The Kremlin is likely planning a role for Russian airborne troops in future operations in Ukraine even after they sustained heavy losses during the early stages of the war, British officials said Tuesday.
British military intelligence analysts have noted multiple reports that Russian airborne forces, known as VDV, have begun receiving TOS-1A thermobaric multiple-launch rocket systems. Mounted atop a modified T-72 tank, the “vacuum bombs” are designed to attack fortified positions and lightly-armored vehicles in open terrain.
“The transfer likely indicates a future role for the VDV in offensive operations in Ukraine,” the report said. “It is likely part of efforts to reconstitute the VDV after it suffered heavy casualties in the first nine months of the war.”
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