Special forces soldiers pose for a photo next to portrait of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev after passing the all-Russian red beret qualification exam at the training center base of the Russian Interior Ministry's General Yakovlev Novosibirsk Interior Troops Institute.

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Special forces soldiers at the ceremony of receiving red berets during the all-Russian red beret qualification exam at the training center base of the Russian Interior Ministry's General Yakovlev Novosibirsk Interior Troops Institute.

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A special forces soldier after a hand-to-hand combat during the all-Russian red beret qualification exam at the training center base of the Russian Interior Ministry's General Yakovlev Novosibirsk Interior Troops Institute.

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Special forces soldiers in a hand-to-hand combat during the all-Russian red beret qualification exam at the training center base of the Russian Interior Ministry's General Yakovlev Novosibirsk Interior Troops Institute.

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Special forces soldiers stand in formation during the all-Russian red beret qualification exam at the training center base of the Russian Interior Ministry's General Yakovlev Novosibirsk Interior Troops Institute.

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Special forces soldiers stand in formation during the all-Russian red beret qualification exam at the training center base of the Russian Interior Ministry's General Yakovlev Novosibirsk Interior Troops Institute.

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Special forces soldiers take an obstacle course race during the all-Russian red beret qualification exam at the training center base of the Russian Interior Ministry's General Yakovlev Novosibirsk Interior Troops Institute.

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Special forces soldiers take an obstacle course race during the all-Russian red beret qualification exam at the training center base of the Russian Interior Ministry's General Yakovlev Novosibirsk Interior Troops Institute.

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Special forces soldiers crawl in a 12-km cross-country route march during the all-Russian red beret qualification exam at the training center base of the Russian Interior Ministry's General Yakovlev Novosibirsk Interior Troops Institute.

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Special forces soldiers in a 12-km cross-country route march during the all-Russian red beret qualification exam at the training center base of the Russian Interior Ministry's General Yakovlev Novosibirsk Interior Troops Institute.

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