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Russia's failures in Ukraine have dented the 'elite' status of its paratrooper force
The Russian military's elite airborne force, the VDV, has been at the center of Moscow's offensive …
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Russia is stuffing an elite paratrooper force with poorly trained troops that are eroding its power, UK intel says
Russia's new division in Ukraine will "likely be poorly trained and is unlikely to meet the erstwhi…
Sinéad Baker
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Russia's using its elite paratroopers in an unusual way to hold the line, leaving the force 'airborne in name only,' war analysts say
Russia's VDV Airborne Forces have been deployed to help Moscow defend against Ukraine's pressing co…
Jake Epstein
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A new Russian paratrooper unit was badly beaten in its first fight in Ukraine, sparking fury at a top commander, Western intel says
Britain's defense ministry said Russian military bloggers demanded Col. Gen. Mikhail Teplinsky's re…
Jake Epstein
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An elite Russian unit's morale is at 'critical levels' after being sent to stop Ukraine's counteroffensive, analysts say
Russian units are reportedly suffering high casualties as they seek to prevent Ukraine breaking thr…
Tom Porter
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Russia is using elite paratrooper units as regular infantry, with the rest of its forces overstretched, UK intel says
At least five regiments of Russia's VDV elite parachute force are being used to help Russian ground…
Sinéad Baker
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Ukraine killed 49 elite Russian paratroopers in a single day — and Russia refused to retrieve the bodies, ISW report says
The degradation of Russia's elite VDV Airborne Forces might impact their ability to sustain complex…
Alia Shoaib
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Russia is throwing away elite forces it will likely need later, like paratroopers, trying to blunt Ukraine's counteroffensive
Moscow's VDV Airborne Forces are used on offense and defense and have suffered heavy casualties thr…
Jake Epstein
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A top Russian general's rare admission that his elite paratroopers suffered heavy casualties in Ukraine was mysteriously removed
Russia has often publicly downplayed its war losses, but Western intelligence suggests Moscow has s…
Jake Epstein
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Russia sent some of its best troops to stop Ukraine breaching its defensive line but still failed, analysts say
Russia seems to have failed in its efforts to stop Ukraine from breaching its last line of defense,…
Thibault Spirlet
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Low-quality shells supplied to Russia by North Korea are injuring its own troops and damaging artillery, Ukraine says
Ukraine claims poor-quality North Korean-supplied shells are injuring Russian soldiers and damaging…
Alia Shoaib
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Russian forces were decimated on a key part of the front line, losing more than 300 troops in one day: ISW
Russian is deploying elite paratrooper units in the western Zaporizhia Oblast as Ukraine threatens …
Tom Porter
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Russian paratroopers are getting thermobaric tank-mounted 'flamethrowers' to make them more deadly after a string of failures, UK intel says
The addition of TOS-1A thermobaric rocket systems suggests that Russia wants to give its paratroope…
Sinéad Baker
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Threats of desertion are spreading in Russia's military as troops openly disrespect their commanders, experts say
Insubordination is spreading through Russian military ranks in the wake of the firing of a general …
Tom Porter
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After bloody failures in Ukraine, Russians are reconsidering the role of their military's 'elite' paratroopers
The debate about the value of airborne forces isn't unique to Russia, but it's grown more intense t…
Michael Peck
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Russia dismissed a successful commander as power struggles grip its top ranks, UK intelligence says
Russia's new general in charge of Ukraine is likely trying to assert his authority, including by di…
Sinéad Baker
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Russia is manning its defensive line with 'poor-quality' troops, report says, and only switching in competent ones after Ukraine attacks
Russia is deploying badly-trained and inexperienced troops to key parts of the front line, accordin…
Tom Porter
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At least half of the 30,000 elite paratroopers Russia deployed in Ukraine have been killed or wounded, UK intel says
The number was extrapolated from now-deleted comments by a top Russian general who said his elite p…
Sophia Ankel
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Ukraine appears to be gunning for a top Russian battlefield commander who has had an unusual run as a military leader
Russian Col. Gen. Mikhail Teplinsky recently assumed control over Moscow's "Dnepr" grouping of forc…
Jake Epstein
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The Kremlin won't admit how many soldiers have died in Ukraine, but researchers have now identified 30,000 dead Russians by name
Russia last year admitted that nearly 6,000 of its soldiers had died in the invasion, but the real …