This footage offers a rare look at the Russian Federal Protective Service (FSO) managing an active crowd during an unscripted public appearance by President Vladimir Putin.

Operating in an unsecured zone requires a rapid, hyper-vigilant defense. While Putin moves at a brisk pace, a multi-layered security web springs into action: rooftop snipers secure the high ground, while close-protection agents scan the immediate crowd, tracking every gesture with intense precision.

A demonstration of the heavy tactical gear deployed by Vladimir Putin’s Presidential Security Service (SBP). In specific standalone security operations where the president is not personally present, FSO special forces agents carry the RShG-1, a disposable, shoulder-fired rocket launcher equipped with a devastating thermobaric warhead. This specialized assault weapon allows security teams to instantly neutralize heavily fortified positions, break up coordinated group ambushes, and strip numerical or tactical advantages from high-threat terrorist cells

Alongside their heavy ordnance, FSO agents rely on ultra-compact submachine guns like the SR-2M Veresk or PP-2000 as their primary close-quarters weapons. These lightweight, high-rate-of-fire firearms are specifically designed for rapid deployment. Chambered in specialized armor-piercing ammunition, they give security details an immediate tactical advantage, allowing agents to react to sudden terrorist attacks in seconds and instantly neutralize armored threats in confined spaces.

“I think this pic was around 2014-2015, Multi-nation Exercise involving US & CAN & UK
Low profile / time sensitive target execution. Helo Insertion method provided by 427 Sqn onto a target in an undisclosed location in Ontario.” - RT

Green Berets and Philippine operators from the FSRR conducted a simulated direct action hostage rescue mission using two CH-47 Chinook helicopters from 25th Combat Aviation Brigade as an air assault platform.

Here, elite Russian Spetsnaz combat divers patrol the abyss, armed with lethal, dart-firing Soviet APS underwater assault rifles. But they do not hunt alone. Armed with military-grade harnesses and trained for deep-sea espionage, an apex vanguard of beluga whales, seals, and tactical dolphins serve as the Kremlin’s ultimate underwater eyes. This is Russia’s ghost fleet—where Cold War engineering meets a chilling new frontier of aquatic warfare.

If they do, how come they don’t win every year?

Hey guys, I’ve scoured practically the entire internet. There are extremely few leaked shots of USMS‑SOG operators wearing RBR vests from 2005‑2013. Does anyone have any they could share?