Spetsnaz

English Etymology en ru спецна́з, abbreviation of ru войска́ специа́льного назначе́ния special purpose forces/troops. Noun p special forces in Russia and other post-Soviet states. en “Little Green Men”: A Primer on Modern Russian Unconventional Warfare, Ukraine 2013–2014 https://www.jhuapl.edu/Content/documents/ARIS_LittleGreenMen.pdf w:Fort Bragg, North Carolina w:The United States Army Special Operations Command 2014 42 In the summer of 2014, at least thirteen BTGs and elements of five SPETSNAZ units were poised on the Ukrainian border.36 https://web.archive.org/web/20221009093831/https://www.jhuapl.edu/Content/documents/ARIS_LittleGreenMen.pdf 9 October 2022 Alternative forms en Spetznaz Translations post-Soviet special forces Armenian: hy սպեցնազ Belarusian: be спецна́з m Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 斯佩茨納茲 sīpèicínàzī Finnish: fi Venäjän armeijan erikoisjoukot p, fi spetsnaz-joukot p French: fr spetsnaz p German: de Speznas f-p Japanese: ja スペツナズ supetsunazu Russian: ru спецна́з m Ukrainian: uk спецна́з m en Military Russia