Spetsnaz Inside The Russian SAS (1999)

Spetsnaz is the Russian for Special Forces In this series this highly secretive organisation will be laid bare Since the midseventies the unit has seen active service in Afghanistan Angola Bosnia and the crimeridden streets of Moscow The films follows some of the different units on operations in Chechnya Angola and Moscow as well as their competitive selection process This film delves inside the domestic counterterrorism unit ALPHA GROUP the KGBs foreign commando force VYMPEL and the special police commandos OMON For the first time our cameras record how new candidates to Spetsnaz units are put through their paces at Balashikha the joint KGBInterior Ministry training centre outside Moscow We will get to know the men and women who aspire to make the transition from regular soldier policeman to fullyfledged Spetsnaz