Russian Airborne Troops

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:UN
SCO
CSTO
gptkbp:colors blue and white
gptkbp:commandStructure gptkb:Airborne_Forces_Command
gptkbp:culturalImpact paratrooper_day
popular_in_Russian_media
symbol_of_Russian_military_pride
gptkbp:currentCommander gptkb:General_Andrei_Serdyukov
gptkbp:equipment T-72 tank
Mi-8 helicopter
BMD-4M
gptkbp:established 1930
gptkbp:futurePlans technological advancements
modernization
budget constraints
geopolitical tensions
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Kostroma
gptkbp:historicalSignificance strategic importance
elite status
high mobility
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Russian Airborne Troops
gptkbp:internationalExercises gptkb:Caucasus
gptkb:Vostok
Zapad
gptkbp:motto Nobody but us
gptkbp:nickname VDV
gptkbp:notableOperations gptkb:Crimea_annexation
gptkb:Operation_Danube
Operation Storm-333
Donbas conflict
Operation_in_Afghanistan
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Chechen_Wars
Syria_conflict
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Russian_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:primaryMission airborne assault
gptkbp:role airborne operations
gptkbp:secondaryMission reconnaissance
anti-terrorism operations
gptkbp:size approximately 45,000 personnel
gptkbp:specialization rapid deployment
gptkbp:symbol paratrooper beret
winged dagger
gptkbp:training survival skills
combat tactics
parachuting