Documentary "Special Forces of the GRU. Wolfhound "was released in 2005. Timing tape is 43 minutes. Director of the film Artem Temnikov has many years of experience working on documentary projects, the best of which are "Far and further away with Mikhail Kozhukhov", "Around the World", "Russian Extreme". The author of this project is Andrei Medvedev, the producer Alexander Smirnov.
Excursion to the history
Special Forces GRU was formed and began its existence at the dawn of Soviet power. This unit was created to deal with NATO countries in the event of a nuclear attack. It consists of the army special forces and special forces of the fleet. Its task was to attack strategically important enemy objects: command posts, ammunition depots, airfields, missile installations, naval bases. Soldiers of the GRU special forces were involved in the war in Afghanistan in 1979-1989. From 1994 to 1996 the special forces of the GRU "Volkodavy" took part in the first Chechen campaign. And also in the operation in Dagestan (the second Chechen company). Nowadays, due to the fact that the information is classified, it is not possible to find out how many parts of this military special unit there are. It is known only about the nine brigades "East", "West". There is also the 45th Reconnaissance Regiment of the Airborne Forces, whose fighters undergo the same training as the Special Forces. The film "Wolfhounds. Special Forces GRU "is considered almost the only one of the authentic documentary, which was admitted to the demonstration for a wide audience.
The fighters against terrorism
The film "Spetsnaz GRU. Wolfhounds "occur on November 23, 2003 in the Chechen Republic, three kilometers from the village of Serzhen-Yurt. On this day, the Russian special forces of the GRU attacked and destroyed the base of Chechen fighters, who called themselves Wolves. This base was a real training center for future terrorists. And what is noteworthy, the members of the terrorist group were citizens of not only Chechnya, but also Germany, Turkey, Algeria. Russian media have repeatedly hinted at the fact that among Chechen militants there are people with European appearance. In this operation eight special forces soldiers of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation - the elite of the Russian Army participated. Twenty well and brutally trained terrorists were on the base. This place was carefully guarded, and approaches to it were mined. Despite the fact that the special forces lost in numbers, during the desperate battle, 17 hard-core terrorists were killed. During the operation, not a single Russian soldier was lost.
A Cruel Reality
Real footage from the movie "Special Forces of the GRU. Wolfhounds ", of course, impress, permeate. The viewer seems to fall on the real battlefield and is imbued with those events. These are unique frames and actions, the information about which was strictly classified. The film "Special Forces of the GRU. Wolfhound "educates incredible patriotism and causes a sense of pride for our young guys. Special Forces GRU, who carried out this operation fearlessly, confidently destroyed the enemy, which was more than twice as strong. Terrorists are particularly brutal cruelty, lack of fear, they have no pity, no mercy, they absolutely do not care. Like wolves, they get lost in merciless flocks, and they can be destroyed only by more powerful and prepared forces - the "Wolfhounds" of the GRU special forces.