No. 17,034 in Russian
спецслужба
"Спецслужба" means "special service" or "intelligence agency."
In a sentence
Спецслужбы разоблачили опасную организацию.
The intelligence services exposed a dangerous organization.
Here, 'спецслужбы' refers to intelligence agencies or special services responsible for national security and intelligence activities.
Он работал в спецслужбах много лет.
He worked in the intelligence services for many years.
In this case, 'спецслужбах' (prepositional case) is used to indicate a career or involvement within these agencies.
Информация поступила от спецслужбы соседней страны.
The information came from the intelligence service of a neighboring country.
Here, 'спецслужбы' (genitive case) denotes a specific intelligence service belonging to a neighboring country.
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