On 24 February 2022, a few hours after the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin announced the beginning of a "special military operation" in Ukraine, Russian troops of the Russian Airborne …

Apr 2, 2022 · Casualties among Russian forces are not widely reported in Russia itself, but using open source material, the BBC has pieced together the story of their advance, and found that …

Sep 15, 2023 · Colonel Konstantin Zizevsky was killed in southern Ukraine in spring 2022. Mediazona reported that the 247th has suffered severe casualties across 18 months of …

Mar 1, 2023 · After seven months of war in Ukraine, half of Russia's elite paratroopers - the VDV - were dead. Here, CHRIS PLEASANCE looks at why, and what that means for Vladimir Putin's …

Aug 6, 2023 · "Apparently unsanctioned" comments from a senior Russian commander of Moscow's elite troops in Ukraine appear to show that around half of the Kremlin's paratroopers …

A large pile of dead Russian VDV (paratroopers paras in Bucha area in the Kyiv Oblast, north of Kyiv, Ukraine: photos from April 3rd, 2022: although they’d been dead for a while, as „Riga …

Jan 8, 2024 · Paratroopers from the Airborne Forces, also known as VDV, are often described as some of Moscow's most fearsome fighters. However, they have also purportedly suffered …

Jan 10, 2025 · Airborne Forces: Russia’s airborne troops (VDV) have seen the highest casualties, with 3,957 confirmed deaths. This includes 3,240 professional paratroopers and 654 officers. …

Sep 6, 2023 · Multiple Ukrainian attacks along the 600-mile frontline, varying in force, serve to pin down Russian units and prevent them from redeploying to other flashpoints where Ukraine …

Apr 5, 2022 · Following the massive alleged summary executions that were discovered by the Ukrainian Armed Forces and local government leaders in Bucha, Interfax reported on April 2 …