Personally I'm always wary of using Spetsnaz as antagonists for a couple of reasons.
Firstly it always seems a bit Hollywood to me to have some Spetsnaz turn up, particularly if there isn't a reason to justify them being there. RESET is a good reason and Black Madonna is another one but it's easy for a GM to fall into the trap of over using Spetsnaz when there is no real reason for them to be interested in the PCs. Spetsnaz can sometimes be used by a GM as some kind of bogeyman and that lessens their impact to me.
Secondly how do the PCs actually know that they are being chased by or keep engaging a group of Spetsnaz? In my imagination a unit of Spetsnaz in the year 2000 will be hard to tell from another group of pro-Russian/Soviet soldiers who are well equipped, well trained and well-motivated. They're also highly likely to try to blend in and not look like who they really are!
To me there are a lot of alternatives that make more sense than Spetsnaz.
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