1938 Soviet paratroopers from the VDV (Airborne Forces) | NextGen PHDefense

Footage of an air landing at Hostomel airport by Russian VDV paratroopers during the first days of the invasion. The aim of the operation was to quickly capture the airport and then establish an airlift of equipment that would allow Kiev to be captured in a short time. In practice things turned out differently; most of the first batch of VDV airborne troops were killed or forced to retreat to the surrounding forests after a Ukrainian counter-offensive. The airfield is now in Russian hands, but b