The standard Spetsnaz weapon, according to Galeotti, is some version of the 5.45mm AK-74 rifle. Seen here is the AK-74M, which is also the standard issue for much of the Russian Army. It weighs ...

The equipment, which resembles gear typically used by Russian Spetsnaz soldiers ... The equipment is noteworthy, as it includes AK-12 rifles with holographic sights, and there is even one soldier ...

This difference in priorities is a curious mismatch for two countries that maintain large numbers of SEALs/Spetsnaz/frogmen ... land brethren of the time, the AK-74 assault rifle.

The Soviet Union deployed large numbers of Spetsnaz commandos during the Cold ... the APS uses a gas piston like its land brethren of the time, the AK-74 assault rifle. Unlike the AK-74, it ...