Hatsavita Mountain Warfare Training Centre

The Hatsavita Mountain Training Center is a Ministry of Internal Affairs (Russia) (or MVD) training facility located in Labinsk, Krasnodar Krai, southern Russia. The MVD, together with the Federal Security Service (FSB), carries out most internal security operations in Chechnya.

The "Hatsavita" mountain training center was organized in 2005 to increase the effectiveness of Russian Army special forces (Spetsnaz GRU) during fighting in North Caucasus Mountains, especially Chechnya and Dagestan.

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