5th Spetsnaz Brigade #14256714
Description
5th Spetsnaz Brigade BELARUS ■▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬๑۩๑▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬■ The 5th Spetsnaz Brigade is a special forces brigade of the Armed Forces of Belarus, formerly part of the Soviet Spetsnaz GRU. It was formed at Marjina ,Minsk Region, 1963 as the 5th Special Forces Brigade GRU. It initially had two battalions. In 1978 renamed 5th Independent Special Forces Brigade GRU. The 5th Spetsnaz Brigade would be involved in the Soviet-Afghan War, Spetsnaz Forces in Afghanistan were issued AK-74s, RPKs, RPDs, AKS-74u's, Dragunovs, and were issued KS-23 riot shotguns.[1] The 5th Spetsnaz Brigade took the oath of allegiance to Belarus in 1992, now part of the Special Forces of Belarus along with two brigades formerly part of the Belarusian Guards Airborne Division. ■▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬๑۩๑▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬■
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Membership history
Growth
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| Measured (UTC) | Members | Change |
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| 11 Aug 2026, 05:53 | 3 | first reading |
Ownership
Owned by @DonbasConflict as measured.
Members we’ve seen
@DonbasConflict — President of Belarus (rank 255) terminated
@SOVIETUNIONIEGEND — Belarus High Command (rank 254)
LordAres (@akibosscar) — Spetsnaz Units (rank 251)
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