Alpha Group
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Alpha Group is an elite Russian special forces unit known for high-risk counter-terrorism and hostage rescue operations.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
counter-terrorism unit
ⓘ
special forces unit ⓘ |
| allegation | use of excessive force in hostage crises ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Alfa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Group A NERFINISHED ⓘ Spetsgruppa A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | FSB Special Purpose Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
First Chechen War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Chechen War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversy | high civilian casualties in some operations ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 1974 ⓘ |
| formedInPeriod | Soviet Union era ⓘ |
| founder | Yuri Andropov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison | Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Russian security legislation ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Spetsnaz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mottoStatus | classified or unofficial ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
1980 Moscow Olympics security
ⓘ
1981 hijacking of Aeroflot Flight 6833 ⓘ 1993 Russian constitutional crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ 1995 Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ 2002 Moscow theater hostage crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ 2004 Beslan school siege NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | active ⓘ |
| partOf | Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | KGB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruitmentFrom | other Russian special forces units ⓘ |
| reputation | elite counter-terrorism unit ⓘ |
| role |
counter-terrorism
ⓘ
high-risk special operations ⓘ hostage rescue ⓘ |
| selection | highly selective ⓘ |
| specialization |
aircraft hijacking resolution
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hostage rescue in confined spaces ⓘ urban counter-terrorism ⓘ |
| trainingIncludes |
airborne operations
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close-quarters battle ⓘ explosive breaching ⓘ sniper operations ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | special purpose unit ⓘ |
| usesEquipment |
Russian-made small arms
ⓘ
body armor and ballistic shields ⓘ specialized breaching equipment ⓘ |
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