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| Ukrainian Air Assault Forces | |
|---|---|
| Десантно-штурмові війська України | |
 Emblem of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces | |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Type | Rapid reaction force |
| Role | Airborne forces Air assault infantry Peacekeeping |
| Size | 35,000 (2024)[1] |
| Part of | Armed Forces of Ukraine |
| Headquarters | Zhytomyr |
| Patron | Saint Michael[2] |
| Motto(s) | Завжди перші! (Always first!) |
| Color of beret | Maroon |
| Anniversaries | Air Assault Forces Day (21 November)[3] |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Brigadier General Ihor Skybiuk[5] |
| Insignia | |
| Flag |  |
| Garrison color |  |
| Shoulder sleeve insignia |  |
| Beret insignia |  |
The Ukrainian Air Assault Forces (Ukrainian: Десантно-штурмові війська України, romanized: Desantno-shturmovi viiska Ukrainy, abbreviated as DShV[a] or AAFU), known until 2017 as the Ukrainian Airmobile Forces[b][6] are the airborne forces of Ukraine. After the Dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, several Ukraine-based units from the Soviet Airborne Forces were absorbed into the newly-created Ukrainian Ground Forces, where they remained until 2016, when they separated to become one of five branches of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Air Assault Forces are in constant combat readiness. They are the high-mobility branch of the military, responsible for air assaults and military parachuting operations. Before the Russo-Ukrainian War they were also the main forces sent by Ukraine to peacekeeping missions around the world.[7] They are considered the elite of Ukraine's armed forces.[8]
- ^ The Military Balance 2022. International Institute for Strategic Studies. February 2022. ISBN 978-1-00-062003-0.
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Instead of airborne troops in Ukraine there will be Airborne Assault Troops, BBC Ukrainian (21 November 2017)
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Day of paratroopers decided to move Archived 2017-11-10 at the Wayback Machine, Ukrayinska Pravda (8 November 2017)
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Since the beginning of the conflict in the Donbas killed 415 Marines Archived 2016-08-07 at the Wayback Machine, Ukrayinska Pravda (2 August 2016)
- ^ "Zelensky appoints 4 new high-level military commanders". The Kyiv Independent. 11 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "Основні показники реформування Міністерства оборони та Збройних Сил у 2016 році". 2020-09-21. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
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