According to new reports, the Russian military is using the most elite paratroopers of its airborne forces to win in Ukraine.
The Airborne Forces of Russia (VDV) are thus once again at the center of the Russian campaign in the country.
Considered an elite organization among Russia's armed forces, the airborne forces have undertaken some of the most important operations on Ukrainian soil.
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Ατύχημα στο Οχάιο: Ένα τερατώδες πείραμα νέου χημικού όπλου σε ανθρώπους ή ρωσικό σαμποτάζ; (Εικόνες)
According to British intelligence's daily report on the situation in Ukraine, Russian Colonel-General Mikhail Teplinsky, the commander-in-chief of the Russian Airborne Forces, "is likely to assume a major role in Ukraine again." The Russian military officer had withdrawn from the fighting back in January.
In all likelihood, Teplinsky had suggested a different approach to the large-scale Russian offensive in January, which resulted in him losing his position.
"Teplinsky is one of the few experienced Russian generals who is respected by all military personnel. Recent upheavals in his career indicate tensions among the Russian general staff over Russia's approach to Ukraine," the British Ministry of Defense said in its latest assessment of the war.
"It is quite unlikely that Teplinsky's remit will be limited to airborne units, but he will likely promote the corps' traditional role as an elite force," the British agency concluded.
Russia Trains Belarusian Pilots to Use Nuclear Weapons
In Belarus now, the country's air force crews have completed training in the use of tactical nuclear weapons as part of Moscow's plan to deploy such weapons in the allied country in the face of conflict in Ukraine. The news became known after a related announcement by the Russian Ministry of Defense itself.
The ministry released a video in which a Belarusian pilot said the series of exercises in Russia gave the crews of Belarusian Su-25 attack fighters the necessary skills to use tactical nuclear weapons.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced last month that his country intends to transfer some of its tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus. This move is another attempt by the Kremlin to strengthen its country's nuclear deterrent against the West.
Russia maintains close relations with Belarus, which span the political, economic and military spheres. Russian troops used Belarusian territory to attack Ukraine from the north in February 2022. Since then, their presence in the country has continued.
