Russian Airborne Forces

Russian Airborne Forces
Воздушно-десантные войска России
Vozdushno-desantnye voyska Rossii
Emblem of the Russian Airborne Forces
Founded7 May 1992
CountryRussia
BranchRussian Armed Forces
TypeAirborne forces
Role
Size45,000 (2023)[1]
Nickname(s)Blue Berets, Winged Infantry, Troops of Uncle Vasya, Angels of Death
Motto(s)Никто, кроме нас! (Nobody, but us!)
Color of Beret  Sky Blue
AnniversariesParatroopers' Day (2 August)
Engagements
WebsiteOfficial website
Commanders
CommanderColonel General Mikhail Teplinsky
Chief of Staff and First Deputy commanderColonel General Evgeniy Ustinov
Notable
commanders
General Georgy Shpak
Insignia
Flag
Patch
Medium emblem
Insignia

The Russian Airborne Forces (Russian: Воздушно-десантные войска России, ВДВ, romanizedVozdushno-desantnye voyska Rossii, VDV) is the airborne forces branch of the Russian Armed Forces. It was formed in 1992 from units of the Soviet Airborne Forces that came under Russian control following the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

Troops of the Russian Airborne Forces have traditionally worn a blue beret and blue-striped telnyashka undershirt and are called desant (Russian: Десант), from the French Descente.[3]

The Russian Airborne Forces utilizes a range of specialist airborne warfare vehicles and are fully mechanized. Traditionally they have had a larger complement of heavy weaponry than most contemporary airborne forces.[4]

  1. ^ "Russian Defense Ministry to build up strength of airborne assault divisions". tass.com. TASS. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  2. ^ СМИ: Элитные отряды сирийской армии и российские морпехи переброшены на восток Хамы Vzglyad (newspaper), 26 May 2017.
  3. ^ "ДЕСАНТ". Classes.RU. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
  4. ^ "A look into the modern Russian Airborne Forces | the Vineyard of the Saker". Archived from the original on 2019-01-17. Retrieved 2019-01-17.

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