45th Special Purpose Guards Regiment. The special forces of the Airborne Forces are an elite unit of the airborne troops. 1st Separate Special Purpose Regiment of the Airborne Forces

On the third day, we managed to get "with a watering can" and a notebook "into the 45th Separate Guards Order of Alexander Nevsky Reconnaissance Regiment special purpose. Accompanying a group of civilian Arkharov volunteers was the head of the press service of the Airborne Forces, Colonel Alexander Anatolyevich Cherednik. Exceptionally intelligent head of the press service. I suppose it was thanks to his efforts that the visit to the guardsmen-paratroopers turned out to be so eventful.

To begin with, all those who arrived were instructed, then we were given flowers in order to put them on the stones of the monument to the dead soldiers of the regiment. The regiment, as they say, is "at war", but in war there are no losses.

The youngest part of the Airborne Forces of Russia is the 45th separate reconnaissance regiment, the formation of which began in February 1994. The regiment was formed on the basis of two separate battalions, each of which had its own history of formation and development before being included in the regiment. By order of the Commander of the Airborne Forces, in order of historical continuity, the day of the formation of the 45th regiment is considered to be the day of July 25, 1992.

On December 2, 1994, the personnel of the regiment left for the North Caucasus to participate in the liquidation of illegal armed groups on the territory of the Chechen Republic. From December 12, 1994 to January 25, 1995, reconnaissance groups and special-purpose detachments (assault detachments) from the regiment, in cooperation with units of the Airborne Forces, took part in combat operations to capture the most important enemy targets, including in the city of Grozny.

On February 12, 1995, units and subunits of the regiment returned to their permanent deployment points. On March 15, 1995, the regiment's combined detachment again arrived in Chechnya, continuing to carry out combat missions until June 13, 1995. During this period, as a result of competent military operations, there were no losses in the regiment.

Decree of the President Russian Federation dated July 21, 1995, the commander of the special-purpose reconnaissance group, senior lieutenant Yermakov V.K., was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation (posthumously) for the courage and heroism shown in the performance of a special task of the command to disarm illegal armed groups. On July 30, 1995, a monument in honor of the dead scouts was opened on the territory of the unit in a solemn ceremony.

On May 9, 1995, the regiment was awarded a diploma of the President of the Russian Federation for services to the Russian Federation. The regiment participated in the parade dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Victory over Nazi Germany.

From February to May 1997, the combined detachment of the regiment took part in a peacekeeping mission in the zone of separation of Georgian and Abkhaz armed forces in the city of Gudauta.

On July 26, 1997, following the glorious traditions of the Armed Forces, the regiment was presented with the Combat banner and certificate of the 5th Guards Airborne Rifle Order of Kutuzov, 3rd class of the Mukachevo Order of Kutuzov, disbanded on June 27, 1945, and stored in the Central Museum of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation .

Since September 12, 1999, the combined reconnaissance detachment of the regiment took part in the anti-terrorist operation in the North Caucasus.

From the monument we went to the obstacle course. The strip, not to say that it is very huge, but large enough to be guaranteed to get tired. It imitates a section of a mountainous wooded area and is overcome at a fast pace. So that the fighters on the strip would not get bored, other fighters provided timely detonations of imitator charges and fired at the storming strip with blank cartridges from a machine gun. The paratroopers moved in twos, after overcoming each element of the obstacle course they stopped, looked around and covered their comrade, firing blanks. They moved smartly.

Not far from the obstacle course, other fighters practiced packing parachutes. The film crew of the First Channel worked next to them. Wet from the heat and diligence, the correspondent listened attentively to the commands and explanations of his personal mentor and immediately followed the instructions received. If reports are now prepared in this way, and also end with a jump with a self-laid dome, I take off my hat. The work of a professional. This one certainly won’t tell about the “overlapping of the rafters”.

From the obstacle course we went to the shooting range and looked at various types of small arms available in the state in the regiment. I can’t tell much about the weapon - I fell into unconsciousness, got agitated and lost touch with reality. Repeatedly offered to change at least some of the available samples for his photographic equipment, he even agreed to "his cartridges." But it didn't work out. But he took everything and looked at it.

Kalashnikov assault rifle with PBS-1 and underbarrel grenade launcher, modifications of the SVD sniper rifle, gun SR-1 (SPS), VSS "Vintorez", AS "Val", PSS "Vul", knife NRS-2, SME gun, submachine gun SR-2M "Veresk", PY pistol, the legendary APB with a silencer and everything else. All this is necessary not only to be able to use, but to use successfully. Separately, it was told about the presence of a collection of captured weapons, for example, Georgian. It is also closely studied so that the fighters, if necessary, can beat the enemy with his own weapons.

We arrived at the territory of the airborne complex (VDK). This is a decent size playground with all the necessary simulators for a full-fledged parachute jump training. With us, two groups of fighters demonstrated several exercises to separate from aircraft and safe landing. All exercises were carried out as expected: with two parachutes (main and reserve), with weapons and with all standard ammunition.

Soldiers are taught all the necessary actions on mock-ups of real aircraft from which paratroopers jump. There is a full-fledged parachute tower, a simulator has been built for making a training jump from a helicopter. You equip yourself properly, climb the ladder to the tower, enter the troop compartment of the helicopter, fix yourself on the rail and jump down and forward, vigorously pushing off with your feet.

With decent speed, with a roar and a metallic clang, you rush forward along the guide rail. To increase naturalism, the rail is skillfully curved in several places, so that every trainee is jerked and thrown up as in a real jump. At the end of the training path, a paratrooper is waiting for a group of colleagues with a safety rope. Having grouped, the paratrooper flies with his feet into a specially prepared area with sawdust, and the other two insure the “landed” with a special rope, preventing the excess from flying forward.

Looks like an attraction in the Park of Culture. But during the training jump, the paratrooper does not forget to perform a number of actions, brought to full automatism. As a matter of fact, the very fact of a successful landing, for example, for me is the end of a risky experiment, joy and a desire to immediately drink. And for a fighter - only the beginning. It was me who, after my first jump, went light to the bar, and for him, after landing, a forced march and / or a fight usually follow.

Soldiers-paratroopers live not in the barracks, but in a soldier's hostel. In each compartment, consisting of two adjacent rooms - 4-6 people. Bathroom and toilet. In the corridor, in addition to the soldiers' quarters, there are Gym, lounge, classrooms. Everything inside is clean and cool. At the entrance there are tanks with drinking water and mugs for those who want to quench their thirst. The orderly carefully glares at all incoming and outgoing. In general, a good, comfortable and clean accommodation. I especially remember the wall newspaper, it is documented there below. Laughed.

Not without, of course, without a dining room. No miracles were seen in the dining room - just good-quality male grub. Without frills, arugula and vyazigi, God forgive me, were not served, but you can see right away: the food is hearty and fresh. Without unnecessary frills, he ate everything that was offered. I didn't want any more because it was very hot. The thermometer was rushing to the mark of +40.

To the building of the soldiers' canteen, soldiers march in formation and sing a song. The song was the same for everyone, with intolerant words "we are Russians, Russians are coming!" Some commanders reported to their fighters that they did not hear the units. In response, the unit turned up the volume and brutally stamped the step. The fighters of the fresh conscription were very well visible in the general mass. Berets are hoisted on the shaved heads of young guardsmen, but some are not like that. Grated, seasoned warriors, with honor, wear drop-cut berets, which certainly look much more bravo than the “default” headgear.

But the soldier's ingenuity, of course, figured out how best to remake the authorized "airfields" into what is needed: the fighter is stocked with a beret small size, rips out the lining from it. If he takes a suture (i.e. with a seam), the fabric is torn along the seam, all the excess is cut off and sewn again. The sutured beret is wetted with water and dried on a jar of a suitable diameter or directly on the head.

The procedure must be repeated until complete readiness. As soon as the beret is ready, it is necessary to clarify the haircut. "A droplet" on a shaved head in a statutory way looks like it should! A fighter passing by in such a “droplet” additionally explained that if you bother with self-manufacturing I don’t want a beret, then you can just buy ready-made. And he left smiling.

I noticed some discrepancy in the shoes. One of the paratroopers explained that you can use the boots that are given out as shoes, or you can buy for your money the ones you like. This, of course, is not about lacquered boots or cowboy "Cossacks", but about jumping boots for everyday wear. I saw several people in solid American and German boots. And at the shooting range he paid attention to heels. The fighters with weapons lay down in position, so that the soles were clearly visible. A lot of boots with a pretty worn out tread, so they run and jump all the time.

A group of fighters with an officer demonstrated to the audience the main set of weapons and equipment of a reconnaissance fighter. Small arms, ammunition, a knife, hand and grenade grenades, mines, a one-time anti-tank grenade launcher, ropes, wires, adhesive tape, dressing bags, foam, a hat with a sweater, an infantry shovel, explosives in checkers, a minimum of medicines, various detonators and other necessary for autonomous reconnaissance in war conditions.

For ease of understanding: once I had a chance to carry 2,000 rounds of ammunition. Ammo only, no weapons or other equipment. I managed to walk four kilometers. It was very hard. And the fighter has 450+ rounds of ammunition for the machine gun, the machine itself and all of the above. And we must constantly look around, under our feet, be ready to open fire and cover our comrades. And on you - 40+ kilograms of equipment and weapons.

It was especially interesting to learn about the mines that scouts can use to organize ambushes or, for example, evade pursuit if necessary. Just by destroying this very persecution. They showed a MON-50 directional mine and an OZM-72 omnidirectional fragmentation mine jumping out. I met German analogues of OZM-72 more than once, but MON-50 turned it over in his hands for the first time. They said - a very effective weapon in capable hands, an analogue of the American M18A1 Claymore.

In short: inside the plastic body of the mine in a synthetic resin filler are metal balls and rollers. Pieces 500 approximately. And plastic explosives. When a mine is triggered, a specially curved body of the product makes metal submunitions fly in a sector 54 degrees wide and about 5 meters high. At a distance of 50 meters, the lethal effect of the submunitions is reliable. A terrible thing, it mows everything in the working sector. And if you combine it with others of the same kind, mask and complement the effect small arms- there is no salvation at all. Excellent remedy For ambush, including for ambush without direct contact with the enemy.

The jumping mine is a round steel can. At the moment of operation, it throws up, above itself, an internal “glass” with the same balls-rollers, only there are already about 2,500 of them. The glass is tied to a tension cable. The mine worked, the glass flew to a height of about a meter, the cable twitched, the detonator went off, metal balls flew in all directions and wounded and killed everyone, even the lying soldiers.

This mine is perhaps the most powerful of the circular destruction fragmentation mines. Even the OZM-160 mines, which are much larger in size and weight, do not provide such an even distribution of fragments over the affected area, as the OZM-72 mine distributes its ready-made lethal elements.

The experience of using the mine unequivocally indicates that in the zone of continuous destruction (the radius of the zone is 30 meters) there will not be a single object the size of a person who will not receive at least one video. even if it's flat on the ground. The explosion of this mine, due to its screeching sound of flying rollers, is not to be confused with any other. The soldiers nicknamed her "Zlyuka" or "Witch".

From the funny: during his stay at the VDK, Colonel Cherednik told how exactly they use the old ones when training paratroopers car tires. You need to carefully jump over them like this and like that - and immediately demonstrated personally how exactly you need to jump. Jumped, I remind you, the whole colonel. In uniform, with shoulder straps. The faces of young soldiers resting on the sidelines expressed some degree of surprise :).

Some airborne portraits:

Ah, yes. Completely forgot. Of course, all of the above clean water window dressing. Personally, the Minister of Defense from the bushes made sure that we liked everything, and then, in the dining room, he secretly put meat in a saucepan. I noticed him and understood: this is such a secret plan to throw dust in the eyes of soldiers' mothers. Let me!

Russian paratroopers are revered not only in their own country. They are respected by the whole world. It is well known that an American general said that if he had a company Russian paratroopers, then he would have conquered the entire planet. Among the legendary formations of the Russian army is the 45th Airborne Regiment. It has an interesting history, the central part of which is occupied by heroic deeds.

We are proud of our paratroopers, honor their courage, valor and readiness to defend the interests of the Motherland at any cost. Glorious Pages military history The USSR, and then Russia, appeared, largely due to the heroic deeds of paratroopers. Soldiers serving in the Airborne Forces fearlessly performed the most difficult tasks and special operations. The airborne troops are among the most prestigious formations of the Russian army. Soldiers strive to get there, wanting to feel involved in creating the glorious military history of their country.

45th Airborne Regiment: key facts

The 45th Special Forces Regiment of the Airborne Forces was formed in early 1994. Its base was separate battalions number 218 and 901. By the middle of the year, the regiment was equipped with weapons and fighters. The 45th regiment began its first combat operation in December 1994 in Chechnya. The paratroopers participated in the battles until February 1995, and then returned to the Moscow region, to the base of their deployment on a permanent basis. In 2005, the regiment received the Battle Banner guards regiment number 119

From the moment of its foundation, the military formation became known as the 45th reconnaissance regiment of the Airborne Forces. But in early 2008, it was renamed the Special Forces Regiment. In August of the same year, it participated in a special operation to force Georgia to peace. In 2010, Regiment 45 tactical group ensured the safety of Russian citizens during the riots in Kyrgyzstan.

background

The basis for the formation of the 45th separate guards regiment was the 218th and 901st special forces battalions. The fighters of the first battalion had taken part in three combat operations by that time. In the summer of 1992, the battalion served in Transnistria, in September - in the territories where the conflict between Ossetian and Ingush military groups took place, in December - in Abkhazia.

Since 1979, battalion number 901 has been part of the Soviet troops on the territory of Czechoslovakia, in 1989 it was redeployed to Latvia and transferred to the structure of the Baltic Military District. In 1991, the 901st Special Forces Battalion was relocated to the Abkhaz ASSR. In 1992, it was renamed the paratrooper battalion. In 1993, the formation performed tasks related to the protection of state and military facilities. In the fall of 1993, the battalion was redeployed to the Moscow region. Then the 45th regiment of the Russian Airborne Forces appeared.

Awards

In 1995, the 45th Airborne Regiment received the Diploma of the President of Russia for services to the country. In July 1997, the formation was awarded the banner of the airborne regiment number 5, which participated in the hostilities during the Great Patriotic War. In 2001, the regiment received Vympel from the Minister of Defense of Russia - for courage, high combat skills and real valor when participating in hostilities on the territory of Chechnya. 45 guards regiment The Airborne Forces owns the Order of Kutuzov - the corresponding decree was signed by the President of Russia. The military formation was awarded this award for the success in the heroic performance of military operations, the heroism and courage shown by the soldiers and the command. The regiment became the first carrier in recent history our country. In July 2009, the formation received the St. George banner.

The title of Hero of Russia was given to ten fighters, whose duty station was the 45th Airborne Regiment. The Order of Courage was awarded to 79 paratroopers. Ten military personnel of the regiment were awarded the medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" of the second degree. Seventeen and three paratroopers received the Orders "For Military Merit" and "For Merit to the Fatherland", respectively. Medals "For Courage" were received by 174 servicemen, the medal of Suvorov - 166. Seven people were awarded the Zhukov medal.

Anniversary

Kubinka near Moscow - the 45th Airborne Regiment is based there - in July 2014 was the place where the anniversary celebrations dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the formation were held. The event was held in an open door format - the paratroopers showed their combat skills to the guests, the parachute units lowered the flag of the Airborne Forces from the sky, and the famous pilots from the Russian Knights team showed the wonders of aerobatics on fighter jets.

The legendary regiment as part of the Airborne Forces

Which includes the 45th regiment - Airborne Forces (airborne troops) of Russia. Their history dates back to August 2, 1930. Then the first paratroopers of the Air Force of the Moscow District made a parachute landing in our country. It was a kind of experiment that showed military theorists how promising the landing of parachute units could be from the point of view of combat operations. First official division airborne troops The USSR appeared only the following year in the Leningrad Military District. The formation included 164 people, all of them were servicemen of the airborne assault detachment. By the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, there were five airborne corps in the USSR, each of which served 10,000 fighters.

Airborne Forces during the Great Patriotic War

With the outbreak of war, all Soviet airborne corps entered into battles taking place on the territory of the Ukrainian, Belarusian, Lithuanian Republics. The largest operation involving paratroopers during the war years is considered to be the battle with a group of Germans near Moscow in early 1942. Then 10 thousand paratroopers won the most important victory for the front. Parts of the Airborne Forces were connected to the battles near Stalingrad.

The paratroopers of the Soviet army honorably fulfilled their duty to defend the city. Airborne Army The USSR also took part in the battles after the defeat of Nazi Germany - in August 1945 they fought on Far East against the Imperial Japanese Armed Forces. Over 4,000 paratroopers helped the Soviet troops win important victories in this sector of the front.

After the war

Particular attention, according to military analysts, in the post-war strategy for the development of the USSR Airborne Forces was given to the organization of hostilities behind enemy lines, increasing the combat capability of soldiers, and interacting with army units, subject to the possible use atomic weapons. The troops began to be equipped with new aircraft of the AN-12 and AN-22 types, which, thanks to their large carrying capacity, could deliver vehicles, armored vehicles, artillery and other means of combat operations behind enemy lines.

Every year, an increasing number of military exercises were conducted with the participation of airborne soldiers. Among the largest - held in the spring of 1970 in the Byelorussian ASSR. As part of the Dvina exercises, more than 7 thousand soldiers and more than 150 guns were parachuted. In 1971, exercises "South" of a comparable scale took place. In the late 1970s, the use of new Il-76 aircraft in landing operations was first tested. Until the collapse of the USSR, the soldiers of the Airborne Forces at each of the exercises repeatedly showed the highest combat skills.

Airborne troops of the Russian Federation today

Now the Airborne Forces are considered a structure that is called upon independently (or as part of it to carry out combat missions in conflicts of various scales - from local to global. About 95% parts of the Airborne Forces are in a state of constant combat readiness. Landing formations are considered one of the most mobile arms of Russia. They are also called upon to perform the functions of conducting combat operations behind enemy lines.

As part of the Russian Airborne Forces - four divisions, own The educational center, an institute, as well as a large number of structures that perform work on providing, supplying and servicing.

The motto of the Russian Airborne Forces is "No one but us!" The service of a paratrooper is considered by many to be one of the most prestigious and at the same time difficult. As of 2010, 4,000 officers, 7,000 contract soldiers, and 24,000 conscripts served in the Airborne Forces. Another 28,000 are civilian personnel of the formation.

Paratroopers and operation in Afghanistan

The largest participation of the Airborne Forces in hostilities after the Great Patriotic War took place in Afghanistan. The 103rd division, the 345th airborne regiment, two battalions, motorized rifle brigades participated in the battles. A number of military analysts believe that the specifics of warfare in Afghanistan did not imply the feasibility of using parachute landing as a method of transferring combat strength army. This, according to analysts, is due to the mountainous terrain of the country, as well as high level the cost of such operations. The personnel of the Airborne Forces, as a rule, were transferred using helicopters.

The largest operation of the USSR Airborne Forces in Afghanistan was the Battle of Panjer in 1982. More than 4 thousand paratroopers took part in it (with a total number of soldiers involved in the operation of 12 thousand people). as a result of the fighting, she was able to take the main part of the Panjer Gorge under her control.

Combat operations of the Airborne Forces after the collapse of the USSR

The paratroopers, despite the difficult times that came after the collapse of the superpower, continued to defend the interests of their country. They were often peacekeepers in the territories of the former Soviet republics. Russian paratroopers made themselves known to the whole world during the conflict in Yugoslavia in 1999. Soldiers of the Airborne Forces of the Russian Federation made the famous throw at Pristina, having managed to get ahead of the military from NATO.

Throw on Pristina

On the night of June 11-12, 1999, Russian paratroopers appeared on the territory of Yugoslavia, starting from neighboring Bosnia and Herzegovina. They managed to occupy an airfield located near the city of Pristina. There, a few hours later, NATO soldiers appeared. Some details of those events are known. In particular, US Army General Clark ordered his colleague from the British armed forces to prevent the Russians from seizing the airfield. He replied that he did not want to provoke a third world war. However, the main part of the information on the essence of the operation in Pristina is not available - it is all classified.

Russian paratroopers in Chechnya

The troops of the Airborne Forces of the Russian Federation took part in both Chechen wars. Regarding the first - most of the data is still secret. It is known, for example, that among the most famous operations of the second campaign with the participation of the Airborne Forces is the Battle of Argun. The Russian army received the task of blocking a strategically significant section of the transport highways passing through the Argun Gorge. According to him, the separatists received food, weapons and medicines. The paratroopers joined the operation in December as part of the 56th Airborne Regiment.

The heroic feat of the paratroopers participating in the battles for 776 heights near the Chechen Ulus-Kert is known. In February 2000, the 6th company of the Airborne Forces from Pskov entered the battle with the grouping of Khattab and Basaev, ten times larger in number. During the day, the militants were blocked inside the Argun Gorge. Performing the task, the soldiers of the Pskov company of the Airborne Forces did not spare themselves. Only 6 soldiers survived.

Russian paratroopers and the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict

In the 90s airborne units The Russian Federation performed in the territories where the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict took place, mainly peacekeeping functions. But in 2008, the paratroopers participated in combat operations. When the Georgian army attacked South Ossetia, units were sent to the war area. Russian army, including 76 airborne division Russia from Pskov. According to a number of military analysts, there were no major amphibious landings in this special operation. However, according to experts, the participation of Russian paratroopers had a psychological effect - primarily on the political leadership of Georgia.

45th regiment: renaming

IN Lately there is information that the 45th Airborne Regiment can receive the honorary name of the Preobrazhensky regiment. A military formation with this name was founded by Peter the Great and became legendary. There is a version that the initiative regarding the fact that the 45th regiment of the Airborne Forces of the Russian Federation should be renamed comes from a statement by the President of Russia, who expressed the opinion that formations named after famous regiments, such as Semenovsky, Preobrazhensky, should appear in the Russian army. At one of the military councils of the Russian Airborne Forces, as indicated in some sources, the proposal of the President was considered, and as a result responsible persons received the task of preparing information on the start of work on the creation of historical army regiments. It is quite possible that the 45th Special Forces Regiment of the Airborne Forces of the Russian Federation will receive the title of Preobrazhensky.

1st group: 3rd company 218 obspn

Sergeant Valery Afonchenkov from the 3rd company of the 218 Special Forces: "That day we went to storm the Council of Ministers. And before throwing through open area Lieutenant Zelenkovsky sent me earlier, but left Sergei [Tumaev] with him. I told them that I wouldn't go anywhere without them, but they don't argue with commanders. I managed to run to the building with the first group, and they were slightly delayed. Explosions were heard here, both near us and there, but we still did not know that the whole group was covered. "6

Private Yuri Khazov from the 3rd company of the 218 Special Forces: “We rushed across the square and hid in the basement. The shelling was such that it seemed that the whole building would collapse on us, everything was shaking. : waiting for the end of the mortar attack. Then the connection with the group was interrupted. After a while, another group of paratroopers reported on the radio that they were covered with mines. The operation was canceled, and we returned. "7

2nd group: 2nd company 218 obspn

From the description of the battle: “Romashenko’s unit was moving behind Palkin’s group. Suddenly, the words of Sergei [Romashenko] cut through the air: “A strong mortar shelling has begun, let me wait!” Romashenko did not get in touch again. was severely shell-shocked, but managed to report the situation to the command and managed the unit to the last. "8

Major Sergey Ivanovich Shavrin from the USO FSK: "They had to overcome the area, and at that time the first test mine flew in, then a series of four ... One hit our anti-aircraft installation"Tunguska", the ammunition detonated, three officers serving the installation were killed at once. Behind the Tunguska, a dozen and a half fully armed soldiers were hiding. Plastite, flamethrowers began to burst. Eight people died immediately, the rest died of wounds. Paratrooper senior lieutenant Igor Chebotarev went with us as the commander of an armored personnel carrier. That day he was in this group. Both of his legs were blown off, and the officer bled to death."9

According to Private Tumaev's mother, an armored personnel carrier was hit at the place of the death of the group, the fuel from which began to flow out and burn10.

Group 3 (so far only version!)

Major Alexander A. Skobennikov from the 45th special forces detachment: "I myself barely survived. We advanced to a new frontier. We moved in small groups - three people each. We will run across open space, gather in some gateway or in a backyard and forward again. The radio operator followed me. I heard he screamed. I returned to him, he was sitting among the broken bricks and groaning - he sprained his leg. While he was taking off his shoe, he was adjusting the dislocation - there was an explosion ahead. We went ahead - a funnel. As it turned out, the guys were hung with explosives and "Bumblebees", and all this detonated from a mine explosion. If the radio operator had not stumbled, then we would have ended up with the guys in this funnel ... "12

Identification and evacuation of the dead

Sergeant V. Afonchenkov from the 3rd company of the 218 Special Forces: “Then there was an identification of the corpses, or rather what was left of them. Two were missing and one could not be identified. There were no Zelenkovsky, Tumaev and Wenzel. buried, then this is not so. The funeral was fictitious, with an empty coffin - so that the mothers would pay the insurance. Me and Yura Khazov and another from our group [Sergey Babin] had to identify the remaining corpse. And we identified it. It was the remains of Sergei [ Tumaev]."15

Private Yu. Khazov from the 3rd company of the 218 Special Forces: “When the remains were unloaded at the cannery, we recognized everyone except for three bodies. Then two more were identified, and one was taken to Mozdok unidentified. The body was completely burned, except for a small piece on back. In the burnt remnants of clothes lying around here, Valera and I found a piece of a sweater that was on Seryoga. And I also noticed one detail that no one paid attention to - from the day of the call, it struck me that Sergey had one from the upper teeth exactly split off half.<...>It was on this very tooth that I drew attention to the burnt skull. We also saw Sergei's weapon - a piece of twisted metal, but he never let go of it. "16 (Subsequently, a tag with the name of Wenzel was attached to Tumaev's body by mistake. has been missing since then.)

Losses in 218 revs

"Four people remained unharmed in Vladimir [Palkin's] company. All the officers went out of action, only two survived."19

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1 Antipov A. Lev Rokhlin. The Life and Death of a General. M., 1998. S. 170.
2 Skobennikov A. Grozny Sacrifice // Soldier of Fortune. 1999. No. 5. (http://www.duel.ru/199928/?28_6_1)
13 Film "Matka nieznanego zolnierza". 2000.
14 Yakov V. Killed and betrayed // Izvestia. 1996. November 1.
15 Yakov V. Killed and betrayed // Izvestia. 1996. November 1.
16 Yakov V. Killed and betrayed // Izvestia. 1996. November 1.
17 Film "Matka nieznanego zolnierza". 2000.
18 Boltunov M. Everyone has their own war... // Fact. 2002. No. 3. January 18th. (http://www.mosoblpress.ru/balashiha/show.shtml?d_id=915)
19 Kretsul R. Fate named "landing party" - author's version. (

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Sell ​​polo 45 ORP Special Forces Airborne Forces black cotton embroidery
A small batch was sewn off by special order for the 20th anniversary of the regiment.
The embroidery of the regiment on the chest is made very high quality on the same fabric basis as the product itself, embroideries on the sleeves - the flag of the Airborne Forces and the flag of Russia, on the back there is embroidery of the Special Forces of the Airborne Forces.
The classic English polo design has remained virtually unchanged for more than half a century. A classic men's wardrobe. Fabric - natural cotton, Türkiye. Does not stick to the body, the skin breathes. Classic - traditional stripes on the collar and cuffs.
The bottom row of photos is taken from the web just to show how the fabric looks and how the polo will sit on the figure. Located in MO.

Dimensions:
S (46-48) - 2 pcs
M (48-50) - 2 pcs
L (50-52) - 3 pcs
XL (52-54) - 2 pcs
XXXL (56-58) - 4 pcs
Available: 14 pcs
Price: 1100 ₽ + shipping

I will sell a t-shirt 45 ORP Special Forces Airborne Forces with a wolf black cotton print
T-shirt black with gray wolf- Totem 45 ORP brand new, home storage. High quality image printing. Material: fabric 100% natural cotton, produced in Uzbekistan. Production JSC "Voentorg" Moscow. Year of manufacture 2015. Model discontinued. Located in MO.

Sizes: 50, 54, 56
Available: 1 piece of each size
Price: 600 ₽ + shipping

Sell ​​T-shirt "Antiterror" black embroidery

Sell airborne flags and 45 ORP SpN Airborne Forces
The flags are brand new. Home storage. They are in MO.
Dimensions: 90x130 cm

Flag "901 ODSHB VDV No one but us"
Available: 1 piece
Price: 800 ₽ + shipping

Flag "Airborne Forces Nobody but us"
Available: 2 pcs
Price: 750 ₽ + shipping

Flag "The strongest win" black
Available: 1 piece
Price: 800 ₽ + shipping

Flag "45 Guards Special Forces Special Forces Airborne Forces Kubinka" with St. George's Ribbon
Available: 2 pcs
Price: 900 ₽ + shipping

I will sell the flag of the Airborne Forces and Russia
The box is brand new. Located in MO.

Dimensions: 15x23 cm
Available: 1 + 1 pcs
Price: 100 ₽ + shipping

I will sell a patch and chevron 45 ORP Airborne Forces and "Polite people" lurex embroidery
The chevrons are new and already rolled onto the material, the stripes are new, not rolled. Production Moscow. Year of manufacture 2003-2007. They are in MO.
Chevrons of a new sample on Velcro are new. Lapel pins of the Airborne Forces embroidered in camouflage on Velcro are new. Production Moscow. Year of manufacture 2015. Located in Moscow Region.

In stock: 33 total
Price:
chevron battalion and regimental with a wolf of the old sample - 250 ₽ + delivery
regimental chest patch with a wolf of the old sample - 250 ₽ + delivery
regimental (brigade) chevron with a carnation of a new sample - 200 ₽ + delivery
Russian airborne chevron with flag - 100 ₽ + shipping
chevron Airborne Troops Russia - 100 ₽ + shipping
chevron ministerial round with an eagle and a sword in a wreath rubber old sample - 50 ₽ + shipping
round ministerial chevron with an eagle and a sword in a wreath, embroidered in the old style - 100 ₽ + shipping
chevron ministerial with an eagle and a sword of a protective color on Velcro of a new sample - 100 ₽ + delivery
badge chest blood group of the Airborne Forces, military intelligence, special forces - 100 ₽ + delivery
lapel patches airborne embroidered in camouflage on velcro of a new sample - 100 ₽ a pair + delivery
chevron Polite people with yellow and khaki cat on velcro - 150 ₽ + shipping
chevron Polite people with a khaki cat round on Velcro - 100 ₽ + shipping
false epaulettes of an ensign camouflage "Flora" embroidered in camouflage - 100 ₽ + delivery
false epaulettes of a senior warrant officer camouflaged "Number" with a protective color - 100 ₽ + delivery

Sell ​​ceramic mug 45 ORP 250 ml white
1. The strongest win! classic
2. The strongest win! vintage
3. The strongest win! 45 OP SpN
4. Born in the USSR.

The mug is brand new, unused, home storage. It perfectly keeps the temperature of the drink, the handle is very comfortable and does not heat up. The mug is made of ceramic and covered with transparent matt lacquered paint. On the front of the mug is the official logo - the chevron of the 45th Special Forces Regiment of the Airborne Forces. The mug is a product made of high-quality ceramic alloy with graphic application of the corresponding symbols. Material: 100% ceramic. Volume 250 ml. Year of manufacture 2013. Located in MO.

Available: 1 each
Price: 400 ₽ + shipping

I will sell the badge "Special Forces 45 ORP" with a wolf and brass wings

Available: 1 piece
Price: 300 ₽ + shipping

I will sell the badge "Instructor skydiver 100 jumps" with pendant 10/25 golden star brass Russia
Product is brand new, never used. Material: brass alloy metal, deep embossing. Manufactured by LLC Plant Mosshtamp, Moscow. Year of manufacture 2000-2002. Located in MO.

Description:
The sign is made of heavy metal using hot enamel. The badge is awarded by order of the commander for the training of personnel, as well as for excellent results in fire and tactical training. The qualification mark is made in the form of an open parachute, on the white dome of which the golden inscription "Instructor Parachutist" is engraved. In the middle of the lines there is an image of an airplane and the number "100", and at the bottom there is a smaller parachute with a figure of a golden parachutist. The upper part of the sign is crowned with a golden five-pointed star. The lower part of the sign is decorated with a small pendant, where the number "10" is engraved on one side, and the number "25" on the other side.

Dimensions: 29x70 mm
Available: 1 piece
Price: 300 ₽ + shipping

I will sell the badge "Guards of the USSR" remake brass Russia
Product is brand new, never used. Located in MO.

Dimensions: 35x50 mm
Available: 2 pcs
Price: 150 ₽ + shipping

Sell ​​badge "Guard Russia" brass Russia
Product is brand new, never used. Material: metal brass alloy. Located in MO.

Dimensions: 40x50 mm
Available: 1 piece
Price: 100 ₽ + shipping

It is fully called like this: 45th Separate Guards Orders of Mikhail Kutuzov and Alexander Nevsky Special Purpose Reconnaissance Regiment of the Russian Airborne Forces. For those who are close to military subjects, there is no need to explain anything here. Let us explain to the general reader:

• The 45th regiment is the youngest unit in our airborne troops.
• The 45th regiment was the only one in Russia that received the title of Guards in peacetime (after the end of the Great Patriotic War).
• The regiment simultaneously trains special forces, paratroopers and scouts - there is no other such unit in the country.
• The regiment is stationed in the city of Kubinka, Moscow Region.
• The motto of the regiment: "The strongest wins." The talisman is a wolf.

Today - and this is a reason for pride - in the elite unit serves 101 Belgorod. And in 2005, only one of our fellow countrymen left for the regiment - Alexey Krasovsky. And then he could not have gone: flat feet of the III degree, parents - invalids of the II group ... But he wanted to serve, and at the same time he decided for himself: either in the 45th, or nowhere. Alexey was helped by sports achievements (CCM in football, winner of numerous karate competitions) and the fact that he was the best draftee in the city in terms of physical and educational indicators. The reputation of his uncle, who used to serve in an elite regiment and now works in the Alpha special unit, also played a role.

Krasovsky did not let down either a relative or a small homeland - he was demobilized with the rank of senior sergeant, and was awarded the Margelov medal. He does not lose contact with the regiment - on the Day of the Airborne Forces he always comes to the unit, and in autumn and spring he meets in Belgorod the commander of a special forces company, senior lieutenant Sergei Ishtuganov.

“He visits all the military registration and enlistment offices, studies in detail the personal files of conscripts, selects the most deserving ones, and forms a team out of them,” says Aleksey. - A few days the guys pass the standards. Moreover, physical training is, although the most important, but not a decisive indicator. Not just strength is needed - brains are also needed, the reed woodpecker will not go there. Therefore, candidates are tested on basic knowledge of the Russian language, mathematics, physics, geography and other basic subjects.”

Many want to break into the elite of the armed forces, the competition in the 45th regiment is more abrupt than when entering universities. Last summer, 300 Belgorod guys wanted to leave with Sergei Ishtuganov, but only 60 passed the selection. The commanders are satisfied with our conscripts - they send letters of thanks to the governor and to DOSAAF. Belgorod residents even deserve a curious carte blanche: those who, after a successful service, express a desire to become an officer, can go to the Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School out of competition - on the recommendation of the regiment's command.

Knowledgeable people explain the achievements of Belgorod residents by high-quality pre-conscription training. Most of the military-patriotic clubs (VPK) in the field of airborne orientation, and the guys go to the army already with a solid store of knowledge and skills.

“Many cadets of our clubs have 5-6 parachute jumps behind them,” explains Deputy Chairman of the regional branch of DOSAAF Viktor Pogrebnyak. - And in the 45th regiment, as far as I know, according to the service program, you need to make 12 jumps. There, of course, they do not jump from the An-2, but from more serious aircraft, but when there is such experience, perform challenging tasks much easier."

Last January, Viktor Alekseevich visited Kubinka to take the oath. Together with the leaders of two military-industrial complex - "Rusichi" and "Fatherland" - he congratulated and admonished the recruits. He says that the conditions for life and service in the regiment are excellent: comfortable beds, wardrobes with individual keys, showers, tea rooms ... In general, not a stereotypical army at all.

Do you want one like this? Get ready. For you, we got the minimum requirements of the 45th regiment. Do not want or have already left the military age? Just try what it's like to hit forty-five.