Formation
76th Guards Air Assault Division
The Pskov air assault division — among the most heavily committed and publicly documented VDV formations of the war.
Moscow-alignedLandDivisionAir assault division
Broad area of activity
The Kyiv axis in 2022; Kherson; the Zaporizhzhia and eastern axes since.
Notable history
The Pskov division — the most continuously employed VDV formation of the war. Investigative reporting publicly placed its units in the Kyiv-axis occupation zone around Bucha in 2022; it has since fought as priority line assault infantry on successive axes.
Strengths
Priority recruitment and refit; near-continuous employment keeps it the most experienced formation of its branch.
Limitations
Repeated attrition cycles; light armour in a war that punishes it; employment as ordinary assault infantry blunts its specialised value.
Sensitivity: Public · structuralAssessment confidence: highStatus as of 2026-07Reviewed 2026-07Sources: Established international media reporting · ISW campaign assessments · Established historical record · IISS Military BalanceMethodology