New video on the force structure of Russia's Airborne Forces (VDV) from the squad to division levels, notes on the overall purpose of its two main types of troops (airborne and air assault), and some brief opinions on the force structure's limitations.
Here are some associated VDV company and squad graphics (more can be found on our Graphics page). They include the VDV Air Assault Company, Self-Propelled Artillery Battery (Nona-S), Anti-Aircraft Missile Battery (BTR-ZD), and a variation of the VDV Rifle Squad:
Additional Reading:
Russian Airborne Textbooks: VDV textbooks (in Russian) digitized by @VDV_Textbooks (Тактика - учебник. 2015 includes TO&Es for different parts of the VDV regiment)
"Rethinking the Structure and Role of Russia’s Airborne Forces" by Michael Kofman (2019)
"An Assessment of the Russian Airborne Troops and Their Role on Tomorrow’s Battlefield" by Jörgen Elfving (2021)
"The Soviet Airborne Experience" by David Glantz (1984)
