The Russian Airborne Forces (Russian: Воздушно-десантные войска России, ВДВ, romanized: Vozdushno-desantnye voyska Rossii, VDV) is the airborne separate combat arm of the Russian Armed Forces.

2024年8月30日 · The Soviets perceived enemy tanks and aircraft to be the two major threats to airborne units after landing. Accordingly, all airborne units contain numerous anti-tank and air defense weapons.

2018年4月4日 · Additionally, the Russian defense ministry is introducing T-72B3 tanks to six airborne companies. In July 2015, the then-commander of the VDV, Colonel General Vladimir Shamanov, said the equipping process would be complete before the …

2021年9月16日 · Tanks have been introduced on and off to the VDV throughout the Soviet period, as they have to the Naval Infantry (which is also getting tanks back). It seems almost a matter of tradition that the VDV receives tanks after combat experience demonstrates the need for them to employ heavier firepower in a ‘motor rifle’ role, they are ...

In the main, and particularly since the deployment of airborne and air assault units to Crimea and eastern Ukraine, Russia’s VDV continues to enjoy a wide base of popular support at home. Russia’s airborne forces are the core of the country’s rapid reaction forces, the Sily Bystrogo Reagirovaniya (SBR).

The Russian Airborne Forces, known as the Russian VDV (from the Russian vozdushno-desantnye voyska), have a long history and a significant role in the Russian military signature and its...

2 天之前 · Russia is reportedly struggling to restore what few tanks remain in its stocks. ... (MoD) published footage on March 31, which ISW geolocated, indicating that elements of the Russian 137th Airborne (VDV) Regiment (106th VDV Division) advanced in central Gogolevka, Kursk Oblast (southwest of Sudzha).[22]

tanks were never part of the VDV’s MTO&E in Soviet times, they were routinely operationally controlled by VDV units when necessary. The accompanying excerpted article from Krasnaya Zvezda discusses how the Russian VDV is integrating tanks into its ranks. In 2015, the VDV decided to add organic tank battalions to VDV regiments and brigades.

The 2S25 Sprut-SD (Russian: 2С25 «Спрут-СД»; 2S25 "Octopus-SD") is a self-propelled anti-tank gun developed and to be manufactured by the Volgograd Tractor Plant to meet the requirements of the VDV. [2]

2019年4月13日 · But in 2018, the VDV’s 7 th Novorossiysk and 76 th Pskov air assault divisions received T-72B3 tanks to bolster their firepower. While tanks were attached to VDV units on a limited basis...