[ Aleksandr ]I'm Aleksandr Nosik, an actor. In my career, I've often played police officers.
[ ALEKSANDR NOSIK TV PRESENTER ]A role is one thing, but working side-by-side with real officers is quite another.
[ Aleksandr ]Today we meet the special forces unit, GROM.
[ Aleksandr ]Today, as always, City Police with yours truly.
CITY POLICE GROM SPECIAL FORCES PART 1
[ VO ]GROM operatives can do it all: take down and capture alive an armed terrorist or an “ordinary” criminal,
secure a drug lab that’s been rigged to self-destruct,
defuse a bomb and — most importantly — free hostages.
CITY POLICE
[ Aleksandr ]Quite a show, right? GROM officers are all
about morals and character, but mainly, it's
will and willpower. Secondly, it's great sport training, mastering martial arts, and of
course, sharpening detention skills. They have to do it all: arrest... protect... and escort
targets. They do all that. Can you beat that? Have a go! Wait! Don't bother, you can't!
[ VO ]In this episode, we’d like to slightly digress. We are not
going to detain criminals. That is what’s the next episode will
be about. But now, we’d like to show you some of the steps
in the GROM special forces training. And it all starts in a gym.
[ Aleksandr ]As a starting speed, I suggest setting 10 for a warm-up.
[ Officer ] That's a basic recommendation, so you don't pull a joint. You know, at your age!
[ Aleksandr ]Oh goodness! So 10 is just a warm-up? Can we crank it up?
[ Officer ] We can try a little.
[ Aleksandr ]So, we'll set speed at... 15!
[ Officer ] 1 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 10, 11,
12, 13, 14, 15 Good! You passed.
[ Officer ]Next!
[ Officer ] Ready? - Yes!
[ Officer ]1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
[ Officer ] 14, 15 - And one more!
[ Officer ]One for luck! Well done.
[ Aleksandr ]I don't believe it!
[ Aleksandr ]Guys, lose weight, because to meet the quarterly
standard, you must lift your own body weight 15 times!
15!
[ Aleksandr ]And the commander says 16, to be sure. Lift badly
and it's 17-18 If you don't help at home, 20! Be fit and light!
[ VO ]This exercising is just a smaller part of a test, which special forces operatives have to
pass every three months. Some say, there’s a special admission exam — but it’s off the record.
[ Officer ]Let's go. One...
[ Aleksandr ] The standard is?
[ Officer ]20 times.
[ Aleksandr ] Twenty!
[ Officer ]7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17,
18, 19, 20.
[ Aleksandr ]In spite of my height and weight! Next!
[ Aleksandr ]The hardest bit!
[ Aleksandr ]I can't do pull-ups. I can, but badly.
[ Officer ]So, let's see!
[ Officer ]1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, anything to say?
[ Aleksandr ]6... 7... 8...
[ Aleksandr ]9, hoping for more than 10...
11, 12. For the love of God... 15!
[ Aleksandr ]Failed! 20 times! Every officer must do 20 pull-ups. 20 every time or just quarterly?
[ Officer ] Every quarter, but they're always ready.
[ Aleksandr ] Is there a score? What was the best?
[ Officer ]In my unit, the record's 40.
[ Aleksandr ] Some did more, right? [ Officer ]Yes.
[ Aleksandr ]Guys, do sport! I'm off.
[ VO ]It’s not hard to become a GROM operative, it’s super hard. About 40% of people around
here are Candidates or Candidate Masters of Sports. The rest are competitive athletes!
[ Officer ]Ready, go!
[ Aleksandr ]I'll catch up!
[ Officer ]Unfortunately, you failed - Only 28?
[ Aleksandr ]I ran! And the guys... they just jogged. That's why they do work out. Professionals
devote their lives to it. It doesn't come easy You can't just wish for it. It takes work!
GROM!
[ VO ]This is the Ministry of Interior’s most combat efficient unit.
[ VO ]Specifically, it’s task is to provide law-enforcement support for
the Drug Control Agency operations. We’ll take part in one of those
operations in the next episode. As for now, it’s training time.
[ Officer ]Let's start the exercise.
[ Aleksandr ]The standard... is 80 79... would mean a
B. I'd settle for a D. But they're encouraging:
[ Officer ]16, 17, 18, 19 20, 21
[ Aleksandr ]40! That's a C plus, or maybe B minus!
[ Officer ] Well, half an F! - OK, Half an F
[ Aleksandr ]40! Exactly half... the required amount
[ Aleksandr ]In plain clothes, these guys look normal, in good shape, but ordinary
[ Aleksandr ] Bravo! [ Officer ]That's it.
CITY POLICE
[ VO ]Now, we move on to the motorway apprehension drill. Suppose a car needs to be intercepted in the city.
[ Aleksandr ]Sadly, many crimes are committed after watching a Hollywood blockbuster.
[ Aleksandr ]In films, the villain is a romantic hero. Crime? Easy! Evade prison?
[ Aleksandr ]Even easier! Police? Pah! So, I wanted to show you how it really is.
[ Aleksandr ]A drill is now underway to intercept a drug mule's car. Let's see!
[ Officer ]Police! Hands up! Get out!
[ Aleksandr ]It looks harsh, scary and so fast, you don't know what hit you. I knew what
was coming, but I... was honestly scared. No way could a criminal escape.
[ Aleksandr ]Now that's adrenaline!
[ VO ]Let’s repeat this drill one more time. This time I’ll be sitting in the special op unit's car.
[ Aleksandr ]I have clear orders: I don't leave the car with the guys.
[ Aleksandr ]I'd be crushed in the door, I wait for the last one, then I
go. It's amazing the way the driver so precisely blocks
the criminal's car. It always looks as though we'd hit them.
[ Aleksandr ]It's very fast and smooth. Teamwork! Some detain the criminal,
others... Others secure the area. It's not for civilians.
[ Aleksandr ]Fall back!
[ Aleksandr ]It's all lightning fast! Now back to the car
[ Aleksandr ]Great! So professional.
CITY POLICE
[ VO ]The shooting range where the special op officers come for target practice is a
hard place to get to. What’s even harder is to obtain permission to film them shooting.
[ VO ]It’s true what they say: ‘These guys can handle anything that shoots.’ This is a professional
shooting range for special ops officers’ target practice. Civilians are not allowed to even touch a gun.
[ Aleksandr ]Girls often think that men are just boys at heart! And what boy doesn't like toys.
[ Aleksandr ]There are different toys. And when a man grows up... he wants a real weapon, an
excellent, real car, and it's no game: he protects his land, the law, his family
and loved ones. He serves his country. A great truck! And to tell us about it...
[ Aleksandr ]Hello, good to meet you! Boris Evgenyevich is a police
colonel, and commander of the Special Ops unit, GROM.
[ Aleksandr ]When we first saw this stallion, the whole crew was amazed. It really is
spectacular, like in a Mad Max film, it's brilliant. What is this vehicle?
[ BORIS SHATNOV UNIT COMMANDER, GROM SPECIAL FORCES ]In fact, it's
an armoured vehicle specially designed for special forces units.
[ Boris ]And it does its job well... It carries personnel... in the most
serious circumstances, and while heavy gunfire is underway.
[ Aleksandr ]You know them all by name? All of them?
[ Boris ]We're a big family, how else? In our unit, units like
ours, it all has to be open and efficient, smooth and clear.
[ Boris ]They might face anything, on special ops, certain things can happen
[ Aleksandr ] No daily routine? [ Boris ]Never.
[ Aleksandr ]It's not like training!
[ Boris ]Each op is unique, they must understand, to make decisions...
[ Aleksandr ]Here and now?
[ Boris ]Here, now and fast because there's no time to mull things over.
[ Boris ]That's why they have special tactical training, to
identify various situations, and have faith in their colleagues.
[ VO ]And now it’s time to go to the training ground.
Storming a building is a regular drill.
[ Aleksandr ]Two groups supported by heavy vehicles.
[ Aleksandr ]It feels very strange. The adrenaline is
crazy, the sounds... gunshots, smoke...
[ Aleksandr ]It's hard to speak. Even to think ... I know this is just an
exercise... but the weight of responsibility in your hands.
[ Aleksandr ]It's very cool and very serious.
[ Aleksandr ]Great coordination.
[ Aleksandr ]The will to handle tough situations Working as a
team, composure, concentration... all these abilities…
[ Aleksandr ]You just can't tell what's what with this cacophony.
[ Aleksandr ]Get into this without training, and you'll get shot.
[ Aleksandr ]The criminal's down! Whatever might happen, these guys are trained
and ready. This really is a man's work for real men, real protectors.
[ Aleksandr ]It's City Police! See you!
CITY POLICE
NEXT TIME
[ Officer ]Freeze! Police!
[ Officer ] Anything illegal?
[ Officer ] Clear!
[ Officer ] Oh wow! Syringes. Lots of them.