Vympel
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Directorate "V" of the FSB Special Purpose Center, often referred to as Spetsgruppa "V" Vympel (pennant in Russian, originated from German , and having the same meaning), but also known as KGB Directorate "V", Vega Group, is a stand-alone sub-unit of Russia's special forces within the Russian Special Purpose Center of the Federal Security Service (FSB).
Key facts
- Military unit.battles
- Soviet Union: Soviet–Afghan War Soviet coup d'état attempt Russia: Russian constitutional crisis First Chechen War Second Chechen War Moscow theatre hostage crisis Beslan school hostage crisis Insurgency in the North Caucasus Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation Russian intervention in the Syrian civil war Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Military unit.commander1
- Col. Vladimir Nana Boahene
- Military unit.notable_commanders
- Gen. Vitaly BubeninGen. Viktor Karpukhin
- Military unit.colors
- Green or Red
- Military unit.mascot
- Parachute
- Military unit.native_name
- Spetsgruppa "V"Vympel
- Military unit.unit_name
- Directorate "V" of the FSB Special Purpose Center
- Military unit.image
- Emblem of the Directorate V.svg
- Military unit.image_size
- 150px
- Military unit.caption
- Vympel Emblem
- Military unit.dates
- 1981–present
- Military unit.country
- (1981–1991) (1991–present)
- Military unit.allegiance
- 23px FSB
- Military unit.command_structure
- Soviet Union (1981–1991) 15px KGB Russia 15px GUO (1993–1995) 15px FSB Special Forces Center (1999–present)
- Military unit.type
- Spetsnaz
- Military unit.role
- Clandestine operationCounterterrorismCovert operationDirect actionHUMINTMilitary intelligenceSpecial operations
- Military unit.size
- Classified
- Military unit.garrison
- Mainly different Moscow districts
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Emblem of the Directorate V.svg
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- inception
- 1981-08-19
- Commons category
- Vympel (Spetsnaz)
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- Formation
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Directorate "V" of the FSB Special Purpose Center, often referred to as Spetsgruppa "V" Vympel (pennant in Russian, originated from German , and having the same meaning), but also known as KGB Directorate "V", Vega Group, is a stand-alone sub-unit of Russia's special forces within the Russian Special Purpose Center of the Federal Security Service (FSB).
Vympel is the sister unit of Spetsgruppa "A" (Alpha Group), an FSB unit.