Profile type
Unpublished
Organisation status
Active
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Other names and spellings
«Альфа»; Управление А; Alfa
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Brief description
Renz (2018:99-100): Alpha is an elite special forces (spetsnaz) unit within the Federal Security Service. It was originally created in 1974 as part of the KGB’s 7th Directorate (surveillance).
