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2 more Mi-28 attack helicopters were delivered to the 15th Army Aviation Brigade in Pskov.

Photos of members of the GRU's 2nd Independent Spetsnaz Brigade during an exercise at the Dubrovka training ground in Pskov with Tigr-M vehicles, AGS-17 grenade launchers, Tachyon UAVs, and what looks like a 9K111 (AT-4) Fagot ATGM with a 9M111M missile.

Russian Southern Military District 58th Combined Arms Army motorized rifles (BTG? ~1500 soldiers) combat readiness exercise, marching to #Rostov region for exercises.

Will train with 4th Air and Air Defence Forces Army aviation.

There's some major exercises going on in Voronezh region, combined Arms Army check.

RCB unit based in Kursk alerted and moved to Voronezh for aerosol masking exercise.

#Russia #VDV unit most likely from Novorossiysk are taking a trip on railways with parachutes attached and a Mi-24 attack helicopter providing escort.
Any idea where they may be heading?

Additionally activities in various airports, VDV units riding on trains and Caspisn marines on the march with odd looking camostuff..

Large medevac drill in Russian Southern Military District.

100 simulated casualties evacuated from urban combat setting. Whole logistical chain drilled, from first aid all the way to airlift and field hospital deployment.

Photos from today's Electronic Frontier competition at the Kadamovsky training area in Rostov among the Southern Military District's electronic warfare units. They employed Borisoglebsk-2 EW systems and Eleron UAVs.

After the 76th Guards Air Assault Division's regimental-size airborne exercise last week, the VDV's 83rd Independent Guards Air Assault Brigade from Ussuriysk conducted a company-size airborne operation with ~460 servicemen, 5 Il-76, and BMD-2/BTR-D.

The OPFOR seized an airfield and the company tactical group from the 83rd was assigned the task of retaking the airfield so that follow on forces could land. The first of the Il-76 aircraft dropped BMD/BTR-Ds while the next 4 all carried paratroopers.

It is not clear how many BMDs were actually dropped and how many of those pictured were landed after the airfield was seized. After landing in the enemy's rear, the airborne company-tactical group moved towards the airfield and overwhelmed the lightly equipped OPFOR.

Notably, the exercise involved both contract soldiers and conscripts. Generally, VDV, Spetsnaz, and ground force units field some units exclusively with contract soldiers and relegate other units to a mixed contract/conscript method of manning

45th Heavy Artillery Brigade stationed in Tambov alerted yday for combat readiness exercise. 2S7 Pions and 2S4 Tulips loaded to trains

Chief of staff of Yuvo appointed Lieutenant-General Kuzovlev

Russian Western Military District Guards Tank Army officers urban warfare training exercise in Moscow region.

Military communications officers of the combined arms army of the ZVO created a protected communication line with a length of about 1000 km to provide training in the Voronezh region

Lemet kirjutas:Oh seda hala, et juudid vene tehnikale liiga tegid ning selle veel rahvale vaatamiseks välja panid...

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ruger kirjutas:Lääne SVR-i tankiüksuste ohvitserid käisid Moskva lähedal linnalahingute taktikat õppimas.

Russian Western Military District Guards Tank Army officers urban warfare training exercise in Moscow region.

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Borja kirjutas: Tank ongi tegelt ka linnalahingus hirmus relv - tanki(de) otsetule alla sattunud linnalahingu tugipunkti hoida ei ole praktiliselt võimalik..
Linnalahingus tankide abil ründaja ainus mure ongi tanke kaitsta kuni vastase kaitse oluliste tugipunktide otsetulistamise positsioonidele jõudmiseni.. selliseks tankide kaitseks tuleb tankide ees ca 100m ulatuses hooned puhastada vastasest, kes võiks tanke kergete tt-relvadega kõrgematelt korrustelt (ja soodsal kaugusel) rünnata.. lahingupioneerid pioneerisoomukitel tagavad tt-miinide tõrje tänavate tasapinnal ja ongi Ok..
Et küllap seda nood vene tankistid seal õppisid/harjutasidki..

Lemet kirjutas:Mida on väärt tank magalas, demonstreerisid suurepäraselt tšetšeenid Groznõis...praktika on tõe kriteerium. Suur see tankikahuri tõstenurk nüüd oligi?

Borja kirjutas:Linnalahingus tankide abil ründaja ainus mure ongi tanke kaitsta kuni vastase kaitse oluliste tugipunktide otsetulistamise positsioonidele jõudmiseni.. selliseks tankide kaitseks tuleb tankide ees ca 100m ulatuses hooned puhastada vastasest, kes võiks tanke kergete tt-relvadega kõrgematelt korrustelt (ja soodsal kaugusel) rünnata.. lahingupioneerid pioneerisoomukitel tagavad tt-miinide tõrje tänavate tasapinnal ja ongi Ok..

Colonel-General Andrei Serdyukov, said that the VDV is set for a structural shake-up. It will go from 4 divisions and 5 independent brigades to 5 divisions, 4 independent air-assault brigades, an artillery brigade, and other support units.
Currently, those 5 independent brigades include 4 air assault brigades (11th, 31st, 56th, and 83rd) and the 45th Independent Spetsnaz Brigade, so it's not clear what where the 45th will go (it is located next to the SSO Kubinka-2 unit).

Given that the VDV will still retain all 4 of those air assault brigades, this means the VDV will receive essentially an entirely new division not formed from existing regiments/brigades. In 2015, General Shamanov said the VDV's #'s would go from 45k to 60k.

This also entailed the 76th and 7th Guards Air Assault Divisions receiving a third regiment, which were taken away in 2001. The 76th reestablished its 3rd regiment, the 237th Regiment, in December and the 7th's Div's 97th Airborne Assault Regiment.

Serdyukov said during an interview last year that the VDV's numbers had increased by 48% since 2012. He also said the VDV's share of modern equipment has reached 67.9% and will be 72.1% by 2020 (it was 18% in 2012). The VDV will receive 300 pieces of equipment in 2019.

Including 90 BMD-4M/BTR-MDM. He said that every VDV unit would have a UAV detachment by the end of 2019 (there are currently 6 UAV companies and 2 platoons). The VDV will also receive Bakhcha-U-PDS parachutes designed for dropping BMDs with their crews inside.

He said future VDV procurement would emphasize:
-Increasing the mobility and autonomy of the VDV in difficult terrain/climates,
-Improving the VDV's ability to be transported over long distances,
-Improving the VDV's ability to operate jointly with other forces,
-Improving the VDV's C2 functions,
-Procuring more precision-guided munitions and weapons.
Serdyukov also mentioned the experimental air assault unit with army aviation set up in 2018 and tested during Vostok-2018.

The experimental unit was based around the 31st Independent Air Assault Brigade with 2 Mi-8 squadrons, 2 Mi-26 squadrons, and attack helicopter squadrons attached. VDV experience in Afghanistan showed that helos needed to be organic assets.

Serdyukov said testing is continuing, but Alexey Ramm previously reported that the VDV is set to receive an army aviation brigade with 4 helicopter squadrons, which will be based in either Voronezh, Ryazan, or Orenburg.

The brigade will have 48-50 helicopters including Mi-8AMTSh-V, Mi-26T2, and Mi-35M (though apparently no Ka-52/Mi-28). It is expected to be established in 2020-2021. As Ramm reported, the VDV is moving away from mass parachute assaults in the enemy's rear.

And becoming a "global strike force" capable of being rapidly deployed across the world and capable of holding territory. The VDV was previously designed for use in a large conventional conflict. As a result, VDV units are receiving more Rys, Tigr, and Typhoon-VDV vehicles.

As opposed to just being based on BMDs. The VDV has also begun reestablishing organic tank units, which makes it capable of achieving more missions by itself. France's operation in Mali in 2013 was specifically sited as an example of a successful expeditionary operation.

Russian Spetsnaz are rapidly deployable, as seen in Crimea, but they lack the heavier assets for many missions. Expanding the VDV's capabilities would give Russia a more effective rapid response force with helicopter, AD, EW, UAV, and logistics capabilities and spetsnaz.

It is surprising these changes hadn't occurred previously. But there is still a question of where these new servicemen will come from to plus up the VDV to 60k or greater. The MoD's #'s haven't increased, and the # of contract soldiers has plateaued at 384k since 2016.

So increasing the size of the VDV will likely come at the expense of the ground forces. Lastly, it will be interesting to see what happens to the 45th Spetsnaz Brigade given that Serdyukov didn't mention it. I doubt the VDV would want to lose it.

But the SSO currently lacks supporting SOF units, like the 75th Ranger Regiment or the UK's Special Forces Support Group. Given that the 45th previously performed some of the SSO' missions and its location, it might be the ideal supporting asset for SSO.