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.

Russia's military commanders are "seeking to place an increased emphasis" on airborne troops, or VDV units, which have been deployed to key areas on the front, such as near the contested Donetsk ...

Vladimir Putin is sending his elite airborne troops into the eastern Donbas region in a bid to repel the Ukrainian counteroffensive, British defence chiefs believe. Yevgeny Prigozhin and the other ...

The Russian Airborne Forces (Vozdushno-desantnye voyska Rossii—or VDV) are set to form six armored companies equipped with newly modified T-72B3M (also known as the T-72B3 biathlon) tanks in the ...

The Russian Airborne Troops (VDV) are famous for their usage of the BMD and BTR-D series of airdropped armored vehicles. But in 2018, the VDV’s 7 th Novorossiysk and 76 th Pskov air assault ...