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
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
Battle of Antonov Airport
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The Battle of Antonov Airport, also known as the Battle of Hostomel Airport, was a military engagement which occurred at Antonov Airport in Hostomel, Kyiv Oblast, during the Kyiv offensive of the Russ
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…forward "air bridge" that would enable rapid deployment of Russian forces far in advance of the Russian land front, in an action that became known as the Battle of Antonov Airport. The VDV troops had initial success on the first day against the Ukrainian National Guard, but then engaged the 4th Rapid Reaction Brigade, which with…
Antonov Airport in 2012
The course of the Battle of Antonov Airport was compared to World War II's Operation Market Garden (Allied paratroopers pictured).
Remains of the Antonov An-225 Mriya