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Sleeve insignia of military personnel of the 2nd Special Brigade.

I. COMPOSITION

• brigade management (military unit 64044, Promezhitsy village, Pskov region)
• 70th separate special forces detachment (military unit 75143, Pechory, Pskov region);
• 177th separate special forces detachment (military unit 83395 Taibola railway station, Pushnoy village, Murmansk region);
• 329th separate special forces detachment (military unit 44917, Promezhitsy village, Pskov region);
• 700th separate special forces detachment (military unit 75242, Pechory, Pskov region);
• School of Junior Specialists (SHMS);
• Warrant Officer School;
• Special Radio Communications Detachment (SRS);
• Material Support Company (RMS)

Until the mid-90s, the equipment had its own units: a radio interception center (CRC) and a radio direction-finding point (RDP).

II. PERMANENT DISTRIBUTION POINTS

Pskov region:

P. Promezhitsy (Pskov district) - brigade department, 329th special forces unit, school of junior specialists, school of warrant officers, special radio communications detachment, support company. Postal address: 180000, Pskov-23, st. Soviet Army, duty officer for unit 2-17-17.

Pechory - 70th separate special forces, 700th special forces, 2 communications companies, 2 auto platoons.

Murmansk region:

Railway station Taibola, Pushnoy village - 177th ooSpN.

III. STORY

The 2nd Special Purpose Brigade was formed on the basis of the Directive of the General Staff of the USSR Armed Forces and the commander of the Leningrad Military District in the city of Pskov in the period from September 17, 1962 to March 1, 1963 on the basis of the 20th separate special purpose company.

The brigade was staffed with officers in compliance with the principle of individual selection and voluntary consent. All personnel of the brigade, due to health reasons, must meet the fitness requirements for service in airborne units.

Commanders:

1962-1966 - Grishakov Alexey Nikolaevich

1966-1974 - Krekhovsky Igor Viktorovich

1974-1975 - Zharov Oleg Mikhailovich

1975-1979 - Golousenko Yuri Yakovlevich

1979-1987 - Gvozd Vladimir Andreevich

1987-1989 - Bezruchko Anatoly Ilyich

1989-1997 - Sidorov Gennady Konstantinovich

1997-present - Colonel Blazhko Anatoly Andreevich

IV. COMBAT OPERATIONS

Afghanistan:

In 1985-89, the 177th special forces unit, formed in the 2nd special forces unit, took part in combat operations in Afghanistan as part of the 15th special forces unit. Dislocation - Ghazni. For the courage and valor shown in the performance of military duty in the Republic of Afghanistan, the 177th Special Forces Special Forces was awarded the Honorary Badge of the Komsomol Central Committee “Military Valor” and the Honorary Red Banner of the PDPA.

The unit contained memorial plaques with the names of the servicemen of the disbanded reconnaissance detachment who died in Afghanistan, which was once stationed in the village of Taibola, Murmansk region (78 kilometers south of Murmansk, 177th special forces unit). The Promezhitsa special forces brigade became the successor to the detachment, so it was decided to create a single monument on the territory of the unit - to the intelligence officers who died in Afghanistan and in the first war in Chechnya.

First Chechen War:

On the basis of the brigade, a consolidated detachment was formed, recruited from individual companies (Taibola, Petrozavodsk, Pechory).

2 Special Forces in Chechnya consisted of a combined detachment: one company - 70 special forces, one company - 700 special forces, one company - 329 special forces. Control, auto-platooning, air defense and communications from each squad in turn.

We were there from January 19 to April 26, 1995. We arrived and spent several days in Mozdok, then arrived at the place of permanent deployment - Beslan (we stood near the airfield). 10 days went into combat, 20 at the base. We were in Grozny, in Assinovskaya, near Bamut.

On March 27, 1995, while performing a combat mission in the Zakan-Yurt area, Samashki, senior warrant officer Iosif Myacheslavovich Glushkevich was mortally wounded in battle.

On April 16, 1995, when an armored personnel carrier was blown up, senior warrant officer Nikolai Yakovlevich Rabchenyuk was killed (on the territory of the brigade, the turret of this armored personnel carrier stands on a pedestal next to the monument to “Reconnaissance Warriors who died in battle”)

1. pr-k Girkevich Joseph Vyacheslavovich;

2. ef. Mikhalev Sergey Mikhailovich;

3. Art. pr-k Ryabchenyuk Nikolay Yakovlevich.

Second Chechen War:

Since 1999, the 2nd Special Operations Brigade has taken part in hostilities in the North Caucasus.

02/21/2000 in Chechnya in a battle near Shatoi, being ambushed, the RG 2 obrSpN died - 25 soldiers and officers, as well as 8 soldiers and officers of another detachment (Pechorsky) of the same brigade, which came to their aid, a total of 33 people:

“On February 16, at 4 o’clock in the morning, the scouts went on a mission to the area of ​​the Tangi-Chu tract in order to prevent a surprise enemy attack at a given altitude on the advance route of motorized rifle units (MSR). At an altitude of 817.9, a militant stronghold was discovered, but the commander of the MRR did not believe the intelligence officer’s report and demanded that the assigned task be completed. On February 18, the special forces went to their heights, and the SME reconnaissance company at the indicated height met fierce resistance from the bandits and fought all day.

Meanwhile, an enemy reserve of 15 people advanced from the Maly Kharsenoy tract...

The operations officer reported to headquarters about the lack of food and power for the radio station; delivery of the necessary items is not possible, since the militants are scattered across all heights... On February 20, two radio stations failed, and artillery spotter radios had to be used...

From the early morning of February 21, the companies of the motorized rifle unit began reconnaissance of new routes, but a sudden artillery strike claimed the lives of three soldiers and wounded six. This prevented the SME company from replacing the special forces in the positions they occupied...

At 12.44, Alexander Kalinin’s reconnaissance group entered into battle with a small group of bandits, destroying KamAZ and GAZ-66 vehicles and 10 militants. After a little time, about 100 bandits attacked our scouts. A. Kalinin, continuing the battle, requested artillery fire and help from neighboring groups. The reconnaissance groups of Senior Lieutenant Sergei Samoilov and Captain Mikhail Bochenkov arrived, dispersing at a height. After the artillery strike, communication with the group was lost...

A motorized rifle unit was sent from the Maly Kharsenoy tract to help our guys, but...

As two scouts who miraculously survived in this hell later said - the wounded were not noticed by the militants - (St.S. Anton F. (radio operator S. Samoilov) serves in the brigade to this day), it fell on almost an open area overgrown with low bushes. heavy fire from small arms, mortars, targeted sniper strikes, 4 shots with volumetric explosion charges... The militants finished off the wounded and began to leave only when the infantry approached, 70 corpses of bandit accomplices remained on the battlefield...

The special forces fulfilled their military duty to the end, not retreating in the face of a superior enemy in number and strength, taking the main blow upon themselves, thereby thwarting the bandits' attempt to destroy the motorized rifle reconnaissance units with a sudden blow."

Ossetia:

A separate detachment of the brigade took part in the peace enforcement operation in South Ossetia from 08/08/2008 to 03/07/2009. Three scouts were wounded (06.10.2008. mine explosions). There are no fatalities.

V. LOSSES

1. ALEXEEV Gennady, contract sergeant, 02/21/2000

2. ANDREEV Vitaly, sergeant, 02/21/2000

3. BRYKALOV Peter, Jr. contract sergeant

4. BOCHENKOV Mikhail, captain, 02/21/2000

5. GIRKEVICH Joseph Vyacheslavovich, ensign

6. GOLIKOV Philip, captain

7. GORBATOV Alexey, private soldier, 02/21/2000

8. GOTOSHIYA Givi Muratovich, private soldier, born in 1973, died on February 21, 2000.

9. DANILENKOV Lev Alexandrovich, contractual officer, radio operator

10. Evgeniy Mikhailovich DUDIN, contract sergeant, born in 1973, died on February 21, 2000.

11. EGOROV Vladimir, contract sergeant

12. ZHURKO Sergey Vladimirovich

13. IVANOV Yuri, contract sergeant

14. KALININ Alexander, captain, 02/21/2000

15. KULIKOV Igor Pavlovich, sergeant, died 09/03/99.

16. KOZLOV Vladimir, Art. contract sergeant

17. KOSTYUKOV Alexey, private soldier

18. LENKOV Mark, foreman

19. NAZAROV Sergey Ivanovich, corporal

20. NAUKHATSKY Alexander

21. OKUNEV Dmitry, junior sergeant

22. PROKOFIEV Alexey, private corporal

23. RASSADIN Igor, private soldier

24. ROMANOVSKY Sergey, private soldier

25. RYABCHENYUK Nikolay Yakovlevich, senior warrant officer

26. SAMOILOV Sergey, Art. l-t, 02/21/2000

27. SEMENOV Igor, private soldier

28. SOLOVIEV Denis, private soldier

29. TIMOSHEV Denis Vladimirovich, born 1980, died March 1, 2000.

30. TUMASHEV Oleg, private soldier from Arkhangelsk, 02/21/2000

31. CHERNENKY Viktor, contract sergeant

32. KHAZOV Roman, private soldier

33. SHALYGIN Alexander, private soldier

34. SHANTSEV Sergey, ensign, GR posthumously

HEROES OF RUSSIA

Shantsev Sergey Vladimirovich

(08/16/1958 - 01/24/2000) Hero of Russia. Date of the decree: 10/24/2000.

Shantsev Sergey Vladimirovich - deputy commander of the reconnaissance group of the 700th separate special-purpose detachment of the 2nd separate special-purpose brigade of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, warrant officer.

Born on August 16, 1958 in the city of Ussuriysk, Primorsky Territory. Russian. Lived and studied in the city of Vinnitsa (Ukraine). The Vinnitsa city military registration and enlistment office was drafted into the Soviet Army.

Since 1981, he served in military unit 64044 of the 2nd separate special forces brigade of the GRU (Pskov region). He was one of the best skydivers, made 1495 jumps, flew paragliders and hang gliders.

As part of the combined detachments of the brigade, he took part in the first and second Chechen companies. From January 19 to April 26, 1995, he participated in military operations in Grozny, Assinovskaya, and near Bamut. He was awarded the medal "For Courage". Since August 1999, he again took part in hostilities in the North Caucasus.

On January 24, 2000, during the next reconnaissance mission, Ensign Shantsev was the senior patrol officer. In the area of ​​the village of Roshni-Chu (Urus-Martan district of the Republic of Chechnya), scouts discovered a large group of militants. The ensign warned the commander about the danger and was the first to enter the battle, at which time the scouts managed to take advantageous positions. In an unequal battle, ensign Shantsev was seriously wounded. On the way to the hospital he died from loss of blood.

According to radio interceptions, the militants suffered significant losses in that clash. As it became known later, intelligence managed to thwart the plans of the bandits to capture Roshni-Chu and advance to Urus-Martan in order to create a corridor for the withdrawal of militants from blockaded Grozny.

By decree of the President of the Russian Federation of October 24, 2000, for the courage and heroism shown in the performance of military duty in the counter-terrorism operation in the North Caucasus region, warrant officer Sergei Vladimirovich Shantsev was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation (posthumously).

He was buried in the cemetery of the village of Murovitsy, Pskov district, Pskov region.

By order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation dated February 7, 2002, he was forever included in the lists of the 1st company of the 700th separate special forces detachment of the 2nd separate special forces brigade of the GRU General Staff (Leningrad Military District).

In the village of Cherekha, Pskov district, Pskov region, on house 147B, where the Hero lived, a memorial plaque was installed. His name is immortalized on the monument to fallen reconnaissance soldiers on the territory of the 2nd separate special forces brigade of the Main Intelligence Directorate.

Kalinin Alexander Anatolievich

(02/16/1975 - 02/21/2000) Hero of Russia. Date of the decree: July 26, 2000. Monuments: Bust in Novosibirsk.

Kalinin Alexander Anatolyevich - commander of the mining group of the 2nd separate special-purpose brigade of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, captain.

Born on December 16, 1975 in the village of Nadvoitsy, Segezha region, Republic of Karelia. Russian.

Graduated from high school. Since 1992 - in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. He entered the Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School, but was then transferred to the Novosibirsk Higher Combined Arms Command School, from which he graduated in 1996. He served in the 2nd separate special forces brigade of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, stationed in the Leningrad Military District (Pskov). He was the commander of a special forces group, commander of a reconnaissance group, senior translator of the information department, then appointed commander of a mining group.

At the head of his group he fought in the battles of the second Chechen war. Conducted several special operations against gangs. In September 1999, he showed courage and heroism during hostilities in the Novolaksky region of Dagestan.

In February 2000, three groups of the 2nd Special Forces Brigade were ambushed near the village of Kharsenoy, Shatoisky district, Chechen Republic. Mortars, multiple launch rocket systems and flamethrowers fired at the scouts. A group of 25 scouts was attacked by several hundred militants. The fighters fought to the death for several hours in an unequal battle. According to the testimony of militants and village residents who were subsequently captured, the bandits lost from 70 to 100 people killed alone. Not a single scout surrendered; all 25 scouts died the death of heroes. In impotent anger, the bandits violated the bodies of the dead soldiers. Also in that battle, another 8 soldiers from another special forces unit were killed, trying to break through to help the encircled scouts. Captain Kalinin fought heroically along with his subordinates and died a hero's death. The higher command made attempts to hide the tragedy near Kharsenoy from the public.

For the courage and heroism shown in the performance of military duty, by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of July 26, 2000, Captain Alexander Anatolyevich Kalinin was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation (posthumously).

The title of Hero of the Russian Federation was also awarded to Captain M.V. Bochenkov and Senior Lieutenant S.V. Samoilov, who died in that battle. Twenty-two fallen sergeants and privates were posthumously awarded the Order of Courage.

Awarded the Order of Courage (1999). He was buried in Pskov.

The street in the village of Nadvoitsy, Pskov region, where he spent his childhood, is named after the Hero. The monument to the Hero was erected at the memorial to the Hero-graduates of the Novosibirsk Military Combined Arms Command School. By order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, he was posthumously enrolled in the lists of the 2nd company of the 2nd separate special-purpose brigade of the GRU General Staff (Leningrad Military District).

Samoilov Sergey Vyacheslavovich

(07/11/1976 - 02/21/2000) Hero of Russia. Date of decree: 07/26/2000

Samoilov Sergey Vyacheslavovich - platoon commander of the 2nd separate special-purpose brigade of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, senior lieutenant.

Born on July 11, 1976 in the city of Volsk, Saratov region, in the family of a military man. Russian. He graduated from high school in the city of Pskov.

Since 1993 - in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. He graduated from the St. Petersburg Military Combined Arms Command School in 1997. He served in the 2nd separate special-purpose brigade of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, stationed in the Leningrad Military District (Pskov). He was the commander of a group and platoon of special forces.

He took part in hostilities during the second Chechen war. In February 2000, three groups of the 2nd Special Forces Brigade were ambushed near the village of Kharsenoy, Shatoisky district, Chechen Republic. Mortars, multiple launch rocket systems and flamethrowers fired at the scouts. A group of 25 scouts was attacked by several hundred militants. The fighters fought to the death for several hours in an unequal battle. According to the testimony of militants and village residents who were subsequently captured, the bandits lost from 70 to 100 people killed alone. Not a single scout surrendered; all 25 scouts died the death of heroes. In impotent anger, the bandits violated the bodies of the dead soldiers. Also in that battle, another 8 soldiers from another special forces unit were killed, trying to break through to help the encircled scouts. Senior Lieutenant Samoilov heroically fought alongside his subordinates and died a hero’s death, covering a seriously wounded soldier with his body. The higher command made attempts to hide the tragedy near Kharsenoy from the public.

He was buried in the city of Pskov at the Orletsovsky cemetery.

For the courage and heroism shown in the performance of military duty in the counter-terrorism operation in the Northern Caucasus region, by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 1162 of July 26, 2000, senior lieutenant Sergei Vyacheslavovich Samoilov was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation (posthumously).

The title of Hero of the Russian Federation was also awarded to senior lieutenant A.A. Kalinin and captain M.V., who died in that battle. Bochenkov. Twenty-two fallen sergeants and privates were posthumously awarded the Order of Courage.

In 2001, the Pskov Socio-Economic Lyceum (former secondary school No. 21, where the Hero studied) was named after the Hero; a memorial plaque was installed on the school building. By order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation dated February 7, 2002, he was posthumously enrolled in the lists of the 2nd company of the 2nd separate special-purpose brigade of the GRU General Staff (Leningrad Military District).

Contract soldiers of an elite military unit spend their days cleaning the territory, occasionally practice shooting, go on business trips in specialties unknown to them, and bring back a carload of wooden pallets from supermarkets. The editor received a letter with an essay from the life of a single military formation.

A former contract soldier from the GRU military unit in the city of Pskov, who introduced himself as Pavel Ivanov, shared his impressions of his service with the agency. The editors felt that it would be better to publish this letter in full. However, before publication, I checked the information received. Many facts were confirmed by the words of two other active servicemen of this unit.

First, I would like to briefly talk about the regulations on service time and employment of personnel. It is not strictly observed. And this is not caused by the goals of maintaining combat readiness, but by the personal requirements of the detachment command.

Now a little about what military personnel do during the day. According to the schedule, these are different classes. But in fact, very often this is the improvement of the territory, its cleaning and other very important needs, since the brigade commander cares more about its appearance than about its internal condition.
By the way, the command of the unit had some difficulties with “Slavyanka” (a company of the Russian Ministry of Defense that manages the specialized housing stock of military camps - ed.), which is why the latter refused to clean up the territory of the unit. Who started doing this? Of course, military personnel are under contract. (It was not possible to find confirmation of this information - ed.).

The detachment's personnel consists entirely of contract servicemen. It seems like a group of professionals. But who are these military personnel? They are yesterday's conscript soldiers, the average age is 20 years, and they often have a 9th or 11th grade education. These people have not yet finished their childhood, but they are entrusted with certain demands and responsibilities. What comes out of this? Constant incidents related to the use of alcohol, drugs, road accidents involving military personnel. To confirm my words, it is enough to find out statistics from the deputy commander of the unit for work with personnel.

But why do the guys, when they join the special forces as green youths, not become brutal warriors, but mostly drink themselves to death and fight? Yes, because the officer corps of the detachment is disposed to this.

90% of officers and warrant officers, starting from deputy group commanders and ending with the detachment commander, communicate with soldiers as if they were a lower caste, animals. There is no talk of any camaraderie between commander and subordinate. The officer does not respect the soldiers, the soldiers do not respect the officer. Everything is done only under the whip and the only lever of pressure is money and power.

Here's just one small example. During a business trip in 2014, one of the soldiers in our company developed fungus on both feet. Wearing shoes all day, by evening, naturally, there was a decent stench in the tent, and the fungus only made the situation worse. What were the actions of the deputy commander and group commander? They reviled this soldier as best they could and drove him to sleep on the street or in the corner of a tent. Is this what commanders should do? As a result, I found an ointment in the first aid kit of the orderly and gave it to the soldier. After three days the smell disappeared and my legs returned to normal. Was it that difficult to do? And this is just a drop in the sea of ​​bestial attitude towards us.

Well, in conclusion, a little about the main component of special forces - combat training. I have already mentioned how the classes go or don’t go (more often). At shooting, a scout shoots well if he has a couple of magazines for an AK or a couple of magazines for an SVD. A machine gunner, at best, fires 100 rounds. Sometimes there is shooting from an under-barrel grenade launcher and very rarely - throwing grenades. An RPG-26 was fired at me only twice, and then only by officers.

But the main event of my service was a business trip in April-May 2014. It was then that I became completely disillusioned with my part.

It all started with the fact that before sending the detachment’s staff was completely changed. Not only did most people end up in the wrong companies, but also in other positions! That is, if a person was a reconnaissance miner throughout his service, now he suddenly becomes a machine gunner or a sniper! It’s just that at one moment the commander comes and says that now you are going to such and such a company and become such and such. That is, a wonderful picture emerges - a new group commander who does not even know his soldiers by last name, strangers with whom you go on missions, who, moreover, have never fired from the weapons they have! I still can’t find the answer to the questions - how and why? In addition, people who have just arrived for a contract go on business trips.

In my group there was a machine gunner who came for a contract on Monday, and on Thursday he left on a business trip as a machine gunner. Need I say that he never held a machine gun in his hands?

Will you say that all this is normal? But I had something to compare with. Navy special forces soldiers from the North and Baltic lived next to us. And just by their appearance, I would say that they are special forces, and we are orphans in a military labor camp. They are all, as if by choice, physically strong, there are practically no young people there, it is clear that the average age is above 25. They did not engage in agricultural work like us, they were engaged in sports and combat training. All! What else is needed to successfully complete tasks? Then what are we needed for?

After arriving from this business trip, I completely lacked the desire to continue serving in this unit, so I wrote a report on my voluntary dismissal, which briefly stated all of the above. But they refused to fire me voluntarily, and fired me for violating the terms of the contract, for which I had to specifically violate discipline. Although during the entire service before that I had not had a single reprimand, and had never been late for service. I’ll also say about myself that I have a higher education, I passed physical training for category 1.

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Sh Sergey Vladimirovich antsev - deputy commander of the reconnaissance group of the 700th separate special-purpose detachment of the 2nd separate special-purpose brigade of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, warrant officer.

Born on August 16, 1958 in the city of Ussuriysk, Primorsky Territory. Russian. Lived and studied in the city of Vinnitsa (Ukraine). The Vinnitsa city military registration and enlistment office was drafted into the Soviet Army.

Since 1981, he served in military unit 64044 of the 2nd separate special forces brigade of the GRU (Pskov region). He was one of the best skydivers, made 1495 jumps, flew paragliders and hang gliders.

As part of the combined detachments of the brigade, he took part in the first and second Chechen companies. From January 19 to April 26, 1995, he participated in military operations in Grozny, Assinovskaya, and near Bamut. He was awarded the medal "For Courage". Since August 1999, he again took part in hostilities in the North Caucasus.

On January 24, 2000, during the next reconnaissance mission, Ensign Shantsev was the senior patrol officer. In the area of ​​the village of Roshni-Chu (Urus-Martan district of the Republic of Chechnya), scouts discovered a large group of militants. The ensign warned the commander about the danger and was the first to enter the battle, at which time the scouts managed to take advantageous positions. In an unequal battle, ensign Shantsev was seriously wounded. On the way to the hospital he died from loss of blood.

According to radio interceptions, the militants suffered significant losses in that clash. As it became known later, intelligence managed to thwart the plans of the bandits to capture Roshni-Chu and advance to Urus-Martan in order to create a corridor for the withdrawal of militants from blockaded Grozny.

U Order of the President of the Russian Federation dated October 24, 2000 for the courage and heroism shown in the performance of military duty in the counter-terrorism operation in the North Caucasus region to the ensign Shantsev Sergei Vladimirovich awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation (posthumously).

He was buried in the cemetery of the village of Murovitsy, Pskov district, Pskov region.

By order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation dated February 7, 2002, he was forever included in the lists of the 1st company of the 700th separate special forces detachment of the 2nd separate special forces brigade of the GRU General Staff (Leningrad Military District).

In the village of Cherekha, Pskov district, Pskov region, on house 147B, where the Hero lived, a memorial plaque was installed. His name is immortalized on the monument to fallen reconnaissance soldiers on the territory of the 2nd separate special forces brigade of the Main Intelligence Directorate.