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Members of Russia’s elite Spetsnaz unit seen doing drills in Syria near the towns of Aleppo, Homs and Palmyra. According to the translated information about the pictures, there is a specific Spetsnaz unit equipped and trained primarily for Middle Eastern operations. (GRH)

“Don’t be afraid of the dog who barks, but be afraid of the one who is silent and wags its tail.” - Russian Proverb

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RosGvardiia, Tula 

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Photograph: Oleg Popov/Reuters

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Kaisaris Lykurgus was the captain of the 117th Grand Battalion’s 2nd Grand Company, the ‘Ochyrósei’, whose role was general purpose adaptability with a lean towards boarding and breaching actions. A purebred Olympian noble by birth, Lykurgus was a man respected by his troops, though considered something of a reckless death-seeker by the other grand captains. Nigh-on fearless, the sight of Captain Lykurgus as depicted in this pict-capture - clad in his battered suit of Mk.III Breacher-type plate, shield raised and running at the enemy lines alongside his favoured 'Androktasiai’ battalion elites - became something of a common occurrence. Lykurgus was also noted for his not so subtle dislike of the Terrans and ‘lesser-born’ Olympians in the battalion, likely due to his avowedly blue blood, and this often caused friction between himself and several other officers, particularly the outspokenly ‘lower class’ Warsmith Vrull.

The Unstoppable Force Meets The Immovable Object.