2nd Spetsnaz Brigade

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The 2nd Separate Spetsnaz (Special Purpose) Brigade (Russian: 2-я отдельная бригада специального назначения) is a Spetsnaz GRU brigade of the Russian Armed Forces based in Promezhitsa, Pskov Oblast.

The brigade comprises:[1]

  • Headquarters
  • Signals Battalion (2x Company)
  • Support Company
  • 70th Special Purpose Detachment (roughly battalion equivalent)
  • 329th Special Purpose Detachment
  • 700th Special Purpose Detachment
  • Training Battalion (2x Company)

The brigade traces its history to 1950. The Armed Forces fields eight Spetsnaz brigades of varying sizes.

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