Ukrainian Air-Assault Forces emblem. The Ukrainian Air Assault Forces, abbreviated DShV (from Desanto-shturmovi viyska Ukrayiny, Ukrainian: Десантно-штурмові війська України, ДШВ; 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 forces.