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Russia loses half of its airborne troops in war against Ukraine
Russia has lost at least half of its airborne troops (VDV) during the invasion of Ukraine, according to the Intelligence of the British Defense Ministry.
According to the report, the annual celebration of the VDV Day on August 2, 2023, was "overshadowed by an unsanctioned disclosure of the scope of the casualties the elite forces have suffered in Ukraine."
In his address the commander-in-chief of the Russian airborne troops, Colonel-General Mikhail Teplinsky, said that 8500 Russian …