Spetsnaz is a Russian special operations force tasked with direct action and counter-terrorism. Along with the VDV, Spetsnaz is considered one of the most elite units in the Russian military.

while the 51st Airborne Regiment (106th VDV Division) seized Lebedevka. Furthermore, Russian bloggers claim that the Russian army has captured the villages of Pravda and Ivashkovshyi (both to the ...

Russian military bloggers claim that the city was captured by units of the 11th Airborne (VDV) Brigade, 22nd Motorized Rifle Regiment (72nd Motorized Rifle Division, 44th Army Corps [AC], Leningrad ...

VDV forces, which are denoted by “V” marks on their vehicles, have not fared well in the conflict triggered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. UK defence officials said in May that the VDV ha ...