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Spetsgruppa "A", also known as Alpha Group, or Alfa, whose official name is Directorate "A" of the FSB Special Purpose Center, is a stand-alone sub-unit of Russia's special forces within the Russian Federal Security Service. It was created by the... Wikipedia
Founded: July 28, 1974
Allegiance: FSB
Motto(s): Победить и вернуться
Nickname(s): Alpha Group, Alpha (Alfa)
Notable commanders: Gen. Vitaly Bubenin; Gen. Viktor Karpukhin; Gen. Gennady Zaitsev
Part of: Federal Security Service Moscow (main force); Khabarovsk, Krasnodar, Yekaterinburg, Grozny (in Russia)
Size: Classified (estimated 500 in 1991, 250–300 in Russia in 2004)
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