Russian Airborne Forces (VDV)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Russian_Airborne_Forces_(VDV)
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:VDV
gptkbp:anniversary 2 August
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Russian_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:colors blue
green
light blue
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_General_Mikhail_Teplinsky
gptkbp:country gptkb:Russia
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:2S9_Nona_self-propelled_mortar
gptkb:BMD-4M_infantry_fighting_vehicle
gptkb:BTR-MDM_armored_personnel_carrier
gptkbp:founded 1930
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Moscow
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Russian Airborne Forces (VDV)
gptkbp:insignia parachute with wings
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Nobody_but_us_(Никто,_кроме_нас)
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:Воздушно-десантные_войска_России
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Blue_Berets
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Soviet–Afghan_War
gptkb:First_Chechen_War
gptkb:Russo-Georgian_War
gptkb:Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine
gptkb:Second_Chechen_War
gptkb:Annexation_of_Crimea
gptkbp:paradeUniform blue beret
telnyashka (striped shirt)
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Ministry_of_Defence_of_the_Russian_Federation
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Soviet_Airborne_Forces
gptkbp:role airborne infantry
air assault
paratrooper operations
gptkbp:size about 45,000 personnel (as of 2023)
gptkbp:subunit gptkb:106th_Guards_Airborne_Division
gptkb:31st_Guards_Air_Assault_Brigade
gptkb:45th_Guards_Spetsnaz_Brigade
gptkb:76th_Guards_Air_Assault_Division
gptkb:7th_Guards_Mountain_Air_Assault_Division
gptkb:98th_Guards_Airborne_Division
gptkb:11th_Guards_Air_Assault_Brigade
gptkb:56th_Guards_Air_Assault_Brigade
gptkb:83rd_Guards_Air_Assault_Brigade
gptkbp:trainer gptkb:Ryazan_Guards_Higher_Airborne_Command_School
gptkbp:usedInAircraft gptkb:Antonov_An-124
gptkb:Ilyushin_Il-76
gptkb:Mil_Mi-8_helicopter
gptkbp:website https://vdv.mil.ru/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Hostomel_(2022)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7