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A paratrooper of the VDV who was involved in the mission became one of the first recipients of the title Hero of Russia. [17] Several units of the VDV were also used to maintain order in Moldova after the Transnistria War, and the former Soviet forces in that country were commanded by General Alexander Lebed, an airborne officer. [18]
The Battle of Antonov Airport, also known as the battle of Hostomel Airport, was a military engagement which occurred at the Antonov Airport in Hostomel, Kyiv Oblast, during the Kyiv offensive of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The number of divisions, thus, decreased to 11. In April 1955 the transport aircraft were separated from the VDV and the Air Force Military Transport Aviation was created. In 1959 the 31st and 107th Guards Airborne Divisions were disbanded, but in October 1960 the 44th Training Airborne Division was formed. In 1964 the Soviet Airborne Forces ...
The battle of Hostomel was the first major battle in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, [4] fought for control over the town of Hostomel between the Russian and Ukrainian armed forces.
On the same day, a Russian VDV paratroop company from Pskov was attacked by Chechen and Arab fighters near the village of Ulus-Kert in Chechnya's southern lowlands; at least 84 Russian soldiers were killed in the especially heavy fighting.
VDV may refer to: Soviet Airborne Forces (Vozdushno-desantnye voyska) Russian Airborne Forces (Vozdushno-desantnye voyska) Ukrainian Airmobile Forces (Vysokomobil'ni desantni viyska) Now known as the lit. 'Air-assault forces of Ukraine' Ukrainian: Десáнтно-штурмові́ військá Украї́ни, or ДШВ, DShV
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The 331st Guards Airborne Regiment is a formation of the Russian Airborne Troops.The regiment, a part of the 98th Guards Airborne Division, was considered to be one of Russia's elite units, [3] but suffered large losses during the Russian invasion of Ukraine that started in February 2022.