- Service ensign · official · carried by Airborne Forces (VDV)
- State affiliation · Russia
- Vigil category device · not official insignia
Identity provenance
Service ensign: Flag of the Russian Airborne Forces (VDV) — carried by Airborne Forces (VDV), not issued to this record. The service flag of the Airborne Forces, adopted 2004 — a blue and green bicolour charged with the VDV emblem. The design itself is not an object of copyright: Article 1259(6) of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation excludes official symbols and signs. The file shipped is the Wikimedia Commons SVG "Flag of the Russian Airborne Troops.svg", released under PD-RU-exempt on that basis, so no attribution or share-alike obligation attaches. Optimised for web display; geometry unaltered.
State affiliation: Russia.
The smaller square mark is a Vigil category device, drawn from this record’s own domain, echelon and role — not an official insignia.
In brief
The Tula airborne division; long service in the Donbas including the Bakhmut sector.
- Scope
- Structure, role, lineage and links. No subordinate records published.
- Subordination
- Subordination confirmed
- Sources
- 3 on the record
- Record state
- Partial
Broad area of activity
The Bakhmut sector and adjacent Donbas axes.
Notable history
The Tula airborne division, publicly documented holding the Bakhmut flanks after Wagner's 2023 withdrawal and through the subsequent Ukrainian counterattacks.
Strengths
VDV cohesion and priority manning applied to a long defensive commitment.
Limitations
The Bakhmut flank fighting of 2023 was among the most attritional defensive assignments of the war.
Assessed as of2026-07Last reviewed2026-07
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