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'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 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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Russia is using elite paratroopers as regular infantry, the UK MOD said. The VDV force isn't at full strength and is being used to help overstretched Russian lines, it said. The VDV's hierarchy is ...

(NEW YORK) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin's "special military operation" into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the ...

Is this a game changing capability? Probably not. For the last three centuries the Naval Infantry was the sole force in Russia trained to conduct forced landings to seashores. In 2017 the Russian ...

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 ...