Airborne Forces of the Russian Federation

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The Airborne Forces of the Russian Federation are an elite branch of Russia’s armed forces specializing in rapid-deployment airborne and air-assault operations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf airborne forces
formation of the Russian Armed Forces
military branch
branchColor light blue
celebrationDay 2 August
celebrationDayDescription Russian Airborne Troops Day
commanderTitle Commander of the Airborne Forces
commandStructure Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation
surface form: Russian Ministry of Defence
country Russia
surface form: Russian Federation
dateFormed 1992
distinctiveHeadgear blue beret
distinctiveUniformItem telnyashka striped shirt
doctrine rapid reaction and deep operations
engagement First Chechen War
Russian military intervention in Syria
Russo-Georgian War 2008
surface form: Russo-Georgian War

Russo-Ukrainian War
Second Chechen War
equipmentClass lightly armored vehicles
garrison Moscow Oblast
militaryBranchType air assault
airborne
motto Никто кроме нас
mottoInEnglish Nobody but us
nativeName Airborne Forces of the Russian Federation self-linksurface differs
surface form: Воздушно-десантные войска Российской Федерации
parachuteSystem Arbalet parachute system
D-10 parachute
partOf Russian Armed Forces
surface form: Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
precededBy Soviet Airborne Forces
primaryTasks airborne assault behind enemy lines
peacekeeping operations
reinforcement of other Russian ground forces
seizure of key terrain and airfields
role elite infantry
strategic reserve
shortName VDV
specialization air assault operations
airborne operations
rapid deployment operations
symbol parachute with aircraft and wings emblem
trainingEmphasis air assault tactics
light infantry combat
parachute training
typicalHelicopterSupport Ka-52
Mi-24
Mi-8
typicalTransportAircraft Antonov An-124 Ruslan
surface form: An-124

Ilyushin Il-76
surface form: Il-76
typicalVehicle BMD series airborne infantry fighting vehicles
BTR series armored personnel carriers
surface form: BTR-D armored personnel carriers

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Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation oversees Airborne Forces of the Russian Federation
Russian General Staff oversees Airborne Forces of the Russian Federation
this entity surface form: Russian Airborne Forces
Airborne Forces of the Russian Federation nativeName Airborne Forces of the Russian Federation self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Воздушно-десантные войска Российской Федерации
Main Directorate of Electronic Warfare of the General Staff coordinatesWith Airborne Forces of the Russian Federation
Airborne Forces fullName Airborne Forces of the Russian Federation
this entity surface form: Russian Airborne Forces
Airborne Forces nativeName Airborne Forces of the Russian Federation
this entity surface form: Воздушно-десантные войска России
Soviet Airborne Forces successor Airborne Forces of the Russian Federation
this entity surface form: Russian Airborne Forces