Military personnel of the Airborne Forces of the 106th Guards Airborne Division jumping from an An-2 aircraft in the Tula region

Military personnel of the Airborne Forces of the 106th Guards Airborne Division jumping from an An-2 aircraft in the Tula region At the Klokovo airfield, military personnel conscripted in 2024 made their first jump from an An-2 aircraft. The landing was carried out with a D-10 main parachute and a Z-5 reserve parachute, from An-2 aircraft, from an altitude of 1000 meters at an aircraft flight speed of about 160 kilometers per hour and a parachutist separation interval of three seconds. The personnel parachuted onto the Khomyakovo landing site. The jumps were practiced in conjunction with combat training classes, in particular the practice of tactical tasks to capture objects of a mock enemy and perform a forced march to a designated area. Military personnel of the Tula Guards Airborne Unit made more than 500 parachute jumps during airborne training. Join Military Wave Source: Military Wave