Spetsnaz GRU
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Spetsnaz GRU, formally known as Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, (Russian: Части и подразделения специального назначения Главного управления Генерального штаба Вооружённых сил Российской Федерации) 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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Active | 1949–2012, 2013–present |
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Type | Special forces |
Size | Classified[1] |
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GRU Headquarters | 76 Khoroshyovskoe shosse, Khodinka, Moscow |
Patron | Saint Alexander Nevsky |
Motto(s) | "Only the stars are above us" («Выше нас только звёзды»)[2] |
Mascot(s) | Bat |
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