Rus (special forces)

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Rus' Русь
Founded	1 August 1994
Disbanded	1 September 2008
Country	Kizlyar-Pervomayskoye hostage crisis

Rus' (

Rus' was created on August 1, 1994, and traced its roots from the 4th Battalion of the

On July 1, 2005, an entire platoon of Rus' commandos in Makhachkala, Dagestan, was eliminated by a roadside bombing attack while participating in the Guerrilla phase of the Second Chechen War.

On September 1, 2008, Rus' and Vityaz were formally deactivated and merged into a single unit, the 604th Special Purpose Center, under the direct command of ODON (formerly OMSDON). On 5 April 2016, the National Guard of Russia was established, resulting in the dissolution of the Interior Troops of Russia and the transfer of command of most armed forces under the MVD to the National Guard.

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