Grom (Thunder) is a division of the FSB responsible for VVIP (Very Very Important People) security. Allegedly formed in the KGB during its final years, it consists of former members of Alpha Group and other KGB/MVD OSNAZ units.
Labels: FSB, KGB, Protection, Russian Federation, Special forces
Kaskad (Cascade) was established within the Eight Chief Directorate of the KGB (the Guards Directorate) to possibly function as a SWAT team to assist the main guards in the performance of their duties. Its functions include: direct strike, hostage rescue, VVIP protection and escort. It is unknown if this group still exists.
Labels: General information, KGB, Protection, Soviet Union, Special forces
The Ninth Directorate (Guards), later the KGB Protection Service was 40,000-man uniformed guard force providing bodyguard services to the principal CPSU leaders (and families) and major Soviet government facilities (including nuclear-weapons stocks). It operated the Moscow VIP subway system, and the secure government telephone system linking high-level government and CPSU officers; it became the Federal Protective Service (FPS) under Boris Yeltsin.
Labels: KGB, Organization, Protection, Soviet Union