Ukrainian Airborne Assault Troops Day: Collection of epic photos and videos
November 21 - Day of Airborne Assault Troops of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (photo: Vitaly Nosach / RBC-Ukraine)
Today, November 21, Ukraine celebrates the Day of Airborne Assault Troops of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. This is a separate type of troops, designed to act as airborne troops, as well as to perform combat missions in the tactical and operational rear of the enemy. The troops include airborne, airmobile, and assault units.
Sources used: the Facebook page of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Wikipedia, and the Facebook page of the Command of the Airborne Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Airborne Assault troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were created after the declaration of independence of Ukraine based on units of airborne troops of the USSR. They gradually became part of the Armed Forces from January 1, 1992, to the beginning of the summer of 1993.
In 2017, the Airborne Assault Forces Command changed the date of the professional holiday and moved it to November 21, the Day of Arch-strategist Michael.
By the end of 2021, the number of military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to 16,000 servicemen.
Interestingly, Ukrainian paratroopers are called raccoons. The president used this nickname in 2018.
The emblem of the Airborne Assault Troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is a silver parachute with outstretched golden wings. On the central axis of the parachute is placed a golden sword with a wavy yellow-hot blade with the point down.
Emblem of the Airborne Assault Troops (photo: dshv.mil.gov.ua)
The motto of Airborne Assault Troops is as follows: "Always the first".
Paratroopers, and not only them, often have to work in difficult weather conditions and, at the same time skillfully disguise themselves and aim at the enemy.
Assault troops improve their combat skills (photo: facebook.com/uaairborne)
Constant training with the latest types of weapons is also very important for the military. This helps the Armed Forces of Ukraine to destroy the occupiers.
Paratroopers and attack aircraft are constantly in the training phase (photo: facebook.com/uaairborne)
Ukrainians can see the results of the airborne Assault Troops every day in the reports of the General Staff on enemy losses. The video shows the work of soldiers of the 77th separate airmobile brigade.
And here are the results of the effective work of the soldiers of the 82nd separate amphibious assault brigade with the help of attack drones.
The Russian military also resorts to assaults to encircle one or another settlement, but they are unable to do so thanks to the Armed Forces.
