Happily I do have some more knowledge of this topic than the authors of this article.
[this isn't too hard].
The Russian military already has a 'sniper' (a designated marksman with an SVD) on the platoon and detachment level. Now, however, they want to add a sniper company to every brigade. These will be classic snipers, armed with a variety of rifles ranging from accurized SVDs to .50 rifles. In some units, Austrian-made .308 bolt-actions have been issued.