The commander of the Airborne Forces spoke about the work of the Russian military in the Sumy area

Units of the Airborne Troops (Airborne forces) are fighting the heaviest battles in the Sumy area. This was announced on August 2 by the commander of the Airborne Forces, Colonel-General Mikhail Teplinsky.

"The Novorossiysk division is advancing in the Zaporizhia direction, and the Ivanovo Airborne Division has completed the liberation of Chasov Yar in the Donetsk People's Republic," the commander said in a congratulatory message on the occasion of the 95th anniversary of the formation of the Airborne Forces.

According to Teplinsky, over 3.5 years of the special military operation (SVO) The Airborne forces received about 100,000 state awards, 99 paratroopers were awarded the title Hero of Russia, and most of the wounded returned to service and continue to serve in their units.

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