IT STARTED LIKE THIS

It all started in early November 1994. While we
were still in Dagestan, they announced to us that
We are leaving soon on a business trip to the Caucasus, we explained that
there are some political unrest in the Caucasus, and
we must play the role of peacemakers. We were given be-
striped bandages and said that in the event of a clash with the population
do not use any weapon other than a bayonet.
In early December 1994, we were promoted to command
“collection” and were urgently sent to the territory of Chechnya. Arrivals
we got there early in the morning and, as it turned out, we were
near some mountain village. In the afternoon we were given the command “from-
fight,” we again got into our cars and, having driven off a few
kilometers, we turned off the main road into a field. Here
we were given some rest and food. After that we
explained that we were sent here to support the
new forces, but it turned out that they arrived first, before us
there was no one here. We took up a circular formation on the field.
Ron and began to wait for the order. The main road turned out to be
highway Makhachkala - Gudermes. First, passing cars
mobiles stopped, and people, Chechens, sitting in
When they came out, they insulted us, spat at us and threatened us. But
over time the situation worsened. On the highway
I had to set up a checkpoint. The main task was
guard the nearby bridge.
One morning near the road we saw a large
a crowd of people, they were coming straight towards us. followed again
command “gather”, fasten the “bayonet-knives”. After a few
By the next minute we were already standing in front of a huge crowd. Official
Rams with great difficulty managed to enter into negotiations with
them and agree not to bring the matter to a fight, which
could end badly. Military men carry out orders
and only an order. And they will fulfill it at any cost. People left.
From that time on, we no longer wore white armbands.
Later we learned that during the negotiations we were given time
I need to clear this space. But we didn’t do this and
fell into blockade. The message was only by air.
Our stay there was complicated by the unusual
for us the climate: at night - frosts, during the day it is much warm -
lee, but at the same time incessant, penetrating
through, wind. We lived wherever we had to, at first I slept in
armored personnel carrier. But when the frosts began, the hatches of the armored personnel carrier
frozen with mud. Then MI-26 cargo helicopters arrived
they brought us materials, and we equipped ourselves with dugouts,
heated by stoves. I had to sleep
4-6 hours a day. We didn’t have a bathhouse, we didn’t wash
almost month. True, then near the mountain they discovered a family
nickname, they drove a pipe in there and made a hole in the side. So do
We now have at least some opportunity to wash ourselves.
At night, militants fired at us from the mountains. So, standing in
trench, I celebrated the New Year, 1995, which at that time
Few people remembered the cop. But our officers came out and
they launched signal flares, it was very beautiful and
very worrying.
Time passed unnoticed, and only at the end of January 1995
year we were replaced by the Moscow riot police, but we soon found out
knew that almost their entire detachment was defeated by an attack by
Chen fighters.
Alexander Safonov

BAPTISM OF FIRE

War. How distant and unreal it seems
TV screen and newspaper pages. For me
the war began on December 29, 1994. Then, in the composition
columns, our 276th regiment was heading to the center of Chechnya -
city ​​Grozniy. Sitting in an infantry fighting vehicle, we are having fun
we joked and laughed about the fact that we were going to a real
war and that the bullet is a fool. But they couldn’t even imagine
guess where we'll end up when we arrive. It is now possible to go to Chechnya
but to go under a contract, and then us, conscript soldiers, yes
what kind of soldiers are there - youngsters after training, no one asked
sewed An order, a command, a marching column... Let's go.
The offensive on Grozny is the most memorable day
in my “Chechen” life. It was on New Year's Eve
December 31, 1994. Night of fireworks and salutes.
The gloomy outskirts of the city frightened with their ominous
tire. What awaits us there? It's winter outside. In the south she
just like our spring. As I remember now, mud, wet
snow. Our column slowly moved along one of the
streets of Grozny. Tense silence, here and there bones burning
ry, as if someone had just been here. We stopped.
And then it began...
It’s unclear where queues of cars came towards us.
mats and machine guns. There are high-rise buildings all around. Darkness, eye
poke out. In this darkness, only traces of the tracks were visible.
Serov. It was necessary to return fire at them.
But how to do that? After all, all of us who are in armored vehicles
terah, who are in infantry vehicles. By order, they began to disperse
sharpen. Yes, what kind! They ran away in all directions. Spin-
there is nowhere to hide. From both sides of the street, from different floors,
incessant shooting. Turmoil, complete confusion.
Where to run when they're shooting all around?!
Our squad consists of 11 people and a commander, consisting of
the one I was in ran around the corner of some nine-story building.
Having broken a window on the first floor, we climbed inside and looked around.
foxed No one seems to be there. They started shooting where they could see
there were lines of tracers. It quieted down a little. Either Chechen
The people are exhausted, or there are fewer of us. We hear the
kaz:
- By car! - And again shooting from nowhere and into nothing -
Where. We rushed to our car. Colon-
no order was given to leave the city. We held out
It's four o'clock there, but who was keeping track of the time? IN
in my first battle, our commander, a young man, was wounded
long lieutenant, most likely just out of college.
And in general, we didn’t count many of our guys back then.
foxed
Until the morning the column stood outside the city. Then she unpacked
were torn to pieces. And the next decisive step
we did on the evening of January 1, 1995, moving
going in three directions towards the center - the “White House”.
The baptism of fire was difficult. But there's nothing in life
it doesn't come easy. Now I know this for sure.

Sergey Ivanov

WE VALUE FRIENDSHIP

I served in the 76th Guards Air Force
airborne division in the city of Pskov.
Our regiment flew to Chechnya on January 11, 1995. At-
landed at Vladikavkaz airport. There they gave us
equipment and ammunition. Columns depart from the airport
headed for the city of Grozny. I was second in command
platoon and was the commander of an airborne combat vehicle.
On January 13 we entered Grozny. The picture appeared re-
terrible among us. There were many corpses lying around,
parts of human bodies, they were chewed by dogs.
At night, our regiment entered into battle with militants, “taking” the House
culture. My friend and I were running towards the building.
nu. I was the first to cross the asphalt path, next
The rest of the soldiers were running home behind me. At this time between
A shell exploded in front of us. I was shell-shocked. Coming to
consciousness, I heard the cry of my comrades asking for help.
I get up and run to them. The fighter's entire stomach was torn apart by a shrapnel.
I take him in my arms and carry him to the nearest five-story building, where he is
The orderlies were busy. Then he returned to battle again. This night
we had to retreat. Artillery came to our aid
Leria. After the shelling, in the morning, we took the House building
culture.
This was my first battle, in this battle we lost a lot
th comrades, and the friend whom I carried from the battlefield, too
died, the wound was fatal.
For carrying a wounded comrade from the battlefield, I was awarded
awarded the Suvorov medal. The award was presented to me in 1996.
Until February 16, they were in Grozny. A week and a half
We were waiting for the weather: it was pouring rain. Then the columns
moved towards Gudermes, constantly being subjected to artillery bombardment
relu, especially at night. Near Gudermes there are scattered shelves -
whether by points. Our company was located along two roads, along
to which the militants had to retreat. With one hundred
their rons were stormed by internal troops, and here they must
we were to storm them. The fight was successful. We are half-
many militants lived there. In this battle, comrade Su-
Leiman Tagin captured two “spirits”.
Guys from Kurgan, Chelyabinsk, Moscow served with me.
you, Minsk and other cities. There have never been any times
divisions, everyone was like brothers. In the first days in Chechnya there was
It’s scary, but a person gets used to everything. Gradually and
military hardening, toughness and courage appeared in us.
The hardest battle was for taking the dominant position.
hundred square meters near the city of Gudermes. Our platoon went to the
vedka. We ran into an ambush. The “spirits” opened fire. We are from-
stepped. In the morning, with regimental reconnaissance, we again sent
They went to “comb out” and were surrounded. A little
confused. Our battalion commander, a former “Afghan” who fought
in many hot spots, raised our morale,
saying: “Guys, don’t be timid, every landing
a nickname costs 3 “spirits.” I think these words helped us out-
you from the encirclement, however, we lost our comrades then:
two scouts and a sapper. They retreated, opening fire. Behind-
Our artillery hit the “spirits”. After artillery
rela went on the attack. During the battle we found our re-
beat. Our sapper was born in a “shirt”: he lay wounded
on his stomach, the spirits took his machine gun without turning it over
back, thereby not noticing signs of life in him.
He told how the “spirits” finished shooting our wounded.
In this battle, many militants were killed, but they also lost
many of his comrades. From this commanding height,
after the replacement arrived on May 1, 1995, I was sent
either to Pskov, to the division, and from there I was demobilized.

Serzhik Miloyan

SOLDIER'S DAYS IN CHECHNYA

I first came to Chechnya on May 7, 1995. Is our
The unit was stationed near Bamut.
I remember well the festive fireworks in honor of Father's Day.
troubles. It gets dark early in the mountains, the nights are very dark, and therefore
volleys of Grad installations, shots from mortars and highway
The moat colored the night sky with unimaginable colors.
At the end of May, the maneuver group, which included a platoon,
near the Asinskaya station guarded water intakes and conservation
ny plant. There were no active hostilities here.
At the end of June, in a column of 30 vehicles, a maneuverable group
Pa went to the Nozhai-Yurtovsky district. Our armored personnel carrier was walking
on patrol - about five hundred meters ahead. Near the village of Ore-
Howo there was an explosion: the car was thrown up and split
in half, eight fighters sitting on the armor, sized
melted around. A shootout broke out. Still, we were lucky
I tried to get out from under the fire without losses, only a few people
The catcher was shell-shocked, including me.
Then the column passed the city of Grozny and stopped
in the town of Balaisu. They stayed here until August 1995.
We were searching for militants in the mountains based on intelligence data.
ki. It wasn’t easy: there was no road, you couldn’t walk over the rocks,
you go, and there are bandits guarding the roads, and the local population
Lenie treated us with milk during the day, and at night they shot at us.
In mid-August we were transferred to the Oktyabrsky district
city ​​of Grozny. We took up positions in dugouts on the hills, on
called “Three Fools”. The locals treated us
hostile. I heard how once a child of six or seven years old
Pointing to the Russian soldiers, he asked his mother:

Mom, are they killers?
How will you feel after such questions from children?
Raids on the capital of Chechnya, search for militants - the main
task at that time. One day in an ammunition depot
a militant shell fell. A huge explosion took lives immediately
twenty-four Russian soldiers. A terrible incident...
After Grozny we were sent to the village of Shelkovskaya.
Here one guy left our combat post right away.
He was weak-willed and constantly asked to be
sent home. A couple of days later the body of the runaway was found.
man... with his head cut off.
In September our unit was transferred to the city
Sernovodsk, where the guests had to take part in the assault
Nits “ASSA-2”. According to intelligence data, about
five hundred militants. The platoon lost ten people, and I
received a shrapnel wound in the stomach.
January-April we stayed in Alkhon-Kale, lived in pa-
patches. The platoon commander died here, he died stupidly:
went to the stall for cigarettes and took a bullet from a passer-by
a car passing by. This is not uncommon here.
Later they took part in the cleansing of the villages of Gekhi-Chu, Urus-
Martan, Achkhoy-Martan, Semashki and others. We suffered
There are big losses here. In these situations it was necessary
take command over even ordinary fighters, so
how all the officers died.
The last place of deployment is Achkhoy-Martan. Here for
the first Chechen campaign ended for me, from here I
demobilized and went home.
Years passed, but Chechnya did not let me go, I experienced
there was some kind of nostalgia for her, I remembered fallen military friends,
Zey, various events and meetings with interesting people,
felt on my lips the taste of wild garlic - wild garlic, which in
walnuts grow in abundance in the mountains, replacing us
dry rations during battles and campaigns, and a lot of things...
And so, on October 17, 2002, I again arrived in the North.
ny Caucasus for contract service. Service
bu started in the city of Argun, in a reconnaissance platoon, where
stayed until December. Participated in operational search operations
events. Although the war has officially ended, but
columns of Russian troops were constantly attacked
arrows At night they even shot at us from the mosque.
Then the platoon was transferred to the Nozhai-Yurt district. TO
At that time, many objects were restored. Me-
The local population already belonged to Russian soldiers
friendly and helped with supplies. The fighters bought once
speakers, learned the Chechen language. I began not only to understand
his mother, but could also pronounce individual phrases.
They still went on raids, took part in reconnaissance
active search actions: walked through the mountains and forests in
claims of gangs. Once upon a time near the Yaryk Su stream
(clean water) found traces of “wild boars”. Arrange-
an ambush: three soldiers in camouflage robes took cover
near the path in the treetops. And so, at five o'clock in the morning,
no less than forty bandits appeared, armed to the teeth
bov, with horses. They passed right below us. For a long time
We then sat in stupor, without saying a word.
In February 2003 they returned to base. When the
walked along the gorge, they fired at us from their own helicopters,
I had to hide under the rocks. Contacted by radio
with headquarters. And then the path led down, the first trail was
my friend Renat. Suddenly there was an explosion: a fighter
stepped on a mine, as a result received 15 fragmentation wounds
neniya. We later found out that we were walking straight through a minefield.
Many, having read these lines, will say: “What a hunt -
go to Chechnya?” And I like to know danger and
overcome it. The blood then runs faster through the veins,
the taste for life intensifies.
I think, I’m even sure, I’ll rest a little, I’ll order again
I am signing the contract and going to serve in Chechnya. To someone
after all, you still have to do this difficult work, so let
it will be me who is not afraid of her, and then whatever God sends.

noted

Twenty years ago the First Chechen War ended. It was put to an end by the signing of the Khasavyurt Agreements on August 31, 1996 by representatives of Russia and the Republic of Ichkeria. According to the document, military operations ceased, federal troops were withdrawn from the territory of the republic, and the decision on the status of Chechnya was postponed until December 31, 2001. Journalist Olesya Emelyanova spoke with participants in the first Chechen campaign about the storming of Grozny, Akhmat Kadyrov, the cost of life, Chechen friends and nightmares.
source: icdn.lenta.ru

In Chechnya there was always a feeling: “What am I doing here? Why is all this needed?”, but there was no other work in the 90s. My first wife told me after my first business trip: “It’s either me or the war.” Where will I go? We tried not to leave our business trips; at least we paid our salaries on time - 314 thousand. There were benefits, “combat” pay - it was pennies, I don’t remember exactly how much. And they gave me a bottle of vodka, without it I felt nauseous, in such situations it doesn’t make you drunk, but it helped me cope with stress. I fought for wages. We have a family at home, we had to feed them something. I didn’t know any background to the conflict, I didn’t read anything.
Young conscripts had to be slowly soldered off with alcohol. They are just after training, it is easier for them to die than to fight. Their eyes run wide, their heads are pulled out, they don’t understand anything. They see the blood, they see the dead - they cannot sleep.

Murder is unnatural for a person, although he gets used to everything. When the head doesn’t think, the body does everything on autopilot. It was not as scary to fight with the Chechens as with the Arab mercenaries. They are much more dangerous, they know how to fight very well.


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We were prepared for the assault on Grozny for about a week. We - 80 riot police - were supposed to storm the village of Katayama. Later we learned that there were 240 militants there. Our tasks included reconnaissance in force, and then the internal troops were supposed to replace us. But nothing worked out. Ours also hit us. There was no connection. We have our own police radio, the tankers have their own wave, and the helicopter pilots have their own. We are passing the line, the artillery is hitting, the aviation is hitting. The Chechens were scared and thought they were some kind of fools. According to rumors, the Novosibirsk riot police were initially supposed to storm Katayama, but their commander refused. That's why they sent us from reserve to the assault.
I had friends among Chechens in opposition areas. In Shali, for example, in Urus-Martan.

After the fighting, some people drank themselves to death, others ended up in a mental hospital - some were taken straight from Chechnya to a mental hospital. There was no adaptation. The wife left immediately. I can't remember anything good. Sometimes it seems that it is better to erase all this from memory in order to live on and move forward. And sometimes you want to speak out.

There seem to be benefits, but everything is only on paper. There are no levers on how to get them. I still live in the city, it’s easier for me, but for rural residents it’s completely impossible. There are arms and legs - and that’s good. The main trouble is that you rely on the state, which promises you everything, and then it turns out that no one needs you. I felt like a hero and received the Order of Courage. It was my pride. Now I look at everything differently.

If they offered to go and fight now, I would probably go. It's easier there. There is an enemy and there is a friend, black and white - you stop seeing the shades. But in peaceful life you have to twist and bend. It's tiring. When Ukraine began, I wanted to go, but my current wife dissuaded me.


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It was psychologically difficult, because it is often not clear whether you are a friend or an enemy. It seems that during the day a person calmly goes to work, and at night he goes out with a machine gun and fires at checkpoints. During the day you are on normal terms with him, and in the evening he shoots at you.
For ourselves, we divided the Chechens into lowland and mountainous. Lowlanders are more intelligent people, more integrated into our society. But those living in the mountains have a completely different mentality; a woman is nothing to them. Ask a lady for documents for verification - and this may be perceived as a personal insult to her husband. We came across women from mountain villages who didn’t even have passports.

One day, at a checkpoint at the intersection with Serzhen-Yurt, we stopped a car. A man came out with a yellow ID card in English and Arabic. It turned out to be Mufti Akhmat Kadyrov. We talked quite peacefully about everyday topics. He asked if there was anything he could do to help. At that time we had difficulties with food; there was no bread. Then he brought us two trays of loaves of bread to the checkpoint. They wanted to give him money, but he didn’t take it.

I think that we could end the war in such a way that there would not be a second Chechen one. It was necessary to go to the end, and not conclude a peace agreement on shameful terms. Many soldiers and officers then felt that the state had betrayed them.

When I returned home, I threw myself into my studies. I studied at one institute, at the same time in another, and also worked to keep my brain occupied. Then he defended his Ph.D. dissertation.

When I was a student, I was sent to a course in psychosocial support for survivors of hot spots, organized by a Dutch university. I then thought that Holland had not fought with anyone recently. But they answered me that Holland took part in the Indonesian war in the late 40s - as many as two thousand people. I suggested showing them a videotape from Chechnya as educational material. But their psychologists turned out to be morally unprepared and asked not to show the recording to the audience.

source: icdn.lenta.ru
Take, for example, the cash-in-transit KamAZ with money, which was standing near the headquarters of the 205th brigade when the Khasavyurt agreements were signed. Bearded guys came and loaded bags of money. The FSB allegedly gave money to the militants for the restoration of Chechnya. But we didn’t pay wages, but Yeltsin gave us Zippo lighters.
For me, the real heroes are Budanov and Shamanov. My chief of staff is a hero. While in Chechnya, he managed to write a scientific paper about the rupture of an artillery barrel. This is a person through whom the power of Russian weapons will become stronger. The Chechens also had heroism. They were characterized by both fearlessness and self-sacrifice. They defended their land, they were told that they were attacked.

I believe that the occurrence of PTSD greatly depends on the attitude of society. If they constantly say to your face, “You’re a murderer!”, this can traumatize someone. There were no syndromes during the Great Patriotic War, because the homeland of the heroes greeted us.

We need to talk about the war from a certain angle so that people don’t do stupid things. There will still be peace, only part of the people will be killed. And not the worst part. This makes no sense.

While working on the report, I contacted the military commissariat of the Zhigansky ulus. According to data as of September 14, there is a person on the list of participants in hostilities in the Chechen Republic.

While working on the report, I studied the subscription of the newspapers “Republic of Sakha” from 1995. I found a lot of interesting information about the fighting in Chechnya. The events that took place in Chechnya left no one indifferent.

In the newspaper "R. Sakha” dated February 10, 1995, read the cycle of poems “Chechen Notebook” by Ivan Pereverzin, a poet from Lensk. These poems became a kind of blinding of the situation in Chechnya. G. Lavrentieva calls in an open letter to stop the fratricidal war.

Women from the village worked actively in this direction. Batagai, who demanded to stop sending Yakuts to Chechnya. The Committee of Soldiers' Mothers of Russia also demanded an end to the military action in Chechnya. Every Wednesday at about 10 o'clock in the afternoon they came to the entrance to the State Duma to stand watch in black robes. This was a reminder to politicians that it was their fault that people were dying in Chechnya.

I want to talk about Albert Ilyich Kolesov.

Albert was born on January 16, 1976. Graduated from school in 1993. After graduating from school in 1994 - 1995, he worked as a coach at the Kystatyam secondary school. In June 1995, I went to serve in the army. On June 19, he entered the Irkutsk military unit and served for 1 year. A year later, the service began to recruit soldiers for service in Chechnya. Albert himself says: “I was one of the 6th soldiers who voluntarily wrote a statement. I missed my homeland and my family very much, and the service in Chechnya was counted like this: one day was counted as two days of service, so I wrote a statement in order to get home quickly. After 6 months of service, he came home. And in May 1996 he arrived in the village of Urus-Martan "Gekhi".

Before arriving, in Chechnya in the town of Mozdok, we completed 1 month of training. In Chechnya, the civilian population treated us friendly. When we walked around the market, they gave us something for free and treated us. During the service, the situation was calm during the day, but at night there were skirmishes. Our service was to dig trenches and stand guard day and night. Near our unit there was the village of Gekhi, which we also defended from Chechen militants.

At one time, a rumor spread that 60 Chechen militants were stationed in the village. According to the order, the riot police had to launch an assault; rockets were fired from a military helicopter. We asked for help from our battalion. At the appointed time, we helped the riot police in the assault. I saw in reality what was shown on TV. In our unit there were only 16 fighters from Yakutia. There were also guys from Bashkiria, Buryatia, and Tuva. "

Currently, Albert Ilyich Kolesov works as a caretaker at the Zhigansky House of Creativity. He has been engaged in freestyle wrestling since his school years, participates in freestyle wrestling competitions and has visited different uluses of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) (Vilyuisky, Verkhne-Vilyuisky, Amginsky, Kangalassky, Ust-Aldansky, Nyurbinsky uluses and the city of Mirny). He always took prizes and always took 4-5 places in republican competitions. While participating in competitions, I visited Kyiv, Krasnoyarsk and Bryansk regions. In the 10th grade, Albert Kolesov studied at the Amga sports school. In the 11th grade I studied at my native school. After graduating from school, he entered the Olympic Reserve School. After studying for 6 months, he returned to his native ulus. Appointed physical trainer-trainer. After serving in Chechnya, Albert Ilyich Kolesov got married, has two daughters, and works as a caretaker in an orphanage for creativity. Ivanova’s wife Maria Aleksandrovna studies in absentia at YSU.

The history of Russia is the history of a feat accomplished. No other state has endured as many wars in its history as Russia has had to endure. Khazar hordes, Mongol hordes, Napoleonic armies, the German Wehrmacht - they all sought world domination. Rus', Russia, stood in everyone’s way to him. Russian people are characterized by love for their native land, where they were born and raised, for their Motherland. And this feeling is called patriotism. The patriotism of Russians is manifested in their readiness to defend, without sparing their lives, their Fatherland. My report is dedicated to those who, in our time of peace, have experienced the hardships of war. This war has no history yet. It's not written. But this war has witnesses. And they want to be heard, they want to be needed by the truth.

Kolesov Albert Ilyich made his contribution to this war. His not easy army road passed through Chechnya. The path of graduating from our school was not easy. Our graduates - soldiers who returned from the Chechen war, brought with them love for the Motherland. Years will pass. Much will be forgotten over time. The wounds will heal. The soldiers will have children. But this war will remain an indelible tragic mark among the people.

Class hour on the topic: “Hero of Russia A.A. Romanov - participant in the Chechen war"

Purpose of the event : formation of patriotic education of love for the Motherland, civic feelings; propaganda of military service; instilling respect for the feat of arms of Russian soldiers and the history of Russia.

Tasks:

    introduce students to the history of the Chechen War and the biography of A.A. Romanova

    awaken a sense of pride for your country, small homeland.

    formation of ideas about military duty and loyalty to the Fatherland;

    formation of experience of moral behavior of the individual;

    emotional stimulation of patriotic feelings of students through familiarization with military traditions;

    help students understand the social significance of patriotism in modern society

Equipment : audio equipment, computer, Russian flag, St. Andrew's flag, balloons

Decor : presentation, photo exhibition “Chechen War”

Preliminary preparation : invite participants in military operations in the Chechen war.

SCENARIO

Written on the board:

Each generation passes a certain test of strength in its own way. Sooner or later, the hour comes for him when he must take full responsibility on himself, on his own shoulders: “For Russia, for the people and for everything in the world!” (A.T. Tvardovsky)

Presenter1:

Our army is dear and brave and strong.

Defense of the Fatherland and native land is the duty of those who eat its bread, drink its water, and admire its beauty.

The history of any people is the history of wars. There were too many of them to count! Today we will remember one of them, the witnesses and participants who are present at today's meeting.

Introduction of guests. A word from the chairman of the military brotherhood, Lieutenant Colonel V.I. Donchenko.

Presenter 2:

According to various estimates, the two Chechen wars claimed the lives of 40 to 160 thousand people - citizens of the same country. There are still thousands of names missing. The bleeding wound on the map of modern Russia has left a deep scar - primarily on the hearts of those who went through the horrors of this war.

The music of I. Matvienko “Combat Batyanya” sounds, students come out in soldier’s uniform

"Soldier 1":

Do you know the land where tears are shed?
Where does the smoke spread over the cities?
Where do planes with bombs fly?
Where are these bombs thrown on people's heads?
This region of Chechnya is called
There are houses in ruins,
There front-line lightning sparkles,
And day and night there turned into hell,

It's cold there, people are starving there.
This region is called Chechnya.

"Soldier" 2:

Time has chosen us

Spun in the Chechen snowstorm,

We were called, friends, at a terrible hour,

We put on military uniform.

And in the fire of mountain difficult roads

They sprinkled their blood on their campaigns.

Didn't notice in the whirlwind of worries,

How minutes are compressed into years.

Against the background of music by E. Komar “Children of the Earth - A World without War”, the history of the Chechen wars is read

Presenter1:

In March 1992, the Federal Agreement on Relations between the Subjects of the Russian Federation was signed in Moscow. Chechnya refused to join the treaty. The Checheno-Ingush Republic was divided into two parts.

In 1994, an armed conflict arose between the formations of General D. Dudayev and the opposition forces, which were supported by the Central Government. On December 11, 1994, Federal troops entered Chechnya, and a war began, which was completed by the fall of 1996. During this period, about 100 thousand military personnel, separatists and civilians were killed, over 240 thousand were wounded and shell-shocked.

Presenter 2:

On August 31, 1996, the “Joint Statement” and “Principles for Determining the Foundations between the Russian Federation and the Chechen Republic” were signed. Military operations in Chechnya have ceased. By mid-1997, all Federal troops left Chechnya. On January 27, 1997, during the elections, Aslan Maskhadov was elected president of Chechnya, proclaiming a course for the national independence of Chechnya. Russia is faced with the problem of terrorism. The militants began a policy of intimidating the Russian authorities: taking hostages, blowing up houses, and attacks on Dagestan.

From the first days of hostilities on the territory of the Republic of Chechnya, Russian soldiers have shown courage and bravery. During battles, they act confidently and decisively, always ready to help. In difficult times, they find themselves where it is hardest.

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Today we will introduce you to the feat of our fellow countryman, Hero of Russia, Colonel General Anatoly Alexandrovich Romanov.

Childhood and youth of A.A. Romanova

Anatoly Aleksandrovich Romanov was born on September 27, 1948 in the village of Mikhailovka, Belebeevsky districtBashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.

The sixth child in a large family, he learned hard peasant labor early on. His father, Alexander Matveevich, a former infantry sergeant and order bearer, returned from the Great Patriotic War with a severe wound: he lost his leg in the Battle of Kursk. He was a stern, but very purposeful, fair, hardworking and extremely responsible person who tried to instill the same qualities in his children. Already during his school years in Anatolia, the makings of a leader appeared: calm, self-possessed, self-confident, he was ready at any moment to help a comrade, to stand up for the triumph of justice. It should be noted that the school where Anatoly studied was also famous for its rich traditions of military-patriotic education. It is no coincidence that among its graduates there are two Heroes of the Soviet Union and a Hero of Socialist Labor.

In 1966 he graduated from 11th grade.After graduating from school in 1966, Anatoly went to work at the Belebeevsky woodworking machine plant, and in a short time mastered the complex specialty of a milling machine.

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Military service

On October 29, 1967, he was called up to serve in the internal troops.After passing a thorough selection, the discharge athlete, who had work experience, was sent to the special forces - that was the name at that time for the formations and units of the internal troops of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs for the protection of important state facilities and special cargo. Service in these units required internal maturity and increased responsibility for the assigned work. Anatoly Romanov fully met these requirements. During his two years of service, he rose from private to senior sergeant. For the last six months he has been acting as platoon commander. This suggests that the twenty-year-old youth in his regiment enjoyed great confidence from the command. Anatoly himself decides to forever connect his life with the internal troops: he submits a report on admission to the Saratov Military School of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs named after. F. E. Dzerzhinsky.

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Saratov Military School named after F. Dzerzhinsky

In October 1969 against a huge competition, Romanov passed the entrance exams brilliantly andentered the Saratov Military School named after F. Dzerzhinsky.Anatoly is appointed sergeant major of the cadet battalion. Romanov coped with the position, was not only a strict, demanding, demanding foreman, but also an excellent student. Him, who graduated in 1972 school with a gold medal, appointed as a course officer.From 1972 to 1984 - service at the Saratov Military School (course officer, assistant head of the educational department, teacher of the fire training department, commander of a cadet battalion).

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Military service

1978 – 1982 – student of the Frunze Combined Arms Academy.

In 1984, Major Romanov submitted a report on transfer from an educational institution to a combat military unit. His petition was granted: he was appointed to the position of chief of staff of a regiment guarding one of the most important defense enterprises in the Urals...(Priboro - construction plant in Trekhgorny), then Romanov - commander of the stationed unit No. 3442 (Trekhgorny).

A year later, Anatoly Alexandrovich headed this regiment and soon ( in 1987) brought him to the forefront in the special units of the internal troops of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs, for which he was awarded the Order of the Red Star.

In 1989, Romanov was sent from the post of chief of staff of the division to study at the Military Academy of the General StaffArmed Forces of the Russian Federation.

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Having completed his studies, Colonel Romanov returns to the Urals, where he takes command of the divisionInternal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, Sverdlovsk (1991-1992). The following year, 1992, Major General Romanov was entrusted with the leadership of special units of the internal troops for the protection of important government facilities and special cargo. The specifics of service in this position required not only solid military knowledge, but also a diverse scientific and technical outlook. The situation in the country, especially in its southern regions, meanwhile, became more and more complicated and tense. The tragic events in Chechnya forced the deployment of a military group in North Ossetia. In the fall of 1994, Lieutenant General Romanov was appointed its commander. On December 11, he led the entry of units and subunits of the Internal Troops into the territory of the rebellious republic.

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On October 6, 1995, in Grozny, at the Government House, the commander of the UGA had a meeting with Ruslan Khasbulatov, who had flown in from Moscow with new political initiatives to resolve the Chechen crisis. General Romanov, who tried to consolidate the political, religious and social elite of Chechnya on any reasonable and meaningful ideas, did not refuse any contacts and discussions. He went to a meeting with Khasbulatov.

In 1995, a radio-controlled car exploded in a tunnel under a railway bridge in the square. Romanov's car was at the very center of the explosion.The explosion that sounded under the bridge during the passage of the commander's column was prepared and carried out by forces that did not want the establishment of peace on Russian soil and stability in our state. Those who were close to General Romanov that day died. Anatoly Alexandrovich, who was seriously wounded, miraculously survived,but remained disabled.The fight for his life and health, which involves the best medical forces of the country, has been going on for more than twenty-two years. All this time, his relatives remain next to the general. In 1995, Anatoly Aleksandrovich Romanov was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation and the next military rank of “Colonel General”. Today, long-awaited peace has reigned on the soil of the Chechen Republic. And this is the great merit of Anatoly Alexandrovich Romanov, a faithful soldier of his Fatherland,Honorary citizen of the city of Saratov.

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In Trekhgorny, during his lifetime, a memorial plaque was unveiled to the military general Hero of Russia Anatoly Romanov. Our city has not forgotten this man. On the facade of house No. 36 on Mira Street on May 8, 2003MEMORIAL PLAQUE with a bas-relief of the hero. The board was cast from metal at the Instrument-Making Plant. At the opening, at the invitation of the unit’s command, the general’s daughter Victoria came and thanked the head of the city, the administration of the Instrument-Making Plant, the regiment’s command, and the townspeople for the memory, for their help, and for preserving and honoring the best traditions in the city.

In Saratov, as part of the celebration of the 85th anniversary of the formation of the Saratov Military Red Banner Institute of the National Guard of the Russian Federation, a sculptural composition was unveiled to the Hero of the Russian Federation, Colonel General A.A. Romanov, a graduate of this educational institution.

Awards of Romanov A.A.

    Order;

    At No. 1. (1994);

    In 1995, by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation, he was awarded the title " ».

All these years, General Romanov has been selflessly cared for by his wife.

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This war has no history yet, It has not been written. We know about it exactly as much as it is not dangerous for us to know, so as not to see ourselves as we are. But this war has witnesses. And they want to be heard before they are thought to be what they will be. Convenient again for someone, for something they need it. They want to be needed by the truth.

Against the background of music by R. Hozak “Eternal Flame” from the film “Officers”,

Leading:

And no small credit for the fact that peace has been restored on Chechen land belongs to our guys. And their relatives and friends must be sure that there will be no explosion at night, no shooting will start, and that a new peaceful sunny day will come.

Dance “Seeing off a soldier to war”

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There are stories of a huge stone,

We'll write names on it,

We emboss them with gold so that for centuries

Their country remembered and honored them.

All who died for their Fatherland,

For her greatness and flourishing

All those who gave their dear lives,

So that the light of happiness shines brighter.

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Chechnya... This is the word on everyone's lips. How many untrained boys died in Chechen ambushes, burned in tanks. But they didn't give up. They did not surrender because their grandfathers fought for this land during the Great Patriotic War, and they did not surrender because their fathers and brothers fulfilled their military duty during the Afghan War in the 80s.

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The war must not be forgotten. When a war is forgotten, the ancient people said, a new one begins, because memory is the main enemy of war.

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In 1992-1993, over 600 intentional murders were committed on the territory of Chechnya. During the period of 1993, at the Grozny branch of the North Caucasus Railway, 559 trains were subjected to an armed attack with the complete or partial looting of about 4 thousand cars and containers worth 11.5 billion rubles. During 8 months of 1994, 120 armed attacks were carried out, as a result of which 1,156 wagons and 527 containers were looted. Losses amounted to more than 11 billion rubles. In 1992-1994, 26 railway workers were killed as a result of armed attacks. The current situation forced the Russian government to decide to stop traffic through the territory of Chechnya from October 1994.

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According to data released by the OGV headquarters, the losses of Russian troops amounted to 4,103 killed, 1,231 missing/deserted/prisoned, and 19,794 wounded. The losses of the militants, according to the Russian side, amounted to 17,391 people. According to the chief of staff of the Chechen units (later President of the ChRI) A. Maskhadov, the losses of the Chechen side amounted to about 3,000 people killed. According to the Memorial Human Rights Center, the militants’ losses did not exceed 2,700 people killed. The number of civilian casualties is not known for certain - according to the human rights organization Memorial, they amount to up to 50 thousand people killed. Secretary of the Russian Security Council A. Lebed estimated the losses of the civilian population of Chechnya at 80,000 dead

Student:

In boots or shoes

On a turntable or armor

Where on foot, like the old fashioned way

You walked through Chechnya

Student:

You didn't cause death and chaos

He did not open the throats of prisoners

Inhumans, murderers, bandits

Like you swept with a broom

Student:

You looked into the face of death

But he didn’t flinch and didn’t give up

He stood at every turn until the end

You are a SOLDIER of the Russian Army

Used Books

    Valeev V.Kh. “Picturesque Province” - historical and local history publication “Saratov”: Privolzhsk, 2000.

    Rogozhkina N.E. “Undefeated” M., 2008. edited by “At the combat post” of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.

    Kulikov A., “Taiga Stars” “War and Peace of Books”, 2002.

    Romanova L.V. "RussiaXXIcentury Affairs and people" Literary and library almanac, 2010.

    Shestachenko M.A. “Russian Military Elite” M.: Federal State Educational Institution “Ros. AKOPAK", 2007

    The current February increase in the monthly allowance has added 4.3 percent to the benefits received by veterans, in particular “Chechens,” 4.3 percent. Social packages for veterans also began to weigh more (medicines, treatment, restoration of health in sanatoriums, resorts, travel on public transport). An April recalculation of benefits for beneficiaries is also expected.

    Last news. The State Duma is discussing initiatives introduced by LDPR deputies, in particular, who believe that the allowance for combatants should be doubled; there is a proposal to raise this amount to 6,000 rubles. But the media have not yet published information on whether any bills have been adopted to increase benefits for combat veterans in 2020.

    After changes were made to the Federal Law on Veterans regarding military personnel who served in combat areas in Chechnya in 1994–1996, they were given the status of veterans. Based on the legislation, it became possible to calculate benefits and additional payments for former military personnel taking into account their ranks and awards, and for participants in military operations in Chechnya who became disabled to receive pensions.

    The participants in combat operations include military personnel - privates, commanding officers of the internal affairs department, security agencies who carried out combat missions in Chechnya and the adjacent territory.

    Veteran status is assigned to demobilized soldiers and officers so that they can receive the required social benefits.

    The status of a combat veteran is assigned in accordance with the resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation:

    As confirmation, military personnel are awarded a veteran's certificate. The certificate has a uniform form throughout the Russian Federation. It is issued by executive authorities that sent citizens to serve in the territory where military operations took place - these are internal affairs bodies, the FSB, and military registration and enlistment offices.

    About pension provision for veterans

    In 2020, veterans receive a minimum pension of 11,220 rubles.(this is the sum of the minimum social benefit and required (mandatory) social payments). The situation regarding the one introduced last year has not changed. 32 percent allowance for military pensioners, allowing to increase the total amount of military benefits in 2019. up to 15 thousand rubles.

    The Law on Veterans of the Chechen War provides for the provision of military personnel with appropriate pensions and benefits:

    1. Providing an increased pension taking into account the legislation of the Russian Federation.
    2. The right to a monthly cash remuneration (MCA), which is not subject to taxation.

    The EDV sizes are presented taking into account the social package, which in 2020 is 1921.75 rubles. and includes:

    • 863, 75 (811) – payment for medicines;
    • 133.62 (125) – payment for a voucher for sanatorium treatment;
    • 124, 05 (116) – payment for travel to the place of treatment and back.

    *The value in brackets is the cost of the package in 2018.

    Chechen veterans have the right to replace these benefits with money or use them in kind. The table shows that refusing the NSO and receiving cash will lead to a more than doubled lack of funds for travel, treatment, and rehabilitation.

    Speaking about the size of pensions for combat veterans, you need to know that the pension includes payments on general terms and personal additional payments. Each pension is calculated individually.

    If a citizen lives, for example, in the northern regions of the Russian Federation, then the corresponding coefficients apply there, which are also calculated for veterans when calculating pension benefits.

    There is a minimum social payment of 4,770 rubles, as well as an additional surcharge of 1,000 rubles - a percentage of the minimum social pension.

    Disabled people who are injured in military operations in Chechnya have additional supplements to their pension according to the disability group established by the medical commission, which remain unchanged for now:

    • 1st group – 3137.6 rubles.
    • 2nd group – 2240.7 rub.
    • 3rd group - 1793.7 rubles.

    Indexations carried out annually in the Russian Federation in order to raise the cost of living to the level of growing inflation also apply to all payments to veterans.

    It is still premature to talk about old-age pensions for Chechen war veterans, since they are still far from retirement age. But, taking into account the innovations in the law on the insurance part of pensions, today working veterans are accumulating length of service and pension points for their upcoming retirement.

    For officers who served in Chechnya and have reached retirement age, their pension is calculated based on the new calculation rules for military pensioners who have been working since 01/01/15. At the time of retirement, they must have at least 6 years of service and 6 pension points in their account.

    The amount of pensions for veterans is calculated on an individual basis. It depends on the amount of allowance during service and on length of service, that is, the time spent in a hot spot.

    There must be a pension. If its size does not reach the level of the consumer basket, then the territorial pension fund is obliged to pay the missing amount.

    Indexing military pensions, for “Chechens” in particular, are planned by 6.3 percent in October this year.

    Taking into account all the merits of military personnel during the Chechen war, the state provides them with benefits that are designed to make their life easier and help if they need treatment:

    1. Free provision of housing from the municipal fund of the region of residence. In this case, the veteran must register as needing housing. Providing housing can be done in the form of issuing a sum of money for the construction or purchase of an apartment.
    2. 50% discount for utilities.
    3. Free provision of land.
    4. Free travel on public transport in any city in the Russian Federation.
    5. Providing free travel for disabled people to anywhere in Russia.
    6. Free purchase of medicines.
    7. Providing disabled people with prostheses without payment.
    8. Non-competitive admission to professional educational institutions.
    9. Providing a mandatory scholarship to veterans in training.
    10. The right to vacation up to 35 k.d. no content.
    11. The right to provide 1 targeted loan for the purchase of housing, creation of a business.

    Of course, regional and state assistance to a military pensioner is unlikely to fully contribute to “not denying yourself anything,” but it is still worth asking whether everything possible has been realized. The calculation of social payments is an individual matter and requires documentary confirmation.

    There may also be doubts about the accrual, so we will take into account: all issues relating to social payments and benefits for military veterans are the responsibility of the social protection service of the population of your region.

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