Ukrainian Air Assault Forces
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The Ukrainian Air Assault Forces (Ukrainian: Десантно-штурмові війська України, romanized: Desantno-shturmovi viiska Ukrainy, abbreviated as DShV[lower-alpha 1] or AAFU), known until 2017 as the Ukrainian Airmobile Forces[lower-alpha 2][6] are the airborne forces of Ukraine. After the Dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, several Ukraine-based units from the Soviet Airborne Forces were absorbed into the newly-created Ukrainian Ground Forces, where they remained until 2016, when they separated to become one of five branches of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Air Assault Forces are in constant combat readiness. They are the high-mobility branch of the military, responsible for air assaults and military parachuting operations. Before the Russo-Ukrainian War they were also the main forces sent by Ukraine to peacekeeping missions around the world.[7] They are considered the elite of Ukraine's armed forces.[8]
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Десантно-штурмові війська України | |
Founded | 1992; 32 years ago (1992) |
Country | Ukraine |
Type | Rapid reaction force |
Role | Airborne forces Air assault infantry Peacekeeping |
Size | 35,000 (2024)[1] |
Part of | Armed Forces of Ukraine |
Headquarters | Zhytomyr |
Patron | Saint Michael[2] |
Motto(s) | Завжди перші! (Always first!) |
Color of beret | Maroon |
Anniversaries | Air Assault Forces Day (21 November)[3] |
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Current commander | Brigadier General Ihor Skybiuk[5] |
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