediately after the appearance of this type of troops in the USSR. The first part of the Airborne Forces was formed in 1930 near Voronezh. Almost immediately, there was an obvious need to create their own airborne intelligence.

The fact is that the Airborne Forces are designed to perform specific functions - operations behind enemy lines, destroying especially important enemy targets, disrupting its communications, seizing bridgeheads and other operations of a predominantly offensive nature.

For a successful landing operation, preliminary reconnaissance of the landing site is necessary. Otherwise, the operation is threatened with failure - this happened more than once during the Great Patriotic War, when poorly prepared landing operations cost the lives of thousands of paratroopers.

In 1994, on the basis of two separate special forces battalions of the Airborne Forces, 901st and 218th, the 45th separate regiment of special forces of the Airborne Forces was formed. A few words should be said about the units that became part of the regiment.

The 218th battalion was formed in 1992, and before joining the special forces regiment of the Airborne Forces, he managed to take part in several peacekeeping missions: in Abkhazia, Ossetia and Transnistria.

The history of the 901st battalion is much longer and richer. It was formed in 1979 in the Transcaucasian Military District as a separate air assault battalion, then was transferred to Europe, to the site of the proposed theater of operations. In the late 80s, the Baltics became the location of the unit. In 1992, the 901st battalion was renamed into a separate airborne assault battalion and transferred to the command of the Airborne Forces headquarters.

In 1993, during the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict, the 901st battalion was on the territory of Abkhazia, after which it was transferred to the Moscow region. In 1994, the unit became a separate special forces battalion and became part of the 45th Special Forces Regiment.

The servicemen of the regiment took part in both Chechen campaigns, in the operation to force Georgia to peace in 2008. In 2005, the 45th Special Forces Regiment received the honorary title "Guards", the unit was awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky. In 2009, he was awarded the St. George Banner.

In 2014, on the basis of the 45th separate regiment, a special forces brigade of the Airborne Forces was formed.

More than 40 military personnel from the unit were killed in various conflicts. Many soldiers and officers of the regiment were awarded orders and medals.

Why do we need special forces of the Airborne Forces

The functions of the special forces of the Airborne Forces are very similar to those performed by their counterparts from the units of the Main Intelligence Directorate. However, there are still differences. And they are associated with specific tasks that the Airborne Forces must solve.

Of course, the special forces of the Airborne Forces can conduct sabotage and reconnaissance operations behind enemy lines, but first of all, they must prepare the possibility of landing for the main units of the Airborne Forces. The concept of "prepare" in this case is interpreted very broadly. First of all, we are talking about reconnaissance of the landing area: the leadership must have maximum information about where the paratroopers will land and what awaits them there.

In addition, scouts, if necessary, prepare a platform for landing. This may be the capture of an enemy airfield or a small foothold. If necessary, sabotage is carried out in the area, infrastructure facilities are destroyed, communications are disrupted, chaos and panic are created. The special forces of the Airborne Forces can also carry out operations to capture and short-term hold important objects behind enemy lines. Most often, such work is carried out during offensive operations.

It should be noted one more difference between the special forces of the GRU and the Airborne Forces. The units of the Main Intelligence Directorate can operate anywhere in the world (it's not for nothing that they have a globe on their emblem). The special forces of the Airborne Forces usually operate closer, within the range of the airborne transport aircraft, usually no further than two thousand kilometers.

The special forces of the Airborne Forces are rightfully considered the elite of the Russian army. Therefore, the requirements for the training and equipment of fighters are very strict. Not everyone is able to pass the selection and become a fighter of this unit. A special forces fighter of the Airborne Forces must be distinguished by stress resistance, endurance, and be proficient in all types of weapons. The special forces have to operate deep behind enemy lines, without any support "from the mainland", carrying tens of kilograms of weapons, ammunition and equipment.

The fighters of the unit are equipped with the best types of weapons, ammunition, equipment of Russian and foreign production. They do not spare money for special forces. It should be noted that any special forces (Russian or American) are a very expensive "pleasure". The Vintorez sniper rifle, Kalashnikov assault rifles of the 100th series, domestic-made large-caliber rifles - this is far from a complete list of small arms used by scouts.

Many do not even know what this military unit actually is. In fact, these are the eyes and ears of the Airborne Forces, reconnaissance and sabotage units that operate behind enemy lines, preparing the arrival and preparation of landings if necessary, seizing airfields, small bridgeheads, and sites. Their functions also include the solution of many related tasks, including the capture or destruction of communications, other infrastructure, and much more.

This is the special forces of the Airborne Forces, which operates, speaking in an artistic and more understandable language, like a ray of light, just as quickly and easily, breaking through any, even the slightest gap.

The use of special forces of the Airborne Forces is considered the most successful in conditions when the army of our country is conducting active offensive operations.

The special forces of the Airborne Forces perform their tasks without fear and without reproach, in any corner of the planet. Tactical and special training of special forces is the development of fighters of absolute stress resistance, irregular, bordering on pathology, endurance, narrow-profile training in many disciplines, including technical ones, and running, running, and many more times running, performing in training forced marches for a distance of 30 kilometers or more.

So what is the activity of this almost mythical unit, the name of which causes delight, hidden fear and alertness in the soul.

Special forces of the Airborne Forces can be used everywhere: behind enemy lines to create discord and chaos, in solving tasks of assisting in the capture and holding of strategic objects until the moment when the main parts of the army approach, in capturing strategically important bridges, airfields, transport hubs, etc. And since the capture and retention of such important objects for a sufficiently long time is an impossible task for a few special forces groups of paratroopers, their main purpose is to create a favorable environment for further actions of the already numerous airborne assault units of the airborne forces.

To carry out operations, separate groups of special forces are thrown into areas predetermined in the enemy rear areas, with a clear indication of the deployment zone for each of them, once in which, reconnaissance paratroopers attack places where enemy forces are concentrated. The meaning of such attacks is obvious: by carrying out raids that are unexpected for the enemy, the entrance of which causes maximum destruction and damage, the landing groups of special forces, as a result of their attacking operations, eventually cause panic among the enemy.

This happens until the recollected enemy begins to come to his senses. Then the special forces of the Airborne Forces, in order to prevent unnecessary casualties on their part, turn in the opposite direction in order to hide or continue their work elsewhere.

We saw a lot of what was said in feature films and documentaries, read in books. But all this is shown and written is true, albeit sometimes in an embellished form, but this is the work of the special forces of the Airborne Forces.

Just like in the movies, special forces huddle in tight groups, begin to retreat, hiding and changing direction. And when they fail to quickly break away, they set up mines and stretch marks behind them on the move in order to slow down the pursuit of the enemy and be able to “dissolve” on the ground.

Due to the fact that the tactics of these special forces of the Airborne Forces are based on high maneuverability and swiftness, combined with universal firepower, the landing groups are created by their leadership on the basis that they have optimal numbers and are well targeted.

There are no additional or spare people in these groups; it is customary in them to ensure the life and safety of each soldier.

A little . Already from the first moment of the introduction of our troops into Afghanistan, the special forces of the airborne forces constantly participated in various operations, therefore, when the 45th regiment of the special forces of the airborne forces was formed in the summer of 1994, there was already enough experience so that the soldiers were as versatile as possible and truly prepared for war. In addition, numerous foreign developments and technologies have already been introduced that have positively affected the quality of the created special forces of the Russian Airborne Forces.

The 45th regiment is, perhaps, one of the legendary regiments in the modern history of the Russian Armed Forces. He is well known in Chechnya. They say that even unverified information about the approach of the special forces of the Airborne Forces forced the spooks to withdraw from their positions and leave. The leaders of the militants during the first Chechen war promised fabulous sums for the capture of at least one fighter of the 45th regiment. Honor and praise to our fighters: the promises remained in words, since not one of them got to the militants, neither alive nor dead. But this regiment is considered the youngest part of the army of our country, but what!

The 45th regiment is a unique combat unit of Russia, which has everything to solve its tasks: the necessary weapons, equipment, and devices. In addition, it is armed with unmanned aerial vehicles.

The regiment also includes a psychological detachment, whose task is to demoralize or disorientate the enemy troops, to destroy his faith in the meaning of the resistance. This detachment has the skills and abilities to persuade the neutral civilian population to its side, which is especially important in the information age, sometimes this is done with the help of an existing compact television station that broadcasts the necessary programs over a radius of many kilometers.

And that's not all. The capabilities of the special forces of the Airborne Forces of our country are truly enormous.

These units fought during the Transnistrian conflict, participated in operations in the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict, mainly ensuring the safety of refugees and the remaining civilians.

According to many, the special forces of the Airborne Forces are the first in the world, bypassing even the British special forces and the Green Berets.

But these are just facts, and in life not everyone can achieve the status of a universal soldier from the special forces of the Airborne Forces. It is foolish to think that this is an easy task. In order to become a real special forces officer, an applicant first passes numerous tests in psychology, then in physical fitness, and only then, having determined his abilities and readiness, the commission directs him to a certain military specialty as part of special forces.

And the learning process begins. After this rigorous type of selection, the learning process begins. To say that it is very difficult to serve in special forces, especially in the Airborne Forces, is the same as just keeping silent.

Constant training, which is replaced by forced marches, night shooting, facade climbing, and then tactical exercises, training of sappers, marching again, night shooting .... And so all the time in a circle.

It is clear that not all future fighters of the formidable special forces will withstand such a pace and loads, which is why after about six months the screening begins: someone’s health cannot withstand the loads, someone cannot stand it himself, someone is expelled by commanders , and in the end, there remain those, the real ones, who are fluent in both weapons and skills. They are the real special forces soldiers who have neither a face nor an estate for us. They never cease to be at the right time in the right places, whether it is hostage-taking, military operations in hot spots, and outside them, in the center of conflicts in Bosnia, Dagestan , Chechnya, Kosovo and many other places.

For all the years that the special forces of the Airborne Forces exist, its fighters do not stop fighting, looking for warehouses with enemy weapons, drug warehouses, saving many lives of civilians, preventing many troubles. That is why these units are considered the real elite of the Russian army, and the 45th regiment is the regiment of the future.

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Spetsnaz GRU and special forces of the Airborne Forces: a comparative analysis

NOTE:
Special Forces - these are units designed to penetrate and carry out force operations deep behind enemy lines.
The meaning of their use: in the implementation of the seizure and destruction of strategic important objects and representatives of the enemy states on his (or temporarily captured by him) territory.

Spetsnaz GRU

This is a special forces of a sabotage type (sabotage - literally acting in an ambiguous way and making its final decisions regarding anything and anyone at the very last moment) and the antipode of the special forces of the Airborne Forces.
Its most successful use may be in the context of the Russian army carrying out defensive and positional actions.

Special Forces of the Airborne Forces

This is the landing type special forces (landing - literally acting like a light beam: quickly and easily breaking through any cracks that are found and immediately bouncing back in cases of their overlap) and the antipode of the GRU special forces.
Its most successful application may be in the conditions of active offensive operations by the Russian army.

(GRU)
The GRU special forces units can be most successfully used in the most critical situations for their army - to create turning points in the course of unsuccessfully waged wars (that is, when opponents, proud of their initial victories, begin to prematurely show a rather frivolous attitude towards his army and neglect).
Saboteurs, undertaking the tasks assigned to them, usually cross the front line in their separate groups, located at certain intervals and begin to move parallel to each other towards the objects indicated to them behind enemy lines. At the same time, they bypass any settlements so as not to catch the eye of anyone. In cases where some of them are discovered and come under fire from ambushes and deployed formations of enemy barrage subunits, other sabotage groups bypass the places where such skirmishes occur and rush further. In turn, the detected groups of saboteurs are taken to conduct intense fire in order to thus indicate others to the locations of ambushes and barrier lines and at the same time divert as many enemy forces as possible and thereby increase the chances for the rest of the groups to penetrate unhindered deep into the enemy rear .
Sending individual fighters to attempt to break through the enemy's barrage formations, the main composition of the sabotage groups immediately rush after them in cases of groping for any weak points, or rush to the right or left if the next attempts of such groping are unsuccessful. In situations where the enemy begins to pursue them on their heels, the saboteurs break up into small groups and one by one in order to confuse him and force him to either disperse his forces or continue to chase after someone separate. In turn, those saboteurs who do not manage to quickly break away from their pursuers sharply rush forward in such a way that only the most trained opponents can keep up with them. In those situations when the advanced pursuers break away from their main groups, the saboteurs quite unexpectedly turn around to face them. Using explosive ammunition and other special equipment that are capable of inflicting huge lacerations and turning out the guts, saboteur warriors thus incapacitate the most determined of their opponents and frighten them with disfigured views of everyone else so that in a fit of pursuit they do not break away from the main ones. their groups. And since the speed of movement of the main groups of pursuers always turns out to be lower than that of their best representatives, well-trained and enduring saboteurs in many cases quickly manage to get away from them. In situations where individual saboteurs are seriously injured, their comrades finish them off for reasons so that they cease to be a burden for them and cannot give anything to the enemy if they fall into his hands. After one or another saboteurs and their small groups manage to get away from the chase, they concentrate in predetermined places by a predetermined control time and continue their advance with larger forces, and all those who did not have time go further on their own in order to catch up with those who have gone ahead in the process of the further path.
In situations where sabotage groups manage to detect ambushes and other enemy barrage formations deployed on their way, without being detected from his side, they are taken to be divided into parts and follow along such barriers in order to look for weaknesses in them through which it would be possible to slip through imperceptibly or easily break through in an unexpected and swift jerk.
After collecting all the surviving sabotage groups in the places where the planned actions are carried out, their commanders contact the agents that the GRU has in various places and with its help and often with its direct assistance determine the specific direction of all their further steps. Fundamentally renouncing the possibility of achieving their goals in the easiest of possible ways, saboteurs give preference to infiltrating the objects they have identified from those sides from which they are least expected. Making their way through the existing underground communications and through the existing natural and engineering barriers, they seek to be inside the objects and concentrate near the enemy’s key structures and firing points in order to attack them at once on a prearranged signal, deprive him of all advantages and take control of the situation. Having carried out the capture of everything planned at such objects and the preparation of their explosions, the saboteurs, having done their job, quickly split into separate groups and retreat in order to get away from the chase and recover on their way back.
But as soon as the sabotage practice brings the first successes, the enemy begins to grow wiser very quickly. Paying attention to random reports and organizing networks of observers in his rear, he begins to collect information about armed groups of unknown people seen anywhere. By marking on the maps the places from which such signals are received and lining them up in chronological order, the enemy headquarters very quickly delve into the essence of what is happening. By making some comparisons, the enemy in these situations quite easily understands for himself in which direction, with what speed, how many groups and approximate composition the sabotage special forces are moving and at what time they should be expected in certain places on the emerging routes of advance. Marking on the maps all the strategic objects that are on the route lines of such advances and taking into account the knowledge of the current situation both on the front line and on the other side of it, the enemy headquarters determine lists of probable targets for the destruction of which the GRU special forces are sent. By concentrating in advance around such objects their barrage units gathered from other places, in many cases he manages to nullify the efforts of groups of saboteurs sent there.
In turn, in situations where the sabotage special forces begin to suffer significant losses and fail to fulfill their tasks, the GRU is taken to carry out more serious operational developments. The essence of such developments is as follows. A number of sabotage groups are sent from the front line deep into the enemy rear, which are given false orders to destroy any enemy objects and which are doomed to almost complete destruction. With the greatest possible steadfastness, advancing along the routes indicated by them, such sabotage groups divert significant enemy forces and take them away in one direction or another. Some time after the first ones were sent, other groups of GRU special forces are being thrown in, which turn out to be aimed at completely different enemy targets. Such a throw is usually carried out deep behind enemy lines in such a way that sabotage groups move towards their targets not from the front line, but towards it, so that if they are detected, they can be mistaken for anyone, but not for saboteurs. . In order to reduce the risk of being detected, such sabotage groups lay their routes through the most deserted and wild places, move almost exclusively at night, do not make fire and kill all strangers who accidentally encounter them. And so that the saboteurs can carry the maximum of useful equipment and the minimum of what they do not need to use in business, they are taught how to survive and get their own food in any conditions, as well as the combat use of various types of weapons, ammunition and improvised means from the arsenals of all the armies of the world (thus turning them into universal soldiers). Using the above tactics, the GRU special forces units are called upon to solve the tasks assigned to them in any circumstances and at any cost, and in the vast majority of cases justify the hopes placed on them.

(VDV)
Special Forces units of the Airborne Forces can be most successfully used to create an environment of chaos and discord in the rear of the retreating enemy forces, as well as solve tasks of actively assisting in the capture and holding of important strategic objects until the main attacking units of their army approach. Such objects in the course of hostilities most often turn out to be strategically important bridges, airfields, transport hubs and other structures. For the reason that the captures and fairly long-term retention of such large and important objects turn out to be unbearable for the relatively small groups of the special forces of the Airborne Forces, its purpose lies elsewhere - to create a favorable environment for this to be carried out by the forces of the airborne assault units of the Airborne Forces, which in the structure of the Russian Army are nothing more than special forces.
In order to provide practical support for ongoing offensive operations, individual groups of special forces of the Airborne Forces are thrown into predetermined areas in enemy rear areas, with each of them indicating the approximate zones of their combat deployment. Once there, the commando paratroopers begin to carry out incessant attacks first on one, then on the other places where enemy forces are concentrated. The essence of the implementation of such attacks is as follows. Making unexpected raids and inflicting the maximum possible destructive impact and damage in the course of them, commando paratroopers rush in their attacking impulses only as long as they notice panic in their enemy. As soon as the resistance of the enemy who has come to his senses begins to take on organized features and acquire weapons power, the airborne special forces, not wanting to allow vain victims on their part, immediately turn around and rush in the opposite direction in order to immediately disappear from view and go in for a strike from any the other side. In cases of chasing after them, such special forces huddle in dense heaps and begin to retreat, hiding in the folds of the surrounding terrain and now and then changing the direction of their movements. In situations where the special forces groups of the Airborne Forces fail to quickly break away from their pursuers, they are taken right on the go to install mines behind them. After blowing up some of the pursuers, the rest of them, for reasons of ensuring their own safety, find themselves forced to slow down their run and, instead of fixing their eyes forward, begin to look mainly at their feet. This is exactly what the special forces paratroopers use and quickly dissolve in the surrounding distances in order to carry out new attacks on other enemy bases in a fairly short time.
For the simple reason that the tactics of the actions carried out by the special forces of the Airborne Forces, on the one hand, are based on ensuring swiftness and high maneuverability, and on the other hand, on the need to possess sufficient and universal firepower, its groups are created on the basis that they are not too large and not quite small - i.e. had an optimally matched number, and the special forces that made up them had well-tuned weapons and military specializations that were combined in a certain way. Due to the fact that there are no additional and spare people in the sent groups of the special forces of the Airborne Forces, it is customary for them to take care of ensuring the safety of each soldier. Based on these considerations, the radio operators of such groups, in cases of relentless pursuit by enemy forces, are instructed to give alarm signals to other groups of special forces who may accidentally be close to them. Those groups of special forces who pick up such signals or hear the noise of battle, according to their instructions, immediately rush in the indicated directions. Accustomed to quickly navigate in the environment, they immediately get to the bottom of what is happening and strive to take positions on any elevations in such a way as to let groups of persecuted colleagues pass by and unexpectedly hit their pursuers on the flank with all available firepower. While the dwindling enemy forces are forced to stop in their advances and take up defensive positions, groups of pursued paratroopers, having circled around, return to this place in such a way that, together with their saviors, subject the forces of the defending enemy to crossfire and ensure him numerous losses.
The enemy, being busy with an unsuccessful fight against the deftly elusive groups of special forces of the Airborne Forces, very soon comes to the conclusion that they are up to something against him. But no matter how much his staff analysts bowed over the cards in such cases, clear pictures of the development of events never arise in their heads. Airborne special forces groups, abandoned behind enemy lines, with their deliberately unsystematic actions, give their opponent the impression of the absence of any sense in them. In order to protect themselves from major setbacks, the enemy headquarters in such situations have no choice but to evenly distribute the available military forces among all more or less important objects and thereby disperse them at considerable distances from each other. On the other hand, the tangled military formations of the enemy, realizing all the unsuccessfulness of the attempts to pursue the special forces who are pestering them, very soon begin to choose for themselves the tactics of sitting without getting out in their bases. In order to finally discourage the enemy from the desire to show any kind of initiative, the airborne special forces groups are taken to intensify their activities in relation to those enemy bases from which any forces are sent to provide reinforcements to their neighbors in order to encourage them to not leaving their bases under any circumstances.
Concentrating on ensuring at least some security measures at the objects entrusted to them, the rear forces of the enemy in the emerging conditions are forced to leave many transport routes without proper supervision. The main (airborne assault) forces of the Airborne Forces, taking advantage of the atmosphere of disorder and confusion that inevitably arises in such conditions, at certain moments set off for themselves in swift marches in the directions of their intended goals. Based on the current radio messages of their special forces groups, they easily select and timely change the routes of their advances in such a way as to meet as few obstacles as possible on them and reach the objects indicated by them in the shortest possible time.
Acting in their usual demonstrative manner, the airborne assault units of the Airborne Forces approach the intended targets in march columns simultaneously from several directions. While enemy observers are trying to figure out who it was that appeared on the horizon - their own or others - they immediately strike from small-caliber guns and rockets at various places of enemy fortifications in order to give the impression of a plurality of their forces and not letting him come to his senses, quickly burst inside . In situations where retaliatory resistance in some particular areas turns out to be strong enough, air assault units leave their small groups directed against them and rapidly transfer the bulk of their forces to deliver additional strikes from those sides from which such advances can be carried out with the greatest lightness. Easily breaking into the enemy defenses from any one side, the airborne assault forces of the Airborne Forces create a threatening position for the defenders in a more successful way and, pinning them on both sides, induce them to retreat and hastily withdraw from positions and protected objects.
In cases of approaches to already captured objects of additional enemy forces, paratroopers are taken to act in their usual counterattacking manner. The essence of these actions is to disperse mobile groups of their special forces around the captured objects, which, in the event of threatening situations, are taken to strike in the back of the attacking enemy and, together with the main forces, conduct oncoming battles against him, behaving in this way until the main forces of their advancing armies approach .

(GRU)
Acting autonomously from anyone and quite consciously taking certain losses, the GRU special forces thus turn out to be aimed at solving the assigned tasks in an independent and separate way. But at the same time, the risk of significant losses in the process of advancing behind enemy lines and the failure of individual groups to keep up with the established advance schedules makes it necessary to initially send sabotage forces several times greater in quantitative terms than those required for the direct implementation of the planned actions.
(VDV)
Acting in close interconnection with each other and other units of their troops and striving to prevent any losses whatsoever, the special forces of the Airborne Forces thus turn out to be aimed at solving any tasks assigned to them by joint and coordinated efforts. But at the same time, the focus on ensuring a low degree of risk makes it possible to send the minimum allowable numbers of its battle groups to ensure operational solutions to current offensive tasks and achieve their goals with minimal losses.