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The Hatsavita Mountain Training Center is a
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(or MVD) training facility located in
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, southern
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. The MVD, together with the
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(FSB), carries out most internal security operations in
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. The "Hatsavita" mountain training center was organized in 2005 to increase the effectiveness of Russian Army special forces (
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) during fighting in North Caucasus Mountains, especially
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and
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accessed July 2009


Courses

*The center works year-round and the training process takes 4–5 weeks. Soldiers learn the basics of rock climbing, mountain tactics, mountaineering, etc.
Russian Special Forces training photos


See also

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List of mountain warfare forces Many countries around the world maintain military units that are specifically trained for mountain troops tasks. The list does not include non-mountain special forces units, even if several of them have some mountain warfare capabilities. Abkha ...
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Spetsnaz GRU Spetsnaz GRU or Spetsnaz G.U. (formally known as Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces () is the special forces (''spetsnaz'') of the G.U., the foreign military-intelligence agency of the Armed ...
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Alpha Group Spetsgruppa "A", also known as Alpha Group (a popular English name), or Alfa, whose official name is Directorate "A" of the FSB Special Purpose Center (TsSN FSB) (Russian: Спецназ ФСБ "Альфа"), is an elite stand-alone sub-unit o ...
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Vympel Directorate "V" of the FSB Special Purpose Center, often referred to as Spetsgruppa "V" Vympel ( pennant in Russian, originated from German , and having the same meaning), but also known as KGB Directorate "V", Vega Group, is an elite Russian ...
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Rus (special forces) Rus' (russian: Русь) was one of the special forces (''spetsnaz'') units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation (MVD). Rus' belonged to the Independent Operative Purpose Division (ODON) rapid deployment division of th ...
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Vityaz (MVD) The 1st Special Purpose Unit of the Internal Forces "Vityaz" (russian: 1-й Oтряд специального назначения Внутренних войск «Витязь»), commonly known as Vityaz (Витязь, lit. ''Knight''), was ...
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OMON OMON (russian: ОМОН – Отряд Мобильный Особого Назначения , translit = Otryad Mobil'nyy Osobogo Naznacheniya , translation = Special Purpose Mobile Unit, , previously ru , Отряд Милиции Осо ...
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SOBR The Special Rapid Response Unit or SOBR (russian: СОБР - Специальный Отряд Быстрого Реагирования, Spetsial'niy Otryad Bystrovo Reagirovaniya, lit. ''Special Unit of Quick Response''), from 2002 to 2011 k ...
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High Mountain Military School The École militaire de haute montagne (High Mountain Military School) (ÉMHM) is a training establishment of the French Army, that trains French and allied service personnel in mountain warfare, skiing, mountain leadership, and arctic warfare. H ...
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Mountain Leader Training Cadre The Mountain Leader Training Cadre is a training element of the United Kingdom's Royal Marines which provides instruction in mountain warfare, arctic warfare, cold weather survival and operations, and cliff assault. The cadre has a permanent staf ...
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Mountain Warfare Training Center The Mountain Warfare Training Center (MWTC) is a United States Marine Corps installation located in Pickel Meadows on California State Route 108 at above sea level in the Toiyabe National Forest, northwest of Bridgeport, California. The train ...
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Army Mountain Warfare School The Army Mountain Warfare School (AMWS) is a United States Army school located at the Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, Jericho, Vermont to train soldiers in mountain warfare, the specialized skills required for operating in mountainous terra ...
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Mountain Warfare Training Camp Michael Monsoor Mountain Warfare Training Camp Michael Monsoor (formerly known as La Posta Mountain Warfare Training Facility) in San Diego County, California is a training facility used by the Naval Special Warfare Center. At elevation, it is east of San Dieg ...
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High Altitude Warfare School The High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) is a National security, defence service training and research establishment of the Indian Army. In 1948, the Indian Army established a ski school in Gulmarg that later became the High Altitude Warfare Scho ...


Notes


Further reading

*Isby, David C., ''Weapons and tactics of the Soviet Army'', Jane's Publishing Company Limited, London, 1988 *Carey Schofield, 'The Russian Elite: Inside Spetsnaz and the Airborne Forces,' Greenhill, London, 1993


External links

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Russian Special Ops Units
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Ministry of Internal Affairs special forces
* https://web.archive.org/web/20050309013355/http://www.kommersant.ru/k-vlast/get_page.asp?page_id=2005769-22.htm * {{in lang, ru}
Russian Special Forces
Military education and training in the Soviet Union Military installations of the Soviet Union Special forces of Russia Mountain warfare training installations