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The 2nd Guards Separate Special Purpose Brigade is a Spetsnaz GRU brigade of the Russian Armed Forces based in Promezhitsy, Pskov Oblast.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 17 relations: Brigade, Dmitry Utkin, First Chechen War, GRU (Russian Federation), Order of Zhukov, Pskov Oblast, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Russian Armed Forces, Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russo-Georgian War, Russo-Ukrainian War, Second Chechen War, Special forces, Spetsnaz GRU, Vladimir Putin, 2024 Kharkiv offensive, 2024 western Russia incursion.

  2. Spetsnaz brigades of Russia
  3. Spetsnaz brigades of the Soviet Union

Brigade

A brigade is a major tactical military formation that typically comprises three to six battalions plus supporting elements.

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Dmitry Utkin

Dmitry Valerievich Utkin (Дмитрий Валерьевич Уткин) (11 June 1970 – 23 August 2023) was a Russian military officer and mercenary.

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First Chechen War

Chechen resistance against Russian imperialism has its origins from 1785 during the time of Sheikh Mansur, the first imam (leader) of the Caucasian peoples.

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GRU (Russian Federation)

The Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation,r formerly the Main Intelligence Directorate,(p) and still commonly known by its previous abbreviation GRU,p, is the foreign military intelligence agency of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

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Order of Zhukov

The Order of Zhukov (Орден Жукова) is a military decoration of the Russian Federation.

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Pskov Oblast

Pskov Oblast (Pskovskaya oblast') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the west of the country.

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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is an American government-funded international media organization that broadcasts and reports news, information, and analyses to Eastern Europe, Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the Middle East.

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Russian Armed Forces

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, commonly referred to as the Russian Armed Forces, are the military of Russia.

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Russian invasion of Ukraine

On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which started in 2014.

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Russo-Georgian War

The 2008 Russo-Georgian WarThe war is known by a variety of other names, including Five-Day War, August War and Russian invasion of Georgia.

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Russo-Ukrainian War

The ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War began in February 2014.

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Second Chechen War

The Second Chechen War is also known as the Second Chechen Campaign (Втора́я чече́нская кампа́ния) or the Second Russian Invasion of Chechnya from the Chechen insurgents' point of view.

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Special forces

Special forces or special operations forces (SOF) are military units trained to conduct special operations.

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Spetsnaz GRU

Spetsnaz GRU, formally known as Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, is the special forces (spetsnaz) of the GRU, the foreign military intelligence agency of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

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Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who is the president of Russia.

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2024 Kharkiv offensive

On 10 May 2024, the Russian Armed Forces began an offensive operation in Ukraine's Kharkiv Oblast, shelling and attempting to breach the defenses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the direction of Vovchansk and Kharkiv.

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2024 western Russia incursion

On 12 March 2024, Ukrainian-backed armed groups entered the territory of Belgorod and Kursk Oblasts in Russia from the territory of Ukraine.

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See also

Spetsnaz brigades of Russia

Spetsnaz brigades of the Soviet Union

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Guards_Spetsnaz_Brigade

Also known as 2nd Spetsnaz Brigade.