Visit to the Russian Special Forces University

The University (an autonomous non-profit organisation of extracurricular vocational training) was founded in 2013. This is the first and currently the only private educational establishment in Russia to train personnel for the Special Forces. The university also intends to develop high-performance sports and implement programmes of military-patriotic and physical education.

The University trains specialists in a variety of tactical and special subjects (firearms, tactical and specialised training, airborne, mountain, diving, security, military medical, canine, engineering, automotive training, IT training, and military journalism).

The University located on a territory of over 400 hectares is a multifunctional complex comprising 95 buildings and facilities, including a mock-up urban battlefield area, a shooting complex, a ten-metre deep two-hectare water reservoir , and a 1,600-metre-long runway.

Since 2022, the University has trained more than 47,000 specialists who have taken part or are taking part in the special military operation, with 19,000 volunteers among them.