(WARNING! The Ukranian Invasion is still go on, also Slava Ukraine and hope for the young man fighting in this bloodly useless war return home alive... Also FUCK PUTIN AND THEIR COMMANDER'S!!)




Russian Armed Forces Background:


The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, commonly known as the Russian Armed Forces, are the military forces of the Russian Federation. They are divided into the Ground Forces, Navy, and Aerospace Forces. There are also two independent arms of service: Strategic Missile Troops and the Airborne Troops. Under the federal law of Russia, the Russian Armed Forces, along with the Federal Security Service (FSB)'s Border Troops, the National Guard, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD), the Federal Protective Service (FSO), the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), the Main Directorate of the General Staff (GRU) and the Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM)'s civil defence form Russia's military services; and are under direct control of the Security Council of Russia.

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are one of the largest military forces in the world. As of 2021, Russian Armed Forces strength counted over 1 million active duty personnel (the precise number, claimed by Presidential Decree, is 1,013,628 active duty military personnel and 889,130 civilian personnel), the fourth-largest in the world. Additionally, there are around 2 million voluntary reservists (Russian: мобилизационный людской резерв). The total number of citizens who can be used for mobilization deployment on an involuntary basis in the case of wartime mobilization (Russian: мобилизационный людской ресурс) amounts to 20 million. It is mandatory for all male citizens aged 18–27 to be drafted for a year of service in Armed Forces.

The Russian Armed Forces are the world's second-most powerful military, owning the largest stockpile of nuclear weapons in the world. The military budget of the Russian Federation was $61.7 billion in (2020–21), the fourth-highest in the world. It possesses the second-largest fleet of ballistic missile submarines, and is one of the only three nations operating strategic bombers, with the world's most numerous tank force, the second-most numerous air force and the third-most numerous naval fleet.


Russian Airbone Background:


The Russian Airborne Forces or VDV (from Vozdushno-desantnye voyska Rossii, Russian: Воздушно-десантные войска России, ВДВ; Air-landing Forces) is a separate troops branch of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. First formed before World War II, the force undertook two significant airborne operations and a number of smaller jumps during the war and for many years after 1945 was the largest airborne force in the world. The force was split after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, losing divisions to Belarus and Ukraine, and has been reduced in size.

Troops of the Russian Airborne Forces have traditionally worn a sky blue beret and blue-striped telnyashka and are called desant (Russian: Десант) from the French Descente.

The Russian Airborne Forces are well known for their mobility, utilizing a large amount of specifically designed vehicles built for airborne transport, as such, they are fully mechanized and traditionally have a larger complement of heavy weaponry than most contemporary airborne forces.


Hostomel Airport Assault:


Antonov Airport, or the Hostomel Airport, is a major international cargo airport located in the town of Hostomel, just at the outskirts of the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv. The airport was owned and operated by the Antonov State Enteprise, the Ukrainian state-owned aerospace and air defense company. The airport hosted the Antonov An-225 Mriya, the world's largest airplane and was also used as a airstrip for the Ukrainian Air Force.

As Hostomel is located just outside Kyiv around 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) and would give quick access to the capital, it would be strategically important. In the time leading up to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) obtained detailed information about Russian attack plans. CIA director William J. Burns travelled to Ukraine in January 2022, and informed the Ukrainian leadership that Russia intended to capture Antonov Airport for an airbridge which would allow Russian forces to quickly move into Kyiv to "decapitate the government".