Russian Airborne Forces’ service march, 1970. The Russian Airborne Forces (Vozdushno-Desantnye Voyska Rossii, or VDV) are the ...

Russia's elite airborne force, the VDV, has been at the center of Moscow's offensive against Ukraine. The VDV has struggled in Ukraine, where fighting has taken a high toll in lives and damaged the ...

Russia is relying on its elite paratroopers, the VDV, to defend against Ukraine's counteroffensive. But these repurposed soldiers have been bruised in combat, and their future is uncertain. "These ...

Russia has reportedly reinforced its "over-stretched" infantry troops on the frontline in the Zaporizhzhia region with units from its VDV Airborne Forces, according to a Monday intelligence update ...

A new Russian paratrooper unit appears to have suffered losses and failures during its debut in Ukraine. British intelligence says Russian milbloggers demanded that a top commander resigns in response ...

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An elite Russian colonel has reportedly been killed while attempting to bolster the morale of Russia's troops on the front lines in Ukraine. Ukrainian internal affairs adviser Anton Gerashchenko said ...

Key point: The T-72B3 can be flown to the battlefield and is made to be networked with Airborne Troops. The Russian Airborne Troops (VDV) are famous for their usage of the BMD and BTR-D series of ...

A Liberation That Shocked Everyone The rapid Ukrainian advance across the Kharkiv region in September 2022 remains one o ...

Russian President inderlined that today the Airborne Troops face serious, major tasks of technical re-equipment and modernisation of armaments MOSCOW, August 2 (Itar-Tass) — Russian President Vladimir ...