Paratroopers' Day
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Airborne Forces Day also known as Paratroopers' Day is a professional military holiday observed in Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, celebrated on 2 August annually. It was formerly celebrated in the So
A demonstration at the Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy
Troops of the VDV during the 90th anniversary parade in Moscow.
Russian Airborne Forces
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The Russian Airborne Forces is the airborne separate combat arm of the Russian Armed Forces. It is a rapid response force and strategic reserve that is under the President of Russia, reporting directl
Paratroopers' Day
…was celebrated in Ukraine as Airmobile Forces Day from 1999 until 2017. It is the official holiday of the former Soviet Airborne Forces and the modern Russian Airborne Forces. The birthday of the Airborne Forces is considered to be 2 August 1930. On this day at military exercises of the Moscow Military District, a 12 member…
Russian paratroopers on patrol in Bosnia as members of the Implementation Force, 1996
A VDV paratrooper and a US Army soldier in Bosnia, 1996
Paratroopers of the 106th Guards Airborne Division in Kazakhstan, 1999
VDV spetsnaz in Georgia during the Russo-Georgian War, 2008