Created with the direct cooperation of Vera the SSSV ( специальных операций способны штурмовой винтовки russian: spetsialʹnykh operatsiĭ sposobny shturmovoĭ vintovki translated: Special opertation Capable Assault Rifle) Balkan is a small yet powerful 7.62x51 mm NATO (also avabile in 7.62x54R ) carabine based on the structure of the AK but with strong infulence of the IMI Galil and of the AEK-971