Ukrainian Airborne Assault Forces
The Airborne Assault Forces (DShV) are a separate branch of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, combining air-assault and naval infantry brigades. They report directly to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and are tasked with carrying out assault operations, seizing and holding key positions, and conducting missions behind enemy lines.
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Zelenskyy says Ukraine holds more territory than Russia has taken since autumn, pushes back on Gerasimov's Zaporizhzhia claims
In his evening address on October 18, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces have liberated more territory since the start of autumn than Russia has captured, and that the same trend has held in other periods of 2025. He pushed back on claims by Russian Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov, asserting that Russian forces are being engaged about 20 km from Zaporizhzhia, not 5 km as Russia claims, and that several named settlements remain under Ukrainian control.