The russian airborne troops or vdv (from "vozdushno-desantnye voiska", air-landing forces) is a military branch of service of the russian military, on par with the strategic rocket forces and the. The russian military is divided into three services: the russian ground forces, the russian navy, and the russian aerospace forces. in addition there are two independent arms of service : the strategic missile troops and the russian airborne troops .. Russia to strengthen airborne forces with 3 brigades moscow, july 31 (ria novosti) – the russian military is to assign an additional three air assault brigades to the airborne forces (vdv) in order to boost its rapid reaction capability in future conflicts, vdv commander col. gen. vladimir shamanov said wednesday..
Russian airborne troops have completed the formation of a 5,000-strong peacekeeping force, deputy airborne troops commander in charge of peacekeeping operations and collective rapid reaction force of the collective security treaty organization maj-gen alexander vyaznikov told itar-tass on friday.. The russian airborne troops or vdv (from "vozdushno-desantnye voyska", russian:
