“The Spetsnaz spirit, the spirit of those who wear maroon berets, is born in pain, in overcoming oneself. The right to wear the maroon beret is, first and foremost, the highest moral stimulus, which gives them [Spetsnaz servicemen] the right to carry out the most dangerous missions, which require special responsibility, as they are mainly connected with the saving of people’s lives,” Russian interior minister Rashid Nurgaliyev said.