Russia is sending a new division of its VDV paratrooper force into Ukraine, the UK MOD said.
AdvertisementRussia's once-elite paratrooper force is being padded out with low-quality soldiers that are eroding its elite status, according to UK intelligence.
The UK Ministry of Defence gave an intelligence update on Thursday on the VDV — Russia's once-revered paratrooper force.
It would bring the number of VDV division up to five, from its previous level of four, per the update.
AdvertisementBut this division will "likely be poorly trained and is unlikely to meet the erstwhile elite standards of the VDV," the MOD said.
Persons:
—, Russia's, GAD
Organizations:
MOD, Service, UK Ministry of Defence, 104th Guards Airborne Division, Business
Locations:
Russia, Ukraine, US, Kherson Oblast