Russian VDV airborne squads retained a more Soviet-style organization, optimized for operations aboard BMD airborne IFVs. Most squads contained 6–7 soldiers, with the Squad Commander also commanding ...
Russia’s Airborne Troops (VDV) performed the world’s first group airdrop on 26 April from an altitude of some 10,000 m in the Arctic using special parachute systems and oxygen equipment. Following the ...