It should be noted that the holiday was established by the Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 457/2012 in 2012.

It is reported that earlier this holiday was celebrated by the Ukrainian military as the Day of Airmobile Forces.

However, after a while, it was decided to create Highly mobile landing troops on the basis of airborne and airborne military units.

They are designed to cover the enemy from the air, perform combat missions in its rear, tasks that can not be effectively addressed by other forces and means.

Recall, as previously reported, "URA-Inform", Georgia began a large-scale exercise of the NATO Alliance Noble Partner 2017. They are attended by 2 800 soldiers from eight countries, including Ukraine.