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74th Reconnaissance Battalion (Ukraine)
The 74th Separate Reconnaissance Battalion (A1035) is a battalion of the Ukrainian ground forces acting as an independent unit subordinated directly to the Operational Command East and has seen combat during both the War in Donbass and the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, performing reconnaissance and combat operations throughout the entire front. History It was established as a separate reconnaissance battalion in 2005 as a part of the Operational Command East. Since 2014, it has been partaking in the War in Donbass. In September 2014, the fighters of the 74th Battalion were deployed to Marinka, Ukraine, Marinka following the Battle of Ilovaisk as one of the units arbitrarily left its positions and the gap had to be reinforced by reconnaissance units. The area under the operational control of the battalion stretched from Marinka, Ukraine, Marinka through Novomykhailivka and Slavne, Kalmiuske Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Slavne to Taramchuk, covering 25 kilometers of the frontlines. They w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spetsnaz
SpetsnazThe term is borrowed from rus, спецназ, p=spʲɪtsˈnas; abbreviation for or 'Special Purpose Military Units'; or () are special forces in many post-Soviet states. Historically, this term referred to the Soviet Union's Spetsnaz GRU, special operations units of the GRU (Soviet Union), Main Intelligence Directorate of the Soviet General Staff (GRU). Today it refers to special forces branches and task forces subordinate to ministries including defence, internal affairs, or emergency situations in countries that have inherited their special purpose units from the Chronology of Soviet secret police agencies, now-defunct Soviet security agencies. As ''spetsnaz'' is a Russian term, it is typically associated with the special units of Russia, but other post-Soviet states often refer to their special forces units by the term as well, since these nations also inherited their special purpose units from the now-defunct Soviet security agencies. Etymology The Russia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
