The BEAR private military company was established by a secret decree of the Russian Federation Government as a countermeasure against illegal activities of the Terra Group in the Russian territory. This Russian PMC comprises ex-special forces officers from all over former Soviet countries. The Bears were fighting in the Contract Wars as a Russian government proxy to uncover the illegal activities of Terra Group Labs and bring an end to the continued armed conflict with its security subcontractor, the Western-founded PMC USEC.