"Specnaz (Russian: \u0441\u043F\u0435\u0446\u043D\u0430\u0437; IPA: [sp\u02B2\u026A\u02C8t\u035Csnas]), abbreviation for \u0412\u043E\u0439\u0441\u043A\u0430 \u0441\u043F\u0435\u0446\u0438\u0430\u043B\u044C\u043D\u043E\u0433\u043E \u043D\u0430\u0437\u043D\u0430\u0447\u0435\u043D\u0438\u044F, tr. Voyska specialnogo naznacheniya pronounced [v\u0250js\u02C8ka sp\u02B2\u026Ac\u0268\u02C8al\u02B2n\u0259v\u0259 n\u0259zn\u0250\u02C8t\u035C\u0255en\u02B2\u026Aj\u0259] (English: Special Purpose Forces), is an umbrella term for special forces in Russian and is used in numerous post-Soviet states. Historically, the term referred to special military units controlled by the military intelligence service GRU (Spetsnaz GRU)."@en . . .