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Russian Special Operations Forces

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Russian Special Operations Forces

RUSSIA · ARMED FORCES OF RUSSIA · BRANCH

Part of Armed Forces of Russia

Moscow-alignedActive
Assessed as of
2026-07
Confidence
moderate
  • Service ensign · official · carried by Armed Forces of Russia
  • State affiliation · Russia
  • Vigil category device · not official insignia
Identity provenance

Service ensign: Banner of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation — carried by Armed Forces of Russia, not issued to this record. The banner of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the institution’s own symbol. The design itself is not an object of copyright: Article 1259(6) of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation excludes official symbols and signs. The file shipped is the Wikimedia Commons SVG "Banner of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (obverse).svg", released under PD-RU-exempt on that basis, so no attribution or share-alike obligation attaches. Optimised for web display; geometry unaltered.

State affiliation: Russia.

The smaller square mark is a Vigil category device, drawn from this record’s own domain, echelon and role — not an official insignia.

In brief

The dedicated special-operations command (SSO) established in 2013; publicly documented only in broad outline — which is all this atlas carries.

Scope
Structure, role, lineage and links. No subordinate records published.
Subordination
Subordination confirmed
Record state
Stub

About this record

Stub — a structured placeholder meeting the public-stub threshold: name, place in the force tree, broad role, and a dated status. A full profile follows source review.

Confidence: ModerateMethodologyCorrections

Assessed as of2026-07

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