Russian commando frogmen

Naval Spetsnaz
Naval Spetsnaz
Морской спецназ; Morskoy spetsnaz
	Russian Marine Commandos logo patch
Active	1941–present
Country	Russia
Branch	Russian Naval Infantry
Type	Marine special forces
Role	Special Operations; Special Reconnaissance; Naval Intelligence; Counter-terrorism; Hostage rescue;
Size	480–800 OMRP; 650–780 PDSS;
Part of	GRU (1941–1992); Russian Naval Intelligence (1941–present); GRU (G.U.) (1992–present);
Nickname(s)	Frogmen
Equipment	IDA Rebreathers; "Piranha" midget submarine; 2-man torpedo; "Triton-1" midget submarine; "Triton-2" midget submarine; APS Underwater Assault Rifle; SPP-1 Underwater Pistol; Protei-5; "PPV" underwater tablet;
Engagements	World War II; Cold War; First Chechen War; Second Chechen War; Russo-Georgian War; Crimean Crisis; Syrian Civil War; 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine;
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Viktor Leonov

The Russian commando frogmen (Russian: Морской спецназ, romanized: Morskoy spetsnaz), informally called "commando frogmen" in civilian media, are a Russian Naval Spetsnaz unit under operational subordination to the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU). It is the special forces unit of the Russian Naval Infantry and is composed of highly trained and elite marines within the Naval Infantry. By virtue of belonging to the Russian Naval Infantry, frogmen fall under the Coastal Troops of the Russian Navy service arm. The Russian Navy proper does not field any special forces or special operations units. Russian FSB special forces Alpha Group and Vympel also have frogman units in their respective naval components.

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