Air Assault Forces Day in Ukraine

The Ukrainian Air Assault Forces, known until 2017 as the Ukrainian Airmobile Forces are the airborne forces of Ukraine and one of the five branches of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Air Assault Forces are in constant combat readiness and are the high-mobility branch of the military, responsible for air assaults and military parachuting operations. Before the Russo-Ukrainian War they were also the main forces sent by Ukraine to peacekeeping missions around the world. They are considered the elite of Ukraine's armed forces.

On 21 November 2017 (Ukraine's Paratroopers' Day) President Petro Poroshenko stated that 469 Ukrainian paratroopers had been killed in the (ongoing) Russo-Ukrainian War. On 21 November 2018 he adjusted this to 487 killed.

On 21 November 2017 the Air Assault Forces received its new insignia - the dome of a parachute "as a symbol of airborne units around the world" and the wings of Archangel Michael and "the flaming sword with which he hits the enemies". The color of the Ukrainian paratroopers was changed to maroon. 21 November 2017 was the first time Air Assault Forces Day in Ukraine was celebrated on 21 November. Up to 2017 this day was celebrated on 2 August, as it was in the Soviet Union.