Russia 'mismanages' elite airborne forces - UK MoD

Russia 'mismanages' elite airborne forces - UK MoD

Russia's airborne forces have been involved in "several notable tactical failures" during the invasion, says the UK in its latest military intelligence.

Qazet.az reports that the Ministry of Defence writes that the VDV has been put to work on missions better suited to heavily-armoured infantry and has seen "heavy losses" due to "strategic mismanagement".

The MoD lists three examples:

• The attempted advance on Ukraine's capital Kyiv via Hostomel Airfield in March
• The stalled progress around Izyum in the east since April
• Recent "failed and costly" attempts to cross the Siverskyi Donets river, against in the east