The Ukraine war has decimated Russia’s elite special forces, known as Spetsnaz, with some of the prized units suffering up to a 95% casualty rate, according to leaked Pentagon documents.

Spetsnaz, developed during the Cold War, train with intense focus on hand-to-hand combat, especially Sambo. Their strengths lie in stealth, sabotage, and deep infiltration behind enemy lines.

Satellite images of a Russian base show hugely depleted numbers in one Spetsnaz unit, with the leaked report, obtained by the Washington Post, claiming two units suffered 90-95% casualties.

The Spetsnaz, the catchall term for Russia’s special operations forces, are the most elite troops the Russian Federation has. They are also getting destroyed in Ukraine.