Even their VDV was not effective soldiers. Kamil Galeev called them bodybuilders in uniform.
They were selected for their size and most of their training was roiding up and pumping iron to look intimidating. That’s enough if the job is to scare civilians, but won’t work on real soldiers shooting at you.
I remember the years of those bizarre videos of Spetznez doing those silly stunts like backward flips while throwing a hatchet or something.
The kind of thing to impress the kids who play video games or adults who watch cartoonish action films.