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(NSFW) Alleged Spetsnaz Assault on Trenchline
Published 3 days ago
GoPro footage circulating on Telegram showing a trench assault somewhere in Ukraine allegedly shows members of the 16th Guards Spetsnaz Brigade engaged in a firefight with Ukrainian infantry. 16th Brigade is one of 8 Spetsnaz Units in the Russian military that is a direct subordinate to the General Staff of the Russian Federation, and these units are known as GRU Special Forces. The 16th Brigade specifically was given the "Guards" title on January 26, 2019 by Presidential Decree. This unit has been active since 1963, seeing combat in Soviet-Afghan War as well as the first and second Chechen conflicts.