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Russian airborne troops had their own holiday during the Soviet era, which continues to be celebrated on 2 August. Their most emblematic mark of distinction is a blue beret. VDV soldiers are often called "blue berets".
The 45th Guards Spetsnaz (Special Purpose) Detached Brigade (Russian: 45-я отдельная гвардейская бригада специального назначения (45-я ОБр СпН); Military Unit Number 28337) is the only spetsnaz unit of the Russian Airborne Forces (VDV), based near Moscow. [1]
Cockpit view inside a Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter conducting a low flying sortie over Antonov Airport on 24 February. As the Russian paratroopers landed in growing numbers and fanned out, the Ukrainian garrison was forced to retreat [1] [27] as they started to run out of ammunition. The initial clash had lasted about an hour; while the ...
The Soviet Airborne Forces or VDV (from Vozdushno-desantnye voyska SSSR, Russian: Воздушно-десантные войска СССР, ВДВ; Air-landing Forces) was a separate troops branch of the Soviet Armed Forces.
The new batches of DXL-5, manufactured for the Russian army, are made under the Russian cartridge 12.7×108mm. [27] ASVK: 12.7×108mm Russia: Anti-materiel rifle: Used by special forces. [16] The modernized ASVK-M Kord-M is being adopted by the Russian army. [23] OSV-96: 12.7×108mm Russia: Anti-materiel rifle Used by Spetsnaz units. [28 ...
The 106th Guards Tula Red Banner Order of Kutuzov Airborne Division, more generally referred to as the Tula Division, is one of the four airborne divisions of the Russian Airborne Troops, the VDV (Russian: Воздушно-десантные войска, romanized: Vozdushno-desantnye voyska).
A monument to Army General Vasily Margelov is located at the brigade's base in Ulyanovsk. In April 2010, VDV commander Vladimir Shamanov visited the brigade and viewed its battalion tactical exercises. [12] The brigade was part of the Collective Rapid Reaction Force as of 2013. [13] In February 2014, elements of the brigade were sent to Crimea. [5]
After an experimental period, the 104th Guards Airborne Regiment of the 76th Airborne Division in 2002 became the first Russian ground forces regiment that was fully composed of professional soldiers (and not of "srochniki" – the conscripted soldiers aged eighteen). [22] The division became the first to move to the contract manning system in ...