Russian VDV Airborne Forces

Vozdushno-Desantnye Voyska! The VDV is a branch of the Russian military. They are a rapid reaction and infiltration force, comprised of 5 divisions and 1 brigade. Only a few small airborne drops were carried out in the first desperate days of Operation Barbarossa, in the vicinity of Kiev, Odessa, and the Kerch peninsula during World War Two. Those small drop units have now grown into a modern, fierce, fighting force. The VDV took place in some of the most pivotal battles of World War Two and had a very direct connection with the demise of the German occupation over Prague, Chernigov, Odessa, Brest, and Danzig, and was largely resposible for the liberation of the Belorussian front. When the motherland calls, the VDV answers! VDV units were some of the first elements of the Russian retaliation in South Ossetia against Georgia in 2008. 76th "Chernigov" Airborne, and 98th "Ivanovo" Airborne division's took place in the liberation of Tskhinvalli and eventually pushed into Georgia itself, defeating every line of opposition until Georgia finally surrendered days later. The VDV participated in the rapid deployment of Russian forces stationed in Bosnian city Ugljevik, in and around Pristina airport during the Kosovo War. Streaming into Kosovo's capital, NATO found itself face-to-face with the Russian troops. American officials did, for their own reasons, publicly downplayed the significance of the confrontation, but it is impossible to deny that, this event points dramatically to <b>...</b>
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Russian VDV (airborne) veterans anti-Putin song [ENG subtitles]

Russian airborne veterans join protest movement with pro-democracy song UPD. Watch their performance on 4th February 2012 during mass protest rally in Moscow www.youtube.com Lyrics: If you're a good citizen, if you're the President there's the Law and there are some restrictions that apply to you: You may not steal nation's money, and you should not ever lie to your people Be open to the public, be accountable for what you say Had 8 years as a President, but now you're a candidate again! Now look into our eyes, and drop your nomination now! We trusted you, but you lied to us for so many years, using your old KGB tactics [CHORUS] You are just like me - a man, not a God I am just like you - a man, not some low-life We won't allow any more lying to us We won't allow any more stealing from us We are Freedom's Airborne troops, Motherland is behind us You are just a typical state official - not a Czar, not a God! This country's Good Citizens are evil "bandar-logs" in your own eyes White colour of pro-freedom ribbons is everyone's pride here But to you it only reminds of some 'condoms' ** I look around and see your portraits everywhere You keep lying to us, and your henchmen also do We are tired of witnessing our nation's shame: Next to poor countryside there are your princely castles You've weakened our national defence, ruined the Army Forgotten about the soldiers, dismissed the officers We won't forget everything that you've done We demand peacefully: Down with the Tyrant <b>...</b>
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VDV Russian Airborne Song with ENGLISH SUBTITLES

Alexander Buinov's immortal tribute to the VDV.
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VDV Exercise - March 2010

A "Zvezda News" report about recent exercise of the 76th Guards Air-Assault Division of VDV (Russian Airborne). Of particular note was dropping of 3 x BMD-2 vehicles with crews inside. That particular method of parachute drop hadn't been employed in an extended period.
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776 hill - the Feat of Pskovs VDV (paratroopers)

3 days battle between 90 paratrooper (6th company of 104th regiment of 76th VDV divicion, Pskov) and over 2 000 rebels at line Ulus-Kert - Semeltauzen (776 hill). Result:paratroopers lost 84 dead,370-700 rebels were killed(most their bodies were taken away, but some 370 remained).RTR report, Mar 2000
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VDV martial art show

Only one in the world Airborne academy (RVVDKU) cadets are performing martial art show for the movie dedicated to 75-th anniversary of the foundation of VDV Joint Militaryvideo.ru and Shurikino.ru project. Many thanks to our partners shurikino.ru for the share. Please subscribe. My accounts: Livejournal - vitaly.livejournal.com Twitter - http Google+ - plus.google.com Facebook - www.facebook.com
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Ilyushin Il-76 Candid/Soviet VDV Airborne Operations

The Russian Airborne Troops or VDV (from "Vozdushno-Desantnye Vojska",) is an arm of service of the Armed forces of the Russian Federation, on a par with the Strategic Rocket Forces and the Russian Space Forces. First formed before World War II, the force undertook two significant airborne operations and a number of smaller jumps during the war and after 1945 for many years was the largest airborne force in the world.[
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VDV 98th Division Exercise - Aug 2010

Large scale exercise of the 98th VDV Division (Russian Airborne) which involved the para-dropping of 30 vehicles (1st time since Soviet times) and the forcing of the river Volga. The new airborne BMD-4M and 'Sprut' 125mm assault gun were also trialled during the exercise.
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Antonov An-12 Cub/Soviet VDV Airborne Operations

By the 1980s there were seven airborne divisions in the VDV (including one training) and several independent brigades, regiments and battalions although only two divisions were capable of being deployed for combat operations in the first wave against NATO employing assets of the Transport Aviation of the Military Air Forces and the Aeroflot. There was also a mistaken Western belief, either intentional Soviet deception or stemming from confusion in the West, that an Airborne Division, reported as the 6th, was being maintained in the Far East in the 1980s.[11] This maskirovka division was then 'disbanded' later in the 1980s, causing comment within Western professional journals that another division was likely to be reformed so that the Far East had an airborne presence.[12] The division was not listed in VI Feskov et al.'s The Soviet Army during the period of the Cold War, (2004) and the nearest division ever active, the 99th Guards Airborne Svirsk Red Banner Division based at Ussuriysk, was broken up to form separate air assault brigades (parts of the 11th, 13th, and 83rd Brigades) in 1973.
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Russian VDV SHOW during NAVY day celebration

Full report with Hi-Res photos: vitalykuzmin.net Short video of VDV (Airborne) show (pokazuha) during Russian NAVY day celebration, 29 july 2007, Moscow. These guys are rather insane but cool. Sorry for awfull quality, organizers of this celebration did a wrong move - The sun was just straight ahead me and other guests. You can watch good pics from this celebration and tonns of other military stuff on my website vitalykuzmin.net Please subscribe. My accounts Livejournal - vitaly.livejournal.com Twitter - http Google+ - plus.google.com Facebook - www.facebook.com
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AIRBORNE! Russian Spetsnaz LGOPS on Purpose; VDV by Light Tanks

American Little Groups of Paratroopers (LGOPS) was an accidental effect during the Normandy D-Day landings due to scattered drops. We tend to want to fight set-piece battles with larger units against larger objectives. www.combatreform.org The Russians also had decisive effects with LGOPS defending Moscow in WW2 and deliberately send small groups of saboteurs behind enemy lines with their SPETSNAZ special forces. Best source is Suvorov's book, Inside the Aquarium. This amazing video shows a Spetsnaz LGOP High Altitude, Low Opening (HALO) Airborne operation against simulated NATO surface-to-surface ballistic missiles. www.combatreform.org Notice the AKM bayonets and scabbards joined to cut wire: we adopted this feature on our M9 Wire Cutter Bayonets: www.combatreform.org Towards the end of the video, you will see the main force VDV Paratroopers drop with their own ASU-85 85mm gun STUG and BMD infantry carrying light tanks to act as operational maneuver groups (OMGs)--yet another capability we lack today in the American Airborne. The Soviet Army The first volume of the manual, originally "for official Government use only," has not previously been published online. See "The Soviet Army: Operations and Tactics," Field Manual 100-2-1, July 16, 1984 (203 pages, large pdf). www.fas.org The second volume is "The Soviet Army: Specialized Warfare and Rear Area Support," FM 100-2-2, July 16, 1984 (100 pages, pdf). www.fas.org The third volume is "The Soviet Army: Troops <b>...</b>
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VDV colonel Yuri Slatov - Hedgehog (Юрий Слатов - Ёжик) VERY RARE

Very rare military song, singed by director of VDV Blue Berets music group, colonel Yuri Slatov :))) As for serious, just great nursery rhyme Please subscribe. My accounts: Livejournal - vitaly.livejournal.com Twitter - http Google+ - plus.google.com Facebook - www.facebook.com
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Dboys RK-03 AKS-74 Unboxing, GP-30 review, and Soviet Afghan War VDV loadout review

Finally got my AK, doing a review and unboxing of the AK, review of the GP-30 and a video on my Soviet Afghan War VDV Paratroopers loadout
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