Air Assault Forces

‘We’ve developed a system’: Ukraine’s assault forces chief on reducing battlefield losses

Ukrainian losses on the battlefield can be reduced by switching from passive to active defense tactics, Colonel Valentyn Manko, head of Ukraine’s Assault Forces Command said in an interview with BBC News Ukraine.

30 September 2025, 02:21 PM

HIMARS strike hits Russian troops at key frontline position — video

Ukrainian Armed Forces drone operators coordinated a HIMARS rocket artillery strike on a Russian artillery position at a key section of the front line, Ukraine’s Drone Systems Forces (SBS) reported on Sept. 25, releasing video footage of the hit.

25 September 2025, 03:16 PM

Abandoned near Pokrovsk, lone Russian soldier pleads for others to stay home

Russian soldier showed the bodies of his fallen comrades, complained about the lack of evacuation from the battlefield, and urged his fellow countrymen not to go to war against Ukraine, Ukraine’s Air Assault Forces wrote on Sept. 22.

22 September 2025, 01:24 PM

Zelenskyy appoints new Air Assault and Unmanned Systems force commanders

Oleg Apostol will now lead Ukraine’s Air Assault Forces, while Robert ‘Madyar’ Brovdi becomes the new Unmanned Systems Forces Commander, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on June 3.

4 June 2025, 01:38 AM

Ukrainian paratroopers seize new positions in Kursk Oblast — video

The 82nd Separate Bukovyna Air Assault Brigade conducted an offensive operation on one of the key fronts in Kursk Oblast, Ukrainian Airborne Assault Forces Command wrote and published a video of the operation on Feb. 11.

11 February 2025, 01:40 PM

Captured North Korean soldier in Ukraine requests Korean romance movies – watch the moment!

A North Korean soldier fighting alongside Russian forces asked to watch romance movies after being captured by Ukrainian forces, the command of Ukraine’s Air Assault Forces reported on Jan. 21.

22 January 2025, 02:07 PM

Ukrainian Special Operations Forces, Air Assault Forces release video of captured North Korean soldiers

A video showing the capture and medical treatment of North Korean soldiers in Kursk Oblast was released by Ukrainian Special Operations Forces and Air Assault Forces on YouTube on Jan. 11.

11 January 2025, 05:50 PM

Ukraine confirms capture of Italian chef fighting for Russia — photo

The command of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces has confirmed the capture of an Italian national near Kupyansk, Donetsk Oblast. According to the statement published via Telegram on Jan. 10, the man voluntarily joined the Russian military.

11 January 2025, 02:11 AM

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