The FSK Directorate of Special Operations (USO) participated in the storming of Grozny. in full force- 21 people"1, according to other sources - 22 people2, under the command of General Dmitry Mikhailovich Gerasimov. (FSK was the name of the reformed KGB-FSB in December 1994, and the USO included fighters of the Vympel group that was disbanded at that time)

As part of the 45th separate special reconnaissance regiment appointments of the Airborne Forces(45 Orp Special Forces Airborne Forces, military unit 28337), which was in the reserve of the Minister of Defense, there were about 450 people.3 According to other sources, 400 people entered the city of Grozny directly.4
There is also information that in December 1994, “exactly half of the entire regiment” was involved in guarding the “train of the Minister of Defense.” And that, supposedly, there was an order “not to involve those who are on security duty at combat exits.”5 Thus, the number of people entering Grozny can vary greatly.

The regiment commander was Colonel Viktor Dmitrievich Kolygin, but on the territory of the Chechen Republic his duties were performed by the chief of staff, Colonel Valery Nikolaevich Yuryev.6

Major Alexander Skobennikov from the 45th Special Forces Airborne Regiment: “Our unit was divided into two detachments. The one I was in was supposed to join the northern, “Rokhlina” group.”7 Unfortunately, it is not entirely clear what the author meant . There may be two battalions of the regiment: 218th (military unit 48427) and 901 (military unit 23372).

According to Major Sergei Ivanovich Shavrin from the USO FSK: “There were about 20 of us left from the special operations department. Guys from the 45th reconnaissance regiment were supposed to act with us. They alerted us again and brought us to the airfield in Mozdok to deliver us by helicopter to the center of Grozny, to the stadium. Then it was assumed that we would take Dudayev’s palace in much the same way as we took Amin’s palace in December 1979.<...>We never flew to the center of Grozny. As they say, as above, so below. A terrible inconsistency in the actions of different types of troops was revealed. It turned out that the helicopters could not take off, because one helicopter pilot had not yet had lunch, another had not yet refueled, and the third was completely on duty. As a result, already January 1 at 00 hours 10 minutes we were given the order: “Get in the cars!” - the city had to be entered by land.<...>By the evening of that day, having already entered the city with a tank column, we learned from our scouts that by the time of that failed landing, the stadium planned as a springboard for it was full of well-armed people who were not subordinate to anyone: it was on December 31 that the the weapons available in warehouses were also distributed there without restrictions to everyone who wanted to defend “free Ichkeria.” So our three helicopters would most likely have been burned over this stadium."8

January 1, 1995

Major Shavrin from the USO FSK: "In New Year's Eve We marched in an armored personnel carrier to the Tolstoy-Yurt area and entered Grozny. I remember our column moved to 0.10 minutes of the first of January."9

Major Skobennikov: “In Tolstoy-Yurt we were assured that the route of our movement was absolutely safe and controlled by ours, we could move in a marching column. We entered, indeed, quite calmly. However, as it turned out, this part of the city was not controlled by anyone. That it was not controlled by ours - that's for sure."10

Major Shavrin: “The departure was unsuccessful. The guide from the corps, for unknown reasons, pressed the gas and disappeared around the corner, and we walked along Khmelnitsky street, Pervomaiskaya and drove out almost to the city center. They realized that they had driven in the wrong direction, began to turn around, and on Khmelnitsky Square (probably Ordzhonikidze Square) they were fired upon from a nine-story building. The grenade hit the last armored vehicle, several people were wounded. But the group was taken out without losses."12 (judging by the fact that the next day 16 people from the USO FSK entered the city, there were 5 or 6 wounded)

Major Skobennikov: “While the column was turning towards one of our armored personnel carriers, a grenade launcher was fired from somewhere on the upper floors. We responded with a barrage of fire. The soldiers examined the surrounding buildings, but found no one. It turned out that the armored personnel carrier was damaged, and two of our guys were seriously wounded. New attempts to get in touch were again unsuccessful. We decided to return to Tolstoy-Yurt, spend the night, find a more intelligent guide and move to the city again at dawn."13

January 2, 1995

Major Shavrin: " In the morning let's go again. There are 16 of us, led by the head of airborne reconnaissance (Colonel Pavel Yakovlevich Popovskikh)."14

Meanwhile, "in ten o'clock in the morning on January 2 command post(8th Guards AK) settled in the basement of the plant."15

Major Skobennikov: " In the morning We moved to the city along the same route.<...>After some time, our convoy was overtaken by cars with medicines. They also went to the cannery and knew the way. We went together, but we didn’t break in at random. The soldiers dismounted and walked along the sidewalks, looking at the neighboring windows. Already on the way to the plant, we had to engage in a short battle with the militants who did not have time to leave the area. We arrived, however, without losses."16

From the description of the actions of the battalion under the command of Major Nikolai Sergeevich Nikulnikov: “Nikulnikov’s battalion enters Grozny. Its location is allocated in one of the buildings of the former cannery. It would seem that ours are already there. You can advance in a column. And the battalion commander dismounted and organized long before the approaches to the city patrols, combat guards, reconnaissance. The motorized rifle commander, who was traveling with him to Grozny, opened his mouth when he saw how the landing groups were making their way through the “peaceful open” area - sometimes crawling, sometimes running, from cover to cover."17 (interesting). , what motorized rifle unit are we talking about?)

IN documentary film A. Lyubimov's "Chechnya. The Beginning of the War" contains a video recording of Captain Igor Dementyev, filmed at a cannery. From the comments of senior lieutenant Vladimir Palkin it follows that the consolidated column in 13:35 was in a cannery. (Major Andrei Anatolyevich Nepryakhin and senior lieutenant Sergei Nikolaevich Romashenko, both from 218 about SpN18, were present in the frame)

Major Shavrin: “Soon they appeared before General Rokhlin and reported.<...>The corps commander entrusted us with a difficult task: to ensure the safety of the column tracks along which the advance was made. military equipment and troops. This is Lermontovskaya street ( Lermontov). There are houses and a private sector on one side, and high-rise buildings on the other. Militants in groups of 5-6 people made their way into houses and fired at the columns. And the street is completely clogged with combat vehicles, tankers, and vehicles with ammunition. In general, every shot results in a hit and a lot of damage and losses."19

According to Major Shavrin, the FSK USO also cleared the street. B. Khmelnitsky, although without specifying the date: “There were high-rise buildings on Bogdan Khmelnitsky Avenue - our petrochemists lived there: also Russians, Ukrainians, Tatars - Soviet Union, All in all. During the assault, the streets became deserted: some left, some hid in the basements. And this house also seemed to be empty. We cleared it out."20

It is likely that from this moment the 45th Special Forces Airborne Forces began to operate on two different directions, because according to Major Skobennikov: “We were given another task: to liberate, together with the SOBR, from the Dudayevites Petropavlovskoe highway. We chose night time for work; darkness, as you know, is a special forces soldier’s friend. Technically, it looked something like this: they spent the whole day watching the block that was to be “cleared,” tracking every the smallest detail. At night, the sappers were the first to move forward, remove the Chechen “trip wires” and install their own, blocking the possible retreat routes of Dudayev’s troops and the approach routes for reinforcements. Then the group quietly infiltrated the building, most often through some “unusual” opening, like a hole in the wall. They quieted down for a while, trying to determine the location of the militants by sounds, then slowly began to move, destroying the “spirits” with the help of silent and bladed weapons.<...>. Most often with the help silent weapons the matter was over. If necessary, then grenades and everything else were used, according to full program. For two nights we cleared Peter and Paul Fortress." (night of January 2/3 and January 3/4)

According to Major Shavrin, it was joint groups that cleared the street. Lermontov: “From our joint team with special forces paratroopers, we formed four groups and cleared the block of bandits. We set up ambushes, and when militants were found, we entered into battle. The bandits are afraid of open battle and avoid it. They have one tactic: bite-run, bite- run away... They soon realized that there were ambushes, there were special forces there, and it was unsafe there. And the bandit raids stopped. Several blocks along the road were free."21

Major Skobennikov: “Sometimes they fired at our own people even after a warning, as happened on Lermontov Street. We notified everyone that we would be working. They advised us not to interfere under any circumstances. In one house it was not possible to work quietly, grenades were used. Here, out of nowhere, a tank was blown apart by the explosion of its shell. One of our soldiers was killed, one was wounded, another was shell-shocked."22 (it seems that what happened on January 4, 1995, when Private Sergei Alekseevich Dmitruk from 901 about SpN.23 died)

Major Shavrin: “How many lives we saved! We and the scouts of the 45th regiment. The Chechens didn’t fight at night. They didn’t have night vision devices. And the scouts and I went out at night, captured their lines and then met ours.”24

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2 Boltunov M. Everyone has their own war... // Fact. 2002. No. 3. January 18. (http://www.mosoblpress.ru/balashiha/show.shtml?d_id=915)
3 Maksimov A., Shurygin V. Airborne Forces. Chechnya. Nobody but us. M., 2004. P. 189.
4 Shurygin V. Give me Argun, give me Shawl! // Tomorrow. 1999. December 14. (http://zavtra.ru/cgi/veil/data/zavtra/99/315/21.html)
5 Shurygin V. Chechnya. War. "Special Forces" // Maksimov A., Shurygin V. Airborne Forces. Chechnya. Nobody but us. M., 2004. P. 211.
6 Shurygin V. Give me Argun, give me Shawl! // Tomorrow. 1999. December 14.
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8 Dobromyslova O. Mission Impossible // Russian newspaper. 2005. December 16. (http://www.rg.ru/2005/12/16/chechnya.html)
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10 Skobennikov A. Grozny sacrifice // Soldier of fortune. 1999. No. 5.
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15 Antipov A. Lev Rokhlin. The life and death of a general. M., 1998. P. 155.
16 Skobennikov A. Grozny sacrifice // Soldier of fortune. 1999. No. 5.
17 Popov V. Professional // Gudok. 2002. December 12.
18 Lyubimov A. "Chechnya. The beginning of the war" - documentary footage filmed by servicemen of the Russian Army
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20 Dobromyslova O. Mission Impossible // Russian newspaper. 2005. December 16.
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23 Russian Airborne Forces. M., 2005. P. 378.
24 Dobromyslova O. Mission impossible // Russian newspaper. 2005. December 16.

(to be continued...)

45th Separate Guards Brigade special purpose, stationed in Kubinka near Moscow, passed its first test in its new status (previously it was a regiment) and demonstrated high level the training of each fighter and their team skills in performing the assigned task. Journalists who prepared a rather interesting report from the scene of events were allowed to check, timed to coincide with Special Forces Day, which is traditionally celebrated on October 24.

On the obstacle course
“The Scout's Path” reproduces the obstacles that a paratrooper may encounter when performing a real mission.

Is the group ready?
The scouts are completing preparations for the test.

Onwards and upwards
The machine gunner on the wall has the hardest time.

Crossing

In short dashes
All movements between positions are carried out by running.

Into the forest
A group of scouts on an BTR-82. Soon they will go into the forest to organize an “ambush” on the militants.

Before the task
The scout is armed with an AK-74M assault rifle with a GP-25 grenade launcher.

Terrorists neutralized
Some of the fighters portrayed a mock enemy.

Finding a target
In the foreground is a fighter with sniper rifle VSS.

Terrorist car
“Ural” was “blown up” by an explosive package and conditionally fired upon.

And again "terrorist"

Eyes of Intelligence
The crew is preparing to launch the Tachyon UAV.

Assembling the device
The UAV and control system occupy two inconspicuous suitcases.

Ready to go!
To launch, you need to tighten the catapult cable.

Controlled flight
Rugged laptops with special software provide flight control and reconnaissance results.

Route by points
The UAV can fly both under external control and independently - in advance given points route.

Parachute belay device
Ensures that the parachute opens after a specified period of time or at a specified altitude.

Stowing parachutes
Parachute training remains the main one in the Airborne Forces.

Primary Weapon
The scouts are armed with AK-74M assault rifles.

Everyone packs their own parachute

Duration of installation - 45 minutes

Preparation of standard No. 4
Standard No. 4 - putting on equipment to prepare for a jump with shooting in the air.

Simulator
Training on the simulator is a mandatory part of the general course before the actual jump.

Ready for the training jump!
When adjusting equipment, the paratroopers are divided into pairs, monitoring the correct preparation of their comrade.

Let's jump
Jumping on old tires should prepare the joints and muscles of the legs for landing.

Ready for training jump
The roller suspension is designed to hook onto the rail of the training complex.

Climbing to the simulator

Ready? Let's go!

Landing

Hi all! Today we will touch upon such a topic as military service under contract in the Russian Airborne Forces. Namely, we will consider such issues as vacancies under contract in the Airborne Forces in 2017, the salary of those who serve under contract in the airborne forces, as well as the conditions for serving under contract in the Airborne Forces for military personnel and members of their families. A separate place in our article will be taken by reviews of contract employees in the Airborne Forces.

Contract service in airborne regiments, divisions, military units, brigades

Contract service in the Airborne Forces is a job for real men!

At the moment, the structural strength of the Airborne Forces includes four full-fledged divisions, and there are also separate regiments, airborne and air assault brigades.

For those who have decided to connect their life, or at least part of it, with service in the Airborne Forces, I highly recommend studying the composition of the Airborne Forces and the locations of units and subunits Russian Airborne Forces.

So, according to official information from the website of the Russian Ministry of Defense mil.ru, the Airborne Forces consists of:

• 76th Guards Air Assault Division, stationed in Pskov:

1. military unit 32515 104th Guards Air Assault Regiment
2. military unit 74268 234th Guards Air Assault Regiment
3. military unit 45377 1140 artillery regiment and others

• military unit 65451 98th Guards Airborne Division, located in Ivanovo:

1. military unit 62295 217 Guards Parachute Regiment
2. military unit 71211 331st Guards Parachute Regiment (location: Kostroma)
3. military unit 62297 1065th Guards Artillery Red Banner Regiment (location Kostroma)
4. military unit 65391 215th separate guards reconnaissance company and others

• 7th Guards Air Assault (Mountain) Division, location – Novorossiysk:

1. military unit 42091 108th air assault regiment
2. military unit 54801 247 air assault regiment (location: Stavropol)
3. military unit 40515 1141 artillery regiment (location in Anapa) and others

• 106th Guards Airborne Division - Tula:

1. military unit 41450 137th parachute regiment
2. military unit 33842 51st parachute regiment
3. military unit 93723 1182 artillery regiment (location: Naro-Fominsk) and others

Airborne regiments and brigades:

• military unit 32364 11th separate guards airborne brigade, place of deployment - the city of Ulan-Ude
• military unit 28337 45th separate guards special purpose brigade - Moscow
• 56th Separate Guards Air Assault Brigade. Location: Kamyshin city
• military unit 73612 31st separate guards air assault brigade. Located in Ulyanovsk
• military unit 71289 83rd separate guards airborne brigade. Location – Ussuriysk
• military unit 54164 38th separate guards regiment Airborne Forces communications. Located in the Moscow region, in the village of Medvezhye Ozera

Cuban contract service in airborne special forces in the 45th special forces brigade

Let's start with the brigade, in which, apparently, every second candidate strives to get a job to serve under a contract. Namely, in the 45th brigade (regiment) of the Airborne Forces. To avoid repetition, I will immediately give a link to the material where we have already told everything about this military unit in the article about contract service in Moscow and the Moscow region

Contract service in the Tula Airborne Forces

The contract in the Airborne Forces became a successful springboard for many and good lesson in life

The next most popular is the 106th Guards Airborne Division, which is located in the hero city of Tula. Full name 106th Guards Airborne Tula Red Banner Order of Kutuzov Division.

The division includes units:

• parachute regiments
• communications department,
• material support division (MS),
• medical squad,
• engineering unit

Accordingly, there are quite a lot of military positions for contract service in the 106th Airborne Division.

Contract servicemen serving under contract in the Airborne Forces in the city of Tula, during their service, live in separate living quarters (cubbies) for 4-6 soldiers. Those who do not want to live on the territory of the unit, as well as family military personnel, have the right to rent housing in the city itself. In this case, they are paid monetary compensation for renting housing.

Also, every military personnel can use the savings-mortgage system to solve their housing problems.

Since the unit is located in the city itself, there are no problems with employment of members of military families.

Airborne Forces contract service Ryazan

Those who wish to serve in the Airborne Forces in Ryazan should contact the 137th Parachute Regiment, military unit 41450 Regimental address: Ryazan - 7 Oktyabrsky Gorodok

The conditions for entering a contract in an airborne regiment are the same as for other candidates for a contract.

In 137 PDP, in addition to regular units, for example, PDB, there is:

Military unit 41450 has a club, a library, a museum of military glory, a stadium and a gym.

There is a garrison military hospital on the territory of the Ryazan garrison.

There are also no problems with employing family members of contract workers. The military unit is located within the city limits. Accordingly, all social guarantees to military personnel from the state are fulfilled in full.

The next place for future contract soldiers to serve is the oldest unit Airborne troops, namely the 76th Guards Air Assault Division, located in the city of military glory Pskov.

As part of the 76th Guards. The DSD has the following divisions:

• three air assault regiments
• Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment
• separate reconnaissance battalion
• separate communications battalion
• repair and restoration battalion and others

The conditions of service and living conditions for contract servicemen are the same as in other military units of the Airborne Forces

Service under contract of the Airborne Forces Ulyanovsk

For those who have chosen to serve in the Airborne Forces and also live or are ready to move to the city of Ulyanovsk, they are lucky, because the 31st Separate Guards Air Assault Brigade (31 Air Assault Brigade) is located here, military unit 73612 address Ulyanovsk, 3rd Engineering travel

The 31st Airborne Brigade includes:

• parachute and air assault battalions
• artillery battalion
• engineer company

Since 2005, all units of the brigade have been staffed exclusively by contract soldiers.

Back in 2016, the then commander of the Airborne Forces, Vladimir Shamanov, announced that during 2017, the 97th Airborne Assault Regiment would be recreated in Dzhankoy, Crimea. But there is no information about this yet.

Monetary allowances for military personnel under contract in the Airborne Forces

In addition to the basic payments that are due to every serviceman of the Russian Army, the Airborne Forces are entitled to additional payments to paratroopers, namely, in accordance with the order of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation No. 2700 dated December 30, 2011, the salary of a contract soldier of the Airborne Forces is increased by 50 percent of the salary according to military position provided that the serviceman has fulfilled the requirements established by the Minister of Defense Russian Federation rate of skydiving for the past year.

For military personnel, for each complicated parachute jump, the allowance increases by 1 percent.

It is worth noting that in the 45th Airborne Brigade (Regiment), military personnel receive an additional 50% of their salary for military service in a special forces unit.

Airborne Forces contract service reviews

Our Airborne Forces are rapidly developing. More and more models of modern military equipment. This means that the Airborne Forces will constantly require professional military personnel.

Regarding the reviews, I would like to say that it depends on military unit, where the service will take place, and sometimes from the military man himself. What can you say about this? How is your contract in the Airborne Forces?

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45th Guards Special Forces Airborne Brigade

A report from a correspondent who was lucky enough to get to the location of a unit of the 45th Airborne Special Forces Brigade.

In special forces random people no, they come here only of their own free will. At the same time, not everyone who expresses a desire to become a special forces soldier is accepted into a special forces unit.

“The selection of future special forces from among the conscripts begins with studying their personal files,” says Lieutenant Colonel Vladimir Fridlander, deputy brigade commander for work with guard personnel. “The brigade officers specially go to the military registration and enlistment offices for this purpose. If possible, already there, on the ground, with those young men who have expressed a desire to serve in special forces, conversations are held, their moral and business qualities are studied, and the level of physical fitness is checked.

Before conscription into other units, recruits do not pass physical training standards. However, the 45th Airborne Special Forces Brigade is a special unit, with much higher requirements for the strength, speed, agility and endurance of a fighter.

As you know, conscripts at military registration and enlistment offices are psychological tests. However, upon arrival from the military registration and enlistment office to the 45th brigade, each recruit is tested again. It is extremely important to identify in advance the guys who cannot handle the heaviest loads that befall a special forces soldier. After all, they will be able to master another military specialty in the Airborne Forces or another branch or branch of the Armed Forces. Strict selection is in the interests of both conscripts, the 45th brigade, and the army as a whole.

Productive selection for special forces is facilitated by the active interaction of the brigade command with the military-patriotic clubs of the country, especially with the main military-patriotic organization - DOSAAF of Russia. For example, in Belgorod region successfully prepare young men for service in the Airborne Forces; Belgorod graduates of the DOSAAF school last year staffed an entire company of the 45th brigade.

Those wishing to join the 45th Airborne Brigade under a contract, if they previously served in other airborne or air assault units, know the requirements of special forces “entrance control” from the very beginning, since brigade officers, when traveling to other units and formations of the winged guard, about they are told in detail. It is more difficult for those who come from units of other branches of the armed forces and branches of the Armed Forces or from the “civilian” community.

Upon arrival at the brigade, a candidate for contract service passes physical training, then he is immediately subjected to psychological testing. The main task when taking physical training tests is to objectively reveal the capabilities and potential of the candidate. After exercises for speed (100 m run), strength (pull-ups on the crossbar) and endurance (3 km run), three sparring fights are held for three minutes each. This is where they reveal themselves strong-willed qualities: This is when the candidate, having missed a blow, falls, but then gets up and continues to fight until the end.

“There are quite a lot of cases when we have to inform the military registration and enlistment office that the recommended candidate is not suitable for us,” Lieutenant Colonel Friedlander says with regret to the Guard. – Military registration and enlistment offices should be more strict in selecting candidates for our brigade.

Careful selection of personnel, a healthy moral environment in the brigade units and, of course, care from the state contribute to the fact that about 90 percent of contract soldiers enter into repeated contracts.

Benefits include an increased salary, taking into account various bonuses (for completing the parachute jumping program, for successful completion physical training standards, etc.), the opportunity distance learning at Moscow State University. M.V. Lomonosov and other leading universities in Moscow, the right to a mortgage after concluding a second contract. On average, a contract private, having served for three years, receives 35–40 thousand rubles monthly.

Serving in special forces from year to year as a private or contract sergeant or officer without a love for military craft is almost impossible. Moreover, having fully experienced the hardships and hardships of training sessions, when you have to hide in an ambush for several days, and when performing combat missions, special forces groups become monolithic teams from which you don’t want to leave. Does the average young compatriot have many friends and acquaintances with whom he can go on reconnaissance? In the age of gadgets and the dominance of correspondence communication by phone, Skype or social networks, young people have forgotten how to communicate in person, not only how to make friends. When they get into trouble, they may think about the value of friends who can rush to the rescue, especially if there are no such friends. And in a special forces group, everyone is ready to pull a wounded comrade out of the heat or even lay down their life for their own.

And in general, the brigade is one family, where their own people are never abandoned. And after being wounded, many are looking for a position, helping in every possible way to find a worthy and feasible job again. This was the case, for example, with the holder of two Orders of Courage, warrant officer Vadim Selyukin, who lost his legs while performing a combat mission. Now he is the captain of the Russian Paralympic sledge hockey team.

Practice convinces: even the advanced technology of the 21st century will not completely replace ground-based deep reconnaissance, and will not diminish the capabilities and role of the reconnaissance soldier

The special forces jokingly say: “I arrived at the place - everything is just beginning”.

Dropping behind enemy lines by parachute is just one of the options for delivering reconnaissance officers to the task site. Of course, this method is not easy and requires concentration from the soldier when studying a set of actions called airborne training.

The brigade makes parachute jumps D-10, "Arbalet-1" and "Arbalet-2", and the last two systems have a gliding dome-"wing". Airborne special forces are taught to land with a parachute on any surface: a field, a forest, the roof of a building , pond... Jumps are made during the day, at night and in difficult weather conditions. Therefore, airborne training in the 45th Brigade is one of the main subjects of training. This is where the combat training of both an ordinary paratrooper and an airborne special forces soldier begins.

“Airborne training includes studying the equipment - a parachute and safety devices, packing a parachute and training at an airborne complex, where the elements of a jump, actions in the air, preparation for landing and the landing itself are practiced,” explains the deputy brigade commander for airborne training Guard Lieutenant Colonel Oleg Rekun.

Recruits, as well as those who decided to throw in their lot with the airborne special forces, signed a contract, but had never jumped with a parachute before, are prepared for the first jump for two weeks.

The laying of D-10 parachutes takes place in 6 stages, the paratroopers pack the parachute together, the dynamics of the packing are controlled by the unit commanders and the airborne forces officer. At each stage, triple control is required, almost like in astronaut training. There is no room for error, because a person will be alone in the air and there will be no one to tell him anything.

Of the two parachute systems used in the brigade, the D-10 is easier to stow and operate in the air. The method of preparing for jumps with this parachute has long been worked out.

“When a serviceman leaves an aircraft, he has a neutral canopy, that is, a parachute that does not move horizontally or (in the wind) almost does not move,” Lieutenant Colonel Rekun explains to the Guard. – Accordingly, the paratrooper’s release point differs little from the landing point: it is vertical. By by and large nothing depends on the parachutist: where he was thrown is where he will land.

“Crossbow” has a different quality. From a kilometer altitude you can go 4–5 km to the side, using only the performance characteristics of a parachute, in complete calm. In case of strong wind, a paratrooper from a kilometer altitude will be able to move 6–7 km from the drop point.

D-10 is designed for mass landing. And any special forces soldier first masters self-control in the air on this parachute.

Subsequently, according to the instructions of the commander of the Airborne Forces, Hero of Russia, Colonel General Vladimir Shamanov, after 25 jumps on the D-10, the serviceman is allowed to operate the Crossbow. In this case, at least seven jumps must be long.

“Preparation for jumping with Crossbow-2 lasts about 20 days,” says Oleg Dmitrievich. “The special forces are studying equipment in a new way, learning how to pack a parachute and mastering airborne operations at the airborne complex.

There are as many people in the 45th Brigade who own the Crossbow as they should be. Among them there are virtuosos. From an altitude of about 4000 m they flew away, gliding for 17 kilometers. Currently, experimental operation of oxygen equipment is being carried out, which in the future, when put into service, will allow landing from a height of more than 4 km. Accordingly, the planning range will increase.

“In addition to the Arbalet-1, the brigade also has the Arbalet-2 parachute system, which is easier to operate,” Lieutenant Colonel Rekun continues the guard’s story. – A stabilizing system is rigidly mounted on it, which is activated automatically, which guarantees the parachutist who left the plane or helicopter in the event emergency situations rotation only in the horizontal plane. A disorderly fall with vertical rotation is thus eliminated.

But on “Crossbow-1”, instead of a stabilizing system, a so-called “soft jellyfish” is used, which the parachutist puts into action himself, after which the main parachute begins to open. And a soldier needs to be prepared even longer for jumping on the “Crossbow-1”, taking into account the fact that the paratrooper is thrown out with weapons, equipment and cargo containers.

Military trials parachute system“Crossbow-2” took place at the base of the 45th brigade. In the equipment of each specialty that is in the Airborne Forces, taking into account the characteristics of its weapons and equipment, they made at least 10 jumps. That is, the special forces dressed up as paratroopers-signalmen, then as sappers, then as grenade launchers, etc. There were fewer people in the selected group than there were specialties. As a result, each person performed about 180 jumps during the tests. Well, the undisputed record holders are members of the unit’s non-standard sports parachute team. It includes four Honored Masters of Sports, one of them has already completed more than 11 thousand jumps.

The combat training program requires each member of a special forces brigade to make at least 10 jumps per year. The "crossbowmen" jump with their own parachutes, the rest - with the D-10. The tasks are performed in a variety of ways.

In the 45th Brigade, unit commanders persistently remind the soldiers: “Where the shooting begins, reconnaissance ends”. Especially deep. It is the collection of intelligence information that is the main task of special forces groups. Quietly, observing the rules of camouflage, detecting an object without noise or shots, transmitting its coordinates and leaving just as silently - this is the special forces style.

However, today it is possible to detect the desired enemy object using unmanned aerial vehicles. aircraft or from satellites. Is advanced technology of the 21st century capable of replacing ground-based deep reconnaissance?

– Completely unlikely. Firstly, a special forces group will still direct strike weapons at a number of strategic targets,” says Lieutenant Colonel Vladimir Seliverstov, deputy commander of the 45th brigade, Hero of Russia Guard. “Secondly, after operations in the air and artillery preparation, a ground operation will still begin, where special forces units will be primarily involved, which will undergo sabotage and ambush operations. Special forces always work targeted...

- IN recent years the list of tasks assigned to special forces has increased significantly,” continues Vladimir Vyacheslavovich. “I never thought about some of them before that they would become ours.”

The expansion of the range of tasks affects the content of combat training; it changes. However, the main basis of special forces has been and remains unchanged. This, according to the deep conviction of Guard Lieutenant Colonel Seliverstov, is discipline. Fire, physical, tactical-special, engineering training in relation to the discipline is a superstructure. With insufficient, for example, tactical and special training, special forces are bad. In the absence of discipline, there is no special forces at all.

“Discipline,” says the deputy brigade commander, “is precision, punctuality in everything: in time, place and actions.”

In the 45th Separate Guards Brigade, discipline is not forced, but conscious. Including because every special forces soldier knows: violators are not detained in this unit. As the commander of the Hero of Russia Guards brigade, Colonel Vadim Pankov, later explained

A serviceman who has to be punished for misconduct should not and will not serve in the 45th Special Forces Brigade.

Another quality that a special forces officer must have is initiative and readiness to make decisions.

The principles of learning are known: from theory to practice, from simple to complex. Practical classes are conducted on different terrain during the day and at night. A special forces soldier spends at least half of his service time in the field.

New weapons in the brigade include BTR-82A, drones and something else. Everything is in perfect working order.

“What was in the 45th regiment ten years ago and what has appeared now is heaven and earth,” Lieutenant Colonel Seliverstov, who served in the 45th “economy” for 15 years, states to the guard.

When the unit solved problems in the Caucasus in the early 2000s, the officers invested personal funds in equipment for the soldiers, recalls Vladimir Vyacheslavovich. Now the personnel are fully provided with clothing and equipment.

“The equipment is very decent,” notes the deputy brigade commander. – Of course, there is no limit to perfection, but already now a fighter, for example, has a choice of equipment, taking into account weather conditions, which allows you to complete the task and maintain your health. The same can be said about nutrition. Shifts in clothing and food supplies are noticeable to anyone.

• In August 2008, brigade personnel participated in an operation to force Georgia to peace.
• At that time, the story of the seizure of SUVs supplied to the Georgian army by the Americans received great resonance. So, these trophies are on the account of the Airborne Special Forces.
• In April 2010, the battalion tactical group of the brigade ensured the safe evacuation of our fellow citizens, including family members of military personnel and civilian personnel, due to unrest in Kyrgyzstan.
• In the spring of 2014, brigade personnel as part of a separate reconnaissance detachment took part in the operation to return Crimea to Russia.
• The names of 14 Heroes of Russia are inscribed in the chronicle of the 45th Brigade. Four of them continue to serve in this glorious formation. Five servicemen of the 45th brigade were awarded three Orders of Courage.

July 25 - Education Day of the 45th separate regiment special forces of the Airborne Forces, now the 45th separate guards order of Kutuzov and Alexander Nevsky special forces brigade of the Airborne Forces.

The 45th Separate Guards Order of Kutuzov and Alexander Nevsky Special Purpose Regiment of the Airborne Troops (45th Guards Special Purpose Special Forces Airborne Forces) was formed in February 1994 on the basis of the 218th Special Assault Regiment and the 901st Special Assault Regiment.

901st separate air assault battalion for special purposes.

The 901st ODSB was formed on the basis of the order of the chief General Staff The USSR Armed Forces on the territory of the Transcaucasian Military District by the end of the 70s.
Then this battalion was moved to Czechoslovakia, where it was included in the structure of the Central Military Command. On November 20, 1979, the Oremov Laz garrison in Slovenia became the new location of the 901st Separate Specialized Assault Brigade (some sources indicate the garrison in Rijeka as the location).

The battalion was equipped with approximately 30 BMD-1 airborne combat vehicles. In March 1989, the number of TsGV troops began to decline, and this process affected 901 ADSB. At the turn of March and April, the entire battalion was moved to Latvian Aluksne, where it was enrolled in the PribVO.

1979 - formed on the territory of the Transcaucasian Military District as the 901st separate airborne assault battalion
1979 - transferred to the Central Group of Forces in Czechoslovakia
1989 - transferred to the Baltic Military District (Aluksne)
May 1991 - transferred to the Transcaucasian Military District (Sukhumi)
August 1992 - transferred to the command of the Airborne Forces headquarters and renamed the 901st separate parachute battalion
1992 - transferred as a separate battalion to the 7th Guards Airborne Division
1993 - during the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict, he performed tasks for the protection and defense of military and government facilities on the territory of Abkhazia
October 1993 - transferred to the Moscow region
February 1994 - reorganized into the 901st separate special forces battalion
February 1994 - transferred to the newly formed 45th separate special forces regiment (Airborne)

218th separate air assault battalion for special purposes

In 1972, the 778th separate special-purpose radio company of 85 people was formed as part of the Airborne Forces. The main task of this unit was to drive the landing aircraft to the drop point, for which groups of this company had to land behind enemy lines ahead of time and deploy the drive equipment there. In 1975, the company was reorganized into the 778th OR REP, and in February 1980 - into the 899th separate special-purpose company with a strength of 117 people. In 1988, the 899th Special Forces Regiment was reorganized into the 899th Special Forces Company (with a staff of 105 people) as part of the 196th Airborne Forces. The company was later deployed to the 218th separate air assault battalion.

July 25, 1992 - formed in the Moscow Military District. The permanent deployment points were located in the Moscow region.
June-July 1992 - took part as peacekeeping forces in Transnistria
September-October 1992 - took part as a peacekeeping force in North Ossetia
December 1992 - took part as a peacekeeping force in Abkhazia
February 1994 - transferred to the newly formed 45th separate special-purpose airborne regiment

History of the 45th Guards. separate reconnaissance regiment of the Airborne Forces.

By July 1994, the regiment was fully formed and equipped. By order of the Commander of the Airborne Forces, in order of historical continuity, the day of formation of the 45th regiment is specified to be considered the day of formation of the 218th battalion - July 25, 1992.
On December 2, 1994, the regiment was transferred to Chechnya to participate in the liquidation of illegal armed forces. Units of the regiment took part in hostilities until February 12, 1995, when the regiment was transferred back to its permanent location in the Moscow region. From March 15 to June 13, 1995, a combined detachment of the regiment operated in Chechnya.

On July 30, 1995, an obelisk was unveiled on the territory of the regiment's deployment in Sokolniki in honor of the soldiers of the regiment who died during the fighting.
On May 9, 1995, for services to the Russian Federation, the regiment was awarded a diploma from the President of the Russian Federation, and the military personnel of the regiment as part of the consolidated airborne battalion took part in the parade on Poklonnaya Hill dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Victory over Nazi Germany.
From February to May 1997, the combined detachment of the regiment was in Gudauta as part of a peacekeeping mission in the zone of separation of Georgian and Abkhaz troops. armed forces.
On July 26, 1997, the regiment was awarded the Battle Banner and Certificate of the 5th Guards Airborne Rifle Mukachevo Order of Kutuzov, III degree, regiment, disbanded on June 27, 1945.

On May 1, 1998, the regiment was renamed the 45th separate reconnaissance regiment of the Airborne Forces. The 901st separate special forces battalion was disbanded in the spring of 1998; in 2001, a line battalion was created on its basis
special purpose as part of a regiment (called after old habit"901st")

From September 1999 to March 2006, the regiment's combined reconnaissance detachment took part in the counter-terrorist operation in the North Caucasus.

On February 2, 2001, the regiment was awarded the pennant of the Minister of Defense “for courage, military valor and high combat skills.”

On August 8, 2001, a new memorial complex in memory of the soldiers of the regiment who died while performing combat missions. Every year, on January 8, the regiment celebrates the Day of Remembrance of Fallen Soldiers.
In April-July 2005, it was decided to transfer to the 45th Regiment the Battle Banner, the title “Guards” and the Order of Alexander Nevsky, which belonged to the 119th Guards Parachute Regiment, which was disbanded in the same year. The ceremony of transferring the distinctions took place on August 2, 2005.

In 2007, the 218th separate special-purpose battalion was reorganized into a linear battalion, losing its numbering and status as a separate military unit. Since that time, the regiment has consisted of two line battalions.

The name of the regiment was returned to the 45th separate special purpose regiment of the Airborne Forces.

In August 2008, units of the regiment took part in the operation to force Georgia to peace. Regimental officer, Hero of Russia Anatoly Lebed was awarded the Order of St. George, IV degree.

On July 25, 2009, on the day of the regimental holiday, a small consecration of the throne of the garrison church of the 45th separate guards regiment, consecrated in honor of the icon, took place in Kubinka Mother of God"Blessed Sky"
By Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 170 of February 9, 2011, the regiment was the first in modern history awarded the Order of Kutuzov.

The presentation of the award took place on April 4, 2011 at the regiment's headquarters in Kubinka. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev personally attached the badge and ribbon of the order to the regiment's St. George banner.

In May-June 2012, the regiment's reconnaissance platoon participated in joint exercises with the Green Berets at the American military base of the 10th Group special forces(eng. 10th Special Forces Group), located at Fort Carson.

In the spring of 2014, a separate reconnaissance detachment of the regiment took part in the operation to annex Crimea to the Russian Federation.

During the general increase in the number of Russian Airborne Forces at the end of 2014, the 45th separate regiment was deployed into a brigade.

Battle path

1994-1995 - First Chechen War
1997 - Georgian-Abkhaz conflict
1999—2006 — Second Chechen War
2008 — Georgian-Ossetian conflict
2010 — ensuring the safety of Russian citizens on the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic

Commanders

Kolygin, Viktor Dmitrievich - 1994-2003
Kontsevoy, Anatoly Georgievich - 2003-2006
Shulishov, Alexander Anatolyevich - 2006-2012
Pankov, Vadim Ivanovich - 08.2012 - present.

Regimental awards

August 2, 2005 - The title “Guards” and the Order of Alexander Nevsky were transferred from the disbanded 119th Guards Parachute Regiment.

February 9, 2011 - Order of Kutuzov “For the successful completion of combat missions of the command and the courage and heroism shown by the regiment personnel.”

Heroes

218th separate battalion (before inclusion in the regiment)
For courage and heroism in carrying out peacekeeping missions in 1992, many servicemen of the battalion were awarded government awards.

901st separate battalion (before inclusion in the regiment)

Order "For Personal Courage" - 43 people
Medal "For Courage" - 21 people
Medal "For Military Merit" - 27 people

45th separate regiment

Heroes of the Russian Federation:

Hero of the Russian Federation Vadim Alekseevich Gridnev

Hero of the Russian Federation Ermakov Vitaly Yurievich (posthumously)

Hero of the Russian Federation Zhidkov Dmitry Vasilievich (posthumously)

Hero of the Russian Federation Lais Alexander Viktorovich (posthumously)

Hero of the Russian Federation Lebed Anatoly Vyacheslavovich

Hero of the Russian Federation Andrey Anatolyevich Nepryakhin

Hero of the Russian Federation Vadim Ivanovich Pankov

Hero of the Russian Federation Alexey Viktorovich Romanov

Hero of the Russian Federation Alexey Viktorovich Rumyantsev (posthumously)

Hero of the Russian Federation Pyotr Karlovich Yatsenko (posthumously)

Awarded for completing combat missions:

Order of St. George - 1 person
Order of Courage - more than 100 people
Order of Military Merit - more than 40 people
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" - 3 people
St. George's Cross - about 40 people
Medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, II degree with swords - 60 people
Medal "For Courage" - 174 people
More than 180 people received the Suvorov Medal
More than 60 people received the Zhukov Medal

Regimental combat losses

During participation in hostilities, the regiment lost 43 people killed, more than 80 servicemen were wounded.

• 1 History
• 2 Awards
• 3 Eyewitness impressions
• 4 Instructions for mothers
  • 4.1 Parcels and letters
  • 4.2 Contacts
  • 4.3 Your visit
• 5 Where to stay

Among the divisions domestic special forces Airborne Forces, 45th Separate Guards Order of Kutuzov Order of Alexander Nevsky Special Purpose Regiment, or military unit No. 28337, occupies a special place. Firstly, some of them belong to the elite special forces troops, which are almost completely transferred to a contract basis. Secondly, there is simply enormous competition among conscripts who want to join the ranks of military unit 28337. And thirdly, the 45th Special Purpose Regiment is the youngest of the Airborne Forces of the Russian Federation.

Official sleeve badge shelf

Story

A military unit formed on the basis of two separate battalions in February 1994, currently stationed in the city of Kubinka, Moscow region (former academic campus). In 2007, the unit was reorganized into the linear 218th special forces battalion, but in 2008 the name of the 45th separate guards regiment was returned to it.
Despite the fact that military unit 28337 was formed 10 years ago, its soldiers and officers took part in hostilities in Chechnya and South Ossetia(August 2008).

Stand “Combat path of the 45th separate reconnaissance regiment of the Airborne Forces”

Youth competitions are regularly held at the base of the military unit. The special forces group, formed on the basis of the regiment, has also been participating in international competitions between special forces units since 1995. The military unit regularly conducts demonstrations in parachute jumping and hand-to-hand combat at events in Moscow and the region.

Memorial complex in memory of the regiment soldiers who died while performing combat missions

Awards

1996 – 3rd place in the overall competition of the Partnership for Peace program (Bulgaria);

1997 – champion of the “Partnership for Peace” program competition (Bulgaria);
2005 – Challenge Battle Banner, rank “Guards”, Order of Alexander Nevsky (from the disbanded 119th Guards Parachute Regiment);
February 2011 – Order of Kutuzov “For the successful completion of combat missions of the command and the courage and heroism shown by the regiment personnel.”

Presentation of the Order of Kutuzov to the 45th OGPSN

Eyewitness impressions

Currently the soldiers carrying conscript service, in military unit 28337 there is practically none, it is being transferred to a contract basis. The contract is concluded for a period of three years, the criteria for selecting fighters are moral, physical and psychological preparation, as well as the ability to respond in difficult environments and the desire to serve in special conditions.

Regiment soldiers training on an obstacle course

In order to enter into a contract for military service in the 45th Guards Regiment, the candidate is required to:

• Be between 18 and 40 years old and have Russian citizenship;
• Have a certificate of form A-1 for health reasons;
• Submit a report or statement of desire to serve in the Airborne Special Forces, indicating the unit;
• Arrive at the unit itself and undergo an interview with the regiment commander and the head of the personnel department;
• Pass tests on physical training(standards for pull-ups, cross-country, etc.);
• Pass psychological tests for service compatibility in special airborne units.

Passing the obstacle course

Such requirements do not stop almost anyone - military unit 28337, judging by the reviews, even attracts girls. True, few people want to go to “hot spots” and pass physical training standards, but there are plenty of people who want to work in a first-aid post, as a psychologist or as a radio operator in the unit.
Those rare representatives of the fair sex who serve in the ranks of the 45th Separate Guards Regiment undergo the same training as men and live in similar conditions. However, many contract soldiers with families are provided with housing in the garrison.

Parachute jumping and helicopter landing simulators

The paratroopers do not have part of the barracks; its function is performed by the soldiers' dormitory. It consists of several blocks (two adjacent rooms, designed for 4-6 people in each). The soldiers' dormitory has showers, toilets, gym, recreation room and classrooms for military training.
Eyewitnesses say that military unit 28337 currently includes two battalions. One of them is engaged in providing support for the regiment, and the second is in training soldiers.
Those who served in the military unit also note that talking on the phone with relatives in the evening is allowed here.

Training room in part

For the period of classes mobile phones are with the company commander.
Shoes are issued along with the uniform, but you can purchase them yourself. Jumping boots made by foreign armies are allowed.

As for classes, special forces paratroopers of military unit 28337 master not only practical skills, but also a theoretical course in military affairs. However, more attention is paid to the physical training of soldiers, for example, forced marches over long distances, when soldiers carry equipment and equipment on themselves.
The specific operating conditions of the unit require knowledge of certain military equipment and weapons. Therefore, both domestic models of machine guns and the collection of captured weapons from the Armored Museum in Kubinka are carefully studied by soldiers. The military unit also trains intelligence officers, so field exercises are regularly held.