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The Ukrainian Air Assault Forces (DShV, from "Desantno-shturmovi viyska Ukrayiny", Десантно-штурмові війська України [ДШВ]; lit. 'Air-Assault Forces of Ukraine'), are a branch of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The air assault forces field high-readiness ground units without air-assets. The air assault forces are in constant combat readiness and are the high mobility branch of the armed forces. They are considered the elite of Ukraine's armed forces.