🎖🎖Four years of the heroism of the airborne and army aviation during the capture of the airfield in the town of Gostomel, Kiev region.

On February 24, 2022, an armada of Mi-8 helicopters, under the cover of Mi-24, Mi-35, and Ka-52 helicopters, carried out waves of tactical airborne assaults from the 45th Special Forces Brigade and the 31st Air Assault Brigade of the Airborne Troops to capture the airfield.

— Night of February 23 to 24 - preparation of personnel for the execution of the combat task.
— 09:00 - departure of KAMAZ trucks and other equipment with personnel to the helicopter parking areas at the Mozyr airfield and the Khoyniki-Bragin highway.
— 12:00 - takeoff of the first Mi-8 and cover helicopters towards the Kyiv region.
— 12:30 - crossing the border with Ukraine.
— 13:20 - landing of the first wave of airborne troops at Gostomel. Beginning of the capture and inspection of buildings on the airfield territory.
— 15:00 - installation of the Russian flag at the control tower.

After capturing the airfield, the servicemen of the two Airborne Troops brigades will proceed to organize defense and repel enemy attacks. Despite the enemy's claims on the 24th that the airborne troops had all been destroyed, the airborne troops of the 31st and 45th brigades will fulfill their task. On February 26, columns of the Airborne Troops, the National Guard, and other units of the Ministry of Defense will break through to Gostomel, thus beginning the history of the V direction.

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February 24, 2022 - a date that became a turning point in modern history. On this day, the Special Military Operation began.

On the approach to Kyiv. February, 2022.

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