Russian Special Forces University
{{Short description|Private university}}
{{Infobox university
| name = Russian Special Forces University
| image =
| established = 1 August 2013
| city = Rostovskaya street 2/2, Gudermes, Chechnya
| country = Russia
| coordinates = {{Coord|43|19|42|N|46|3|11|E|display=inline,title}}
| website = {{URL|ruspetsnaz.ru}}
}}
The Russian Special Forces University named after Vladimir Putin ({{langx|ru|Российский университет спецназа и́мени В. В. Пу́тина}}) is a private university in Chechnya, devoted to the training of special forces.
History
File:Vladimir Putin and Ramzan Kadyrov in Gudermes, Chechnya on 20 August 2024 (1).jpg and Ramzan Kadyrov at the Russian Special Forces University, 20 August 2024]]
In 2013, the Head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov.[https://rg.ru/2016/09/19/reg-skfo/unikalnyj-kompleks-podgotovki-specnaza-postroiat-pod-gudermesom.html Снайперам на заметку][http://www.rbc.ru/newspaper/2017/03/17/58c6c2ba9a79470d5909cdf6 Спецназ подготовят в Гудермесе] proposed creation of a multifunctional complex in Russia to combine modern methods and techniques of training in special tactical disciplines.[http://www.mk.ru/politics/2015/02/11/v-chechne-budut-gotovit-elitu-mirovogo-specnaza-uveren-kadyrov.html В Чечне будут готовить элиту мирового спецназа, верит Кадыров][https://www.1tv.ru/news/2017-03-15/321603-v_chechenskoy_respublike_sozdayut_mezhdunarodnyy_uchebnyy_tsentr_spetsnaza В Чеченской республике создают международный учебный центр спецназа] The university was founded as a private company with its construction project curated by Deputy Head of National Guard of Russia in Chechen Republic Daniil Martynov.[http://rosgvard.ru/ru/page/index/chechenskaya-respublika-segodnya-r-kadyrov-i-v-zolotov-pozdravili-instruktorskij-otdel-chechenskoj-respubliki-s-trexletiem-obrazovaniya Чеченская Республика сегодня: «Р. Кадыров и В. Золотов поздравили Инструкторский отдел Чеченской Республики с трехлетием образования»][http://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/3969148 Кадыров: строительство центра подготовки спецназа идет ускоренными темпами][https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3276122 «Росбалт»: в Сирию отправлена новая группа военных из Чечни][https://www.rbth.com/defence/2016/11/28/special-forces-veterans-from-around-the-world-on-their-way-to-chechnya_651731 Special forces veterans from around the world on their way to Chechnya][http://www.ntv.ru/peredacha/smotr/m2220/o427817/video/ Всё для спецназа: международный учебный центр в Гудермесе] On February 20, 2024, Ramzan Kadyrov announced in his Telegram channel that the university will be named after Russian President Vladimir Putin.{{cite web|url=https://ria.ru/20240220/spetsnaz-1928524340.html|title=Университет спецназа в Чечне назвали именем Путина|lang=ru|website=ria.ru|publisher=РИА Новости|date=2024-02-20|access-date=2024-02-20}}{{cite web|url=https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/20037705|title=Кадыров сообщил, что университет спецназа в Чечне будет носить имя Путина|lang=ru|website=tass.ru|publisher=ТАСС|date=2024-02-20|access-date=2024-02-20}}{{cite web|url=https://www.grozny-inform.ru/news/politic/158695/|title=Российский университет спецназа назвали в честь Владимира Путина|lang=ru|website=grozny-inform.ru|date=2024-02-20|access-date=2024-02-20}}
During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the university's roof was set on fire in a drone attack on 29 October 2024.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-29|title=Chechnya hit by drone strike for first time, special forces university damaged, reports suggest |url=https://kyivindependent.com/drones-strike-chechnya/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=The Kyiv Independent |author=Martin Fornusek |language=en}}
Instructors team
The university's instructor team of certified specialists,[http://www.ntv.ru/peredacha/smotr/m2220/o434436/video/ Инструкторский отдел в Чеченской Республике: как учат учителей спецназа?] led by Daniil Martynov, has experience in the preparation and execution of special operations.[http://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/297102/ Мартынов Даниил Васильевич][https://rg.ru/2013/09/28/chechnya-rasp156-reg-dok.html Распоряжение главы Чеченской Республики от 23 сентября 2013 года №156-рг "О назначении Мартынова Д.В."] Some of the instructors are veterans of the famous counter-terrorism task force group «Alpha» of the Russian Federal Security Service, many of them with state awards for completed operations. Group of instructors are currently officers of Russian National Guard in the Chechen Republic, while the department itself was formed based on Department of National Guard of Russia in Chechen Republic.[http://nvo.ng.ru/armament/2017-09-01/8_963_patriot.html Оружейные университеты в парке "Патриот"] Department specialists are able to carry out complicated missions in mountainous and forested areas, in severe climate conditions, in the North Pole, in the desert, or under water. Instructors share their extensive experience with other special forces troops of Russia as well as friendly states.[https://www.gazeta.ru/army/2016/12/14/10426007.shtml Китайский спецназ хочет учиться в Чечне]
Infrastructure
The large-scale university project is located on the territory of over 400 hectares in the city of Gudermes. It encompasses a multi-purpose complex of 95 buildings and facilities.[http://www.ntv.ru/peredacha/smotr/m2220/o432036/video/ Летучий отряд на Северном полюсе: высадка спецназовцев-парашютистов Чеченской Республики][http://orientir.milportal.ru/kapkan-dlya-terroristov-gotovitsya-v-gudermese/ «Капкан» для террористов готовится в Гудермесе][https://ria.ru/defense_safety/20160911/1476621919.html Центр спецназа в Чечне будет обучать парашютистов прыжкам в вингсьюте]
=Shooting premises=
{{Original research section|date=October 2021|reason=Rather a lot of detail but no sources given.}}
Provision of special-tactical and shooting training is the main focus of the university's activity.
=Tactical pond=
With water mirror are of {{convert|2|ha}} and depth of {{convert|10|m}}. Professional scuba divers who will practice in the pond have the necessary conditions for underwater shooting, water-to-surface shooting, gearless insertion into the water, and activities related to vessel release from the pirates.
=Airborne training=
The university's facilities for airborne training includes concrete runway with length {{cvt|1600|m}} and drop zone. Aerodynamic complex building is intended for paratroopers training in vertical aerodynamic tunnel {{cvt|5|m}} in diameter.
Training Programs
The whole academic process at the university is organized that the whole infrastructure of the university is engaged both for applied military as well as for sport civil directions.[https://iz.ru/news/583052 В Чечне будут готовить спецназ для России и других стран][http://www.ntv.ru/peredacha/smotr/m2220/o435656/video/ Физподготовка и подготовка личной охраны в учебном центре в Гудермесе]
| class="wikitable" | ||
| MILITARY-APPLIED DIRECTION | CIVILIAN DIRECTION | |
|---|---|---|
| rowspan="6" | Main disciplines | Fire training | Shooting Sports, Sporting |
| Flying and airborne training, UAV (Unmanned aerial vehicles) | Parachuting, paragliding sport | |
| Combat diving | Diving | |
| Mountain training, altitude training and mountaineering assault | Climbing, Industrial climbing, mountaineering | |
| Tactical-special training | Airsoft, paintball | |
| State security | School of bodyguards | |
| rowspan="7" |Associated / related subjects | Martial arts | Fitness, fighting, CrossFit |
| Military medical training | First aid course | |
| Military canine training | Civil dog training | |
| Extreme driving | Counter accident driving | |
| colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" |Engineering training | ||
| colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" |Training of military journalists | ||
| colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" |IT training |
Gallery
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Achievements
=Maneuvers at the North Pole=
In April 2016, the team composed of the Russian National Guard Troops "Flying Squad" members,[http://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/3187781 Чеченский спецназ в Арктике помогает полярникам строить взлетную полосу взамен треснувшей] who were trained at a special program developed by the university's instructors with the support from the Russian Geographic Society, held unique military tactical training in the Arctic.[https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/2016/04/chechen-special-forces-instructors-landed-svalbard Chechen special forces instructors landed on Svalbard] Under the guidance from the instructors, the team landed on the North Pole three times to practice different methods of special-purpose training in severe Arctic conditions over the course of three weeks. The trainees proved that they can fulfill tasks of any complexity in the extreme conditions in any part of the planet. This training provided methodological material and practical experience in relation to special operations drilling in the Polar conditions.[https://rg.ru/2016/04/23/reg-skfo/v-chechne-vernuvshijsia-iz-arktiki-letuchij-otriad-vstretili-lezginkoj.html В Чечне вернувшийся из Арктики "Летучий отряд" встретили лезгинкой][https://rg.ru/2017/10/21/reg-skfo/kadyrov-arkticheskij-specnaz-rosgvardii-v-chechne.html Кадыров: Арктический спецназ Росгвардии пройдет подготовку в Чечне]
="Chaborz" Buggy Production Startup=
In March 2017 the university's instructors team guided the production of the first combat buggies «Chaboz M-3» in Chechnya. The features of the vehicle include light construction, high cross-country ability and multifunctionality. Buggy is intended for transportation of troops and cargoes in heavy-going regions and off-road with high speed and high ride comfort.[https://www.kp.ru/daily/26723/3750063/ Для спецназа и туристов: чеченский боевой багги на форуме «Армия-2017» оценил лично Сергей Шойгу] Thanks to these new vehicles forces in the course of special operations can quick strike militants' positions in forests, mountains and settlements and retreat immediately afterwards. Currently the buggies are used in training maneurves of troops in Russia, and some has been supplied to Syria.[http://www.rbc.ru/society/04/03/2017/58ba98ee9a7947119007734a Росгвардия и Минобороны начали переговоры о закупке чеченских багги][http://www.rbc.ru/photoreport/04/03/2017/58badd539a7947237c09eeb4 Презентация багги чеченского производства Кадырову]
=Tactical Shooting Championship among Special Forces Units=
In May 2017 in Tactical City at the university was held V Open Championship of the Chechen Republic - a competition for various law enforcement structures of Russia.[http://www.vpk-news.ru/articles/36881 Обама в руках российского спецназа]