Afghan warriors, heroes of the USSR. Heroes of the Afghan War: names and their exploits

Born on June 18, 1958 in the city of Baku (Azerbaijan) in the family of a sailor. Russian. Graduated from 10th grade. IN Soviet army since 1975. In 1979 he graduated from the Baku Higher Combined Arms Command School named after Supreme Council Azerbaijan SSR. Since 1979 - commander of a reconnaissance platoon (city of Novocherkassk, Red Banner North Caucasus Military District). Member of the CPSU since 1982. Since 1981, for two years he was part of a limited contingent of Soviet troops in Democratic Republic Afghanistan. Proved himself to be an expert high class for conducting reconnaissance. While searching in the brigade's area of ​​responsibility, senior lieutenant Chernozhukov received a report from his reconnaissance patrol that in the village of Yaklang (Helmand province) a detachment of rebels had settled down to rest. The company commander quickly made a decision - using surprise, attack the enemy with armored vehicles, and without rushing the personnel, defeat him. With decisive actions, firing densely on the move from the loopholes, the company burst into locality. The enemy's attempt to provide organized resistance was unsuccessful. The blow was very unexpected and strong. Having lost many rebels killed, their remnants fled. Having captured several prisoners, the company returned to its location, continuing to conduct reconnaissance. When approaching the village of Sanabur (Kandahar province), reconnaissance discovered the movement of a rebel detachment numbering about 150 people. There were a little more than 50 people in the company. Senior Lieutenant Chernozhukov decided to secretly occupy a commanding height in the enemy's path and, having missed his reconnaissance, defeat the detachment. Having skillfully organized the battle, the company commander, at a critical moment, at the head of the reserve, attacked the rebel in the flank, which contributed to his complete defeat. Only 117 people were captured. In total, together with his company, Senior Lieutenant Chernozhukov participated in more than twenty operations, and the company’s actions were always distinguished by swiftness, surprise and effectiveness with minimal losses. By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of March 3, 1983, for the courage and heroism shown in providing international assistance to the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, senior lieutenant Alexander Viktorovich Chernozhukov was awarded the title of Hero Soviet Union with the presentation of the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal (No. 11493). Graduated in 1988 Military Academy named after M.V. Frunze. After the collapse of the USSR, he continued to serve in the Armed Forces Russian Federation in various positions. In 2002 he graduated from the Military Academy General Staff Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. He holds the position of head of the department for control and coordination of funeral services in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Lives in the hero city of Moscow. Colonel. Awarded the Order of Lenin (03/3/1983), the Red Star, and medals. THE DUTY OF A COMMUNIST At the Moscow City Party Conference, Captain Chernozhukov was elected as a delegate to the XXVII Party Congress. In the evening we met with him. Alexander embarrassedly accepted our congratulations... He was the same on the day when he was awarded the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star of the Hero of the Soviet Union. He walked along the street and kept trying to inadvertently cover the Star. “Take your hand away, Sasha,” said one of us, a witness to these joyful minutes. ¬ Let them watch.” And he somehow felt uneasy that he was the only one singled out for such a high award. He was sincerely convinced that everyone in his company was hand-picked and many could be called real heroes. We met with him more than once, and no matter what the topic was, Alexander always started talking about his colleagues, with whom he learned a lot during two difficult years of service in Afghanistan. ...When Chernozhukov took over the company, some, even among experienced platoon commanders, began to complain about the overload of the activities that he conducted in the mountains. “We’ll be left without boots and uniforms,” some grumbled half-jokingly. However, such conversations soon stopped. This happened after a group of soldiers led by Chernozhukov was surrounded. According to the calculations of the dushmans, it was impossible to get out, but Alexander led the soldiers out. Through the mountains, which seemed impregnable even to those accustomed to these places. That’s when the hardening and training that the company commander so persistently sought from his subordinates took its toll. Yes, we talked about a lot during our meetings, but somehow it so happened that we never asked him when and where he joined the ranks of the party. There was no talk about how Alexander understood his duty as a communist. That's probably why they didn't ask, because the main thing was clear anyway. The duty of a communist is to be where it is most difficult. And Captain Chernozhukov was fearless in battle, he thought not about his life, but about the assigned work, about his subordinates, about Afghan women and children. ...Since then, Alexander has hardly changed. Except that he became more restrained. After serving in Afghanistan, he was chief of staff of the battalion, battalion commander, and studied at the academy. In 1988 he graduated from the Military Academy named after M.V. Frunze, and in 2002 from the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Now Colonel Alexander Viktorovich Chernozhukov works as head of the department for control and coordination of funeral support in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Lives in Moscow. Awards: Gold Star Medal; The order of Lenin; Order of the Red Star; Medals.

Afghanistan has always been a bleeding point on the map. First, England in the 19th century claimed influence over this territory, and then America used its resources to confront the USSR in the 20th century.

The first operation of the border guards

To clear the territory of rebels in 1980, Soviet troops carried out a large-scale operation “Mountains-80”. About 200 kilometers - this is the territory of the region, where secular border guards, with the support of the Afghan special services KHAD (AGSA) and the Afghan police (Tsarandoy), entered in a rapid forced march. The head of the operation, the chief of staff of the Central Asian Border District, Colonel Valery Kharichev, was able to foresee everything. Victory was on the side of the Soviet troops, who were able to capture the main rebel Wahoba and establish a control zone 150 kilometers wide. New border cordons were installed. During 1981-1986, border guards carried out more than 800 successful operations. Major Alexander Bogdanov received the posthumous title of Hero of the Soviet Union. In mid-May 1984, he was surrounded and in hand-to-hand combat, having received three serious wounds, was killed by the Mujahideen.

Death of Valery Ukhabov

Lieutenant Colonel Valery Ukhabov received orders to take a small bridgehead in the rear of the enemy’s large defensive line. All night small detachment border guards held back superior enemy forces. But by morning my strength began to fade. There was no reinforcement. The scout sent with a report fell into the hands of the “spirits.” He was killed. His body was laid out on the stones. Valery Ukhabov, realizing that there was nowhere to retreat, made a desperate attempt to escape from the encirclement. She was a success. But during the breakthrough, Lieutenant Colonel Ukhabov was mortally wounded and died while being carried on a canvas raincoat by the soldiers he had rescued.

Salang Pass

The main road of life passed through the 3878-meter-high pass, along which Soviet troops received fuel, ammunition, and transported the wounded and dead. One fact speaks of how dangerous this route was: for each passage of the pass, the driver was awarded the medal “For Military Merit.” The Majahideen constantly set up ambushes here. It was especially dangerous to serve as a driver on a fuel tanker, when any bullet would instantly cause the entire vehicle to explode. In November 1986 there was a terrible tragedy: 176 soldiers suffocated here from exhaust fumes.

In Salang, Private Maltsev saved Afghan children

Sergei Maltsev left the tunnel when a heavy truck suddenly drove towards his car. It was filled with sacks, and about 20 adults and children were sitting on top. Sergei turned the steering wheel sharply - the car crashed into a rock at full speed. He died. But Afghan civilians survived. At the site of the tragedy local residents They erected a monument to the Soviet soldier, which has survived to this day and has been carefully looked after for several generations.

The paratrooper was given the first Hero of the Soviet Union posthumously

Alexander Mironenko served in the parachute regiment when they were ordered to conduct reconnaissance of the area and provide cover for helicopters transporting the wounded. When they landed, their group of three soldiers, led by Mironenko, rushed down. The second support group followed them, but the gap between the fighters widened every minute. Unexpectedly, an order to withdraw followed. But it was already too late. Mironenko was surrounded and, together with three of his comrades, fired back to the last bullet. When the paratroopers found them, they saw a terrible picture: the soldiers were stripped naked, they were wounded in the legs, and their entire bodies were stabbed with knives.

And looked death in the face

Vasily Vasilyevich was exceptionally lucky. One day in the mountains, Shcherbakov’s Mi-8 helicopter came under fire from dushmans. In a tight gorge, a fast, maneuverable vehicle became a hostage to narrow rocks. You can’t turn back - to the left and to the right are the cramped gray walls of one terrible stone grave. There is only one way out - row forward with the propeller and wait for a bullet to hit the berry patch. And the “spirits” had already saluted the Soviet suicide bombers with all types of weapons. But they managed to escape. The helicopter that miraculously flew to its airfield resembled a beetroot grater. Ten holes were counted in the gearbox compartment alone.

One day, flying over the mountains, Shcherbakov’s crew felt a strong blow to the tail boom. The wingman flew up, but saw nothing. Only after landing, Shcherbakov discovered that there were only a few “threads” left in one of the tail rotor control cables. As soon as they broke off, remember their name.

Once, while examining a narrow gorge, Shcherbakov felt someone’s gaze. And - measured. A few meters from the helicopter, on a narrow ledge of a rock, a dushman stood and calmly aimed at Shcherbakov’s head. It was that close. That Vasily Vasilyevich physically felt the cold barrel of a machine gun pressing into his temple. He waited for the merciless, inevitable shot. And the helicopter was rising too slowly. Why this strange mountaineer in a turban never fired remains a mystery. Shcherbakov remained alive. He received the star of the Hero of the Soviet Union for saving the crew of his comrade.

Shcherbakov saved his comrade

In Afghanistan, Mi-8 helicopters have become a salvation for many Soviet soldiers, coming to their aid at the very last minute. The dushmans in Afghanistan have never seen helicopter pilots before. They used knives to cut Captain Kopchikov’s wrecked car at the moment when the crew of the crashed helicopter was firing back and was already preparing for death. But they were saved. Major Vasily Shcherbakov, in his Mi-8 helicopter, made several cover attacks on the brutal “spirits”. And then he landed and literally pulled out the wounded captain Kopchikov. There were many such cases in the war, and behind each of them there is unparalleled heroism, which today, over the years, has begun to be forgotten.

Heroes are not forgotten

Unfortunately, during perestroika, the names of real war heroes began to be deliberately forgotten. Denigrating publications about the atrocities of Soviet soldiers appear in the press. But time has put everything in its place today. Heroes always remain heroes.

February 23, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the birth of a graduate (1984) of the Alma-Ata Higher Combined Arms Command School named after Marshal of the Soviet Union I.S. Konev, Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumously), Lieutenant Andrei Shakhvorostov.

He lived a short life, but bright life, flashed like a star in the sky, left a good memory and bright memories in the hearts of those with whom he had the opportunity to live, study, serve and defend the Motherland.

Fidelity to the dream

Andrey Evgenievich Shakhvorostov was born on February 23, 1963 in the city of Taldy-Kurgan - regional center in the southeast of the Kazakh SSR, in a large working family Evgeny Ivanovich and Zinaida Klementyevna Shakhvorostov.

Andrey grew up as a simple, ordinary boy. In the early school years did not stand out among his peers in any way: neither in appearance nor in manners. He helped his parents raise their younger children and read a lot and enthusiastically.

Since childhood, Andrei had a dream of becoming an officer, which only became stronger over the years. He drew examples for himself from books and films about the war, stories of veterans of the Great Patriotic War, relatives and his older brother Evgeniy, a Suvorov veteran and then a cadet at the Alma-Ata Higher Combined Arms Command School.

School teachers and classmates recalled that already in the seventh and eighth grades Andrei was distinguished from his peers by his incredible hard work, perseverance in studying and achieving his goal - to become an officer, and a highly educated, seasoned, fearless officer, corresponding to his youthful ideal. That is why, after graduating from eighth grade in 1978 high school Andrey, without any hesitation, took his first independent step towards realizing his dream - he went to enroll in Kalinin Suvorov military school, which his older brother Evgeniy successfully graduated from in the same year.

However, his attempt to enroll in SVU was unsuccessful; based on the results of passing the entrance exams, Andrei was unable to score required quantity points. The unsuccessful attempt did not discourage the young man; it became a serious lesson for him and only strengthened his character. Upon returning home, Andrei analyzed his mistakes and critically assessed his knowledge and physical capabilities. Having clearly understood that the desire to be an officer alone was clearly not enough to enter a higher military school, he took up his studies, began to strengthen himself physically, and began comprehensive preparation for entering higher education. military educational institution and upcoming military service. The parents watched their son’s passion with alarm and tried to dissuade him, but Andrei was firm in his choice, and besides, he had the example of his older brother.

...So my studies at school are over. The exams are behind us and prom. With a high school diploma and a great desire to study, in early July 1980, Andrei arrived at the Alma-Ata Higher Combined Arms Command School, successfully passed the entrance exams and became a cadet. I was assigned to study in the 4th platoon of the 7th company of the 4th battalion. An important event In the life of cadet A. Shakhvorostov, on August 24, 1980, 28 Panfilov guardsmen took the Military Oath in the capital’s park.

He quickly gets involved in his studies, trying to absorb everything that the commanders and teachers of the school teach. Based on the results of the first examination session, he becomes an excellent student. After the first course, the battalion command transferred Andrei from the fourth to the second, “mountain platoon” of the 7th company, where the platoon commander was an experienced teacher, an excellent methodologist and an athlete, as they say, an officer from God - Captain Viktor Vladimirovich Plachkovsky. A new stage began in Andrey's life.

In the new team, Andrei quickly established relationships with all the cadets of the platoon, short term managed to gain authority and respect from commanders and classmates. The cadets were simply drawn to this short, light-eyed boy, and he reciprocated their feelings, valued the friendship, opinion and respect of his comrades. Andrei was a consultant in the platoon on any issue. He answered any question, even the most difficult, in detail and readily. But at the same time he never boasted of his knowledge, did not emphasize that he knew more than anyone else.

Andrey is developing leadership qualities. In all matters, he tries to be the first, to be in time everywhere. At the same time, he is distinguished by extraordinary modesty and integrity; he could, regardless of faces, tell the truth to his face. Commanders are amazed by his inexhaustible energy - he is interested in sports and photography, military history and literature, foreign language and basic etiquette. Andrey feels closely within the company, the school, and the training program. Already in his third year he knows much more than he should. He always carries some kind of super-program book in his field bag and studies it in his free minute. It is characteristic that Andrey does not mindlessly accumulate knowledge. He understands perfectly well that not only the outcome of the battle, but also the lives of people will depend on his knowledge, skills and practical skills. And Andrei understands that he will have to go into battle already in his third year, since it was at this time that he firmly decided to go serve in Afghanistan after graduating from college.

This understanding was strengthened after military training in the Osh mountain brigade of the Central Asian Military District as a commander motorized rifle platoon, when cadet A. Shakhvorostov had the opportunity to “experience” all the delights of the military profession during the activities of daily service and combat training at the head of his first military team. Andrei pays great attention to the memories of Afghan officers serving nearby in the military unit. During conversations with them, he tries to find answers to questions that interest him, and writes down a lot.

When the head of the school, Major General Nekrasov A.I. returned from his first trip to Afghanistan, Andrei eagerly listened to his stories about the actions of Soviet soldiers and college graduates in real combat. The general’s stories seemed to spur Andrey on. He began to study even more diligently, to study everything that a combined arms commander might need in modern combat, that is, he really prepared himself for war. The commanders and teachers of the school tried in every possible way to help the graduate, to more thoroughly prepare him for the upcoming service.

A major role in the formation of the future officer was played by the commanders and teachers of the school, first of all - platoon commander Captain Plachkovsky Viktor Vladimirovich, company commander Captain Seregin Nikolai Grigorievich, battalion commander Colonel Chepil Vasily Ivanovich, senior lecturer of the tactics department Colonel Geiger Vladimir Nikolaevich, senior lecturer of the fire department training Colonel Belousov Alexey Vasilyevich, head of the school Major General Nekrasov Anatoly Ivanovich.

On July 19, 1984, at the ceremonial formation on the occasion of graduation from the school, Andrei, among the four best graduates, received a gold medal, a diploma with honors and the long-awaited officer's shoulder straps. As he decided, he was sent for further service to one of the military units Red Banner Turkestan Military District - a kind of transit point, from which in November he leaves “beyond the river” - to Afghanistan, to meet fate, to immortality...

Panjshir heat

It was the fifth year Afghan war. A limited contingent of Soviet troops in Afghanistan conducted active large-scale combat operations. The Panjshir operations carried out by that time against the formations of Ahmad Shah Massoud showed that in order to partially control the Panjshir Gorge, the redeployment of a large military unit to it was necessary. The 682nd, formed in March 1984 in Termez, became such a military unit. motorized rifle regiment 108th motorized rifle division, later redeployed by the command of the 40th Combined Arms Army from the city of Bagram to a small mountain plateau, surrounded on all sides by mountains, located on the site of the abandoned village of Rukh. The regiment's task was to pin down enemy forces and prevent them from reaching the Kabul-Hairatan highway.

Lieutenant Andrei Shakhvorostov arrived to serve in this regiment in November 1984. First, he was appointed to the position of commander of a motorized rifle platoon, then, a few months later, deputy commander of the third motorized rifle company.

To better understand the situation of that time surrounding the young lieutenant during his service in the regiment, you need to know the following. After redeployment to Rukha, the 682nd Motorized Rifle Regiment found itself in a very difficult tactical situation. In fact, the regiment lived in a stone bag, and the conditions of its existence were extremely harsh. It was possible to move without risking life only in trenches, the extensive network of which covered the entire populated area. From a distance, only an abandoned village could be seen, and no movement. Every day from six o'clock in the evening Moscow time, when the heat subsided, the Mujahideen began shelling the regiment, so life in the trenches became familiar for the Soviet guys. In order to protect themselves from shelling, more than 60% of the regiment's units were dispersed with outposts and remote posts within a radius of two to three kilometers from the regiment's headquarters.

At one of these guard posts he served combat mission with his staff and Andrey. Fire contacts with the enemy at guard posts occurred daily. There was also frequent shelling of the regiment's territory with rocket and mortar shells. The perimeter of the military camp was essentially the regiment's forward line of defense. Losses of the 682nd motorized rifle regiment in the current situation will become the largest among the regiments and brigades of the limited contingent of Soviet troops in Afghanistan.

...Nevertheless, the regiment successfully completed the command’s combat mission. During his stay in the Panjshir Gorge most of Ahmad Shah Masuda's formations were indeed pinned down by motorized rifles, which completely blocked the through passage through the gorge. Moreover, all this time the gang formations significantly outnumbered the personnel of the 682nd Motorized Rifle Regiment. If at the beginning of the introduction of the regiment Ahmad Shah Masud had about 3.5 thousand fighters, then by 1988 their number reached 13 thousand.

The path to immortality

In November 1985, a year passed for Lieutenant Andrei Shakhvorostov in Afghanistan, a year of service in the 682nd Motorized Rifle Regiment in extreme harsh conditions daily fire contact with the enemy.

From the memoirs of a 1983 graduate of the school, Lieutenant Alexander Viktorovich Neutratov, who served with Andrei as a motorized rifle platoon commander in the 682nd Motorized Rifle Regiment: “...Open, honest, attentive to people, smart and erudite, he really attracted officers and soldiers to himself. Well, as for the service, he continued to be an excellent student. Built new trenches and trenches. He set up a sports ground in a protected place. In short, the commander was in his place. He wrote home to his wife Tatyana almost every day. And I was waiting for a vacation. Eagerly. You know how it happens when vacation is just around the corner. Moreover, my daughter Yulia is already five months old, and I have only seen her in photographs...”

How much positive emotions experienced by the young officer after a conversation with the head of the school, Lieutenant General Anatoly Ivanovich Nekrasov, who came to Afghanistan with a group of school teachers to meet with graduates participating in combat operations and their commanders. The conversation took place in detail. Andrey shared his impressions about the positive and negative aspects in the training of cadets, which, in his opinion, needs to be given more attention. The head of the school listened attentively to his graduate, constantly making notes in a notebook. At the end of the conversation, Andrei asked the general, if possible, to convey the letter to his wife Tatyana, who had long been waiting for her beloved to come home on vacation. Anatoly Ivanovich fulfilled Andrei’s request, brought the letter to his wife Tatyana and gave it personally, telling about the meeting with Andrei and his impressions. ...Lieutenant Shakhvorostov did not live to see his family.

From the memoirs of combat veterans in Afghanistan, participants in the events of December 14, 1985: “Almost every night the Mujahideen attempted to slip between the posts of Soviet soldiers. But the battle on December 14, 1985 was especially fierce. The battalion where Lieutenant Shakhvorostov served was suddenly sent to the aid of an Afghan regiment armed forces, caught in the ring. The fire did not stop for a minute. TO command post the company of senior lieutenant Arutyunov, who was covered by the group of lieutenant Shakhvorostov, the bandits managed to get almost close. They spared no shells, hoping that no one would be able to raise their heads. But Lieutenant Shakhvorostov knew his business well. He skillfully directed the fire, constantly encouraging his subordinates, managing to crawl to the wounded. He felt the turning point in the battle just in time. He jumped out onto the parapet, gave the order for a counterattack, but did not see its successful execution...”

Here is an extract from the award list of Lieutenant Andrei Evgenievich Shakhvorostov: “He served in Afghanistan since November 1984. During this time, he established himself exclusively with positive side. A well-rounded, hardworking and honest officer. He performed his duties with the utmost conscientiousness. He took an active part in military operations to destroy rebel gangs, where he showed courage and bravery, perseverance and heroism.

On December 14, 1985, in the area of ​​the Pizgaran gorge, the company’s location was fired upon by rebels using mortars and recoilless rifles, after which the enemy went on the offensive. When shelling among personnel There was confusion and confusion among the companies. Lieutenant Shakhvorostov A.E. with his decisive actions he restored order and ordered a perimeter defense. He stopped the advancing chain of rebels with machine gun fire. During the shootout, the lieutenant was wounded, but continued to lead the battle, and when the cartridges ran out, he fought back with grenades. At a critical moment he went on the attack, dragging his subordinates with him. The enemy was repulsed, but during the attack, Lieutenant Shakhvorostov A.E. died. With his courageous and heroic feat Lieutenant Shakhvorostov A.E. saved the unit from destruction, inspired the personnel to achieve victory.”

For courage and personal heroism shown during the execution combat mission, By Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR No. 5244 - XI of July 31, 1986, Lieutenant Shakhvorostov Andrei Evgenievich was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumously).

Fight in the gorge

From the memoirs of Afghan war veteran Andrei Moiseev: “...Units of the Rukhinsky regiment captured the Pizgoran Gorge in battle and deployed to repel possible attacks from the formations of Ahmad Shah Massoud. Around, at all dominant heights, posts were set up to prevent shelling from the mountains. The connection was stable. Everyone reported in a timely manner that they were ready to cooperate. And only from one post, almost immediately after the personnel landed there by helicopter, a message was received that meant the following: “We are not alone here.”

For some reason, aviation and artillery could not help the post with fire without adjustments. And the senior group lieutenant Andrei Shakhvorostov conveyed increasingly alarming news. Their meaning boiled down to the fact that the “bearded ones” were accumulating strength for an attack. And their intentions, judging by the way proud Akhmad treated those who allowed us into their territory (and he simply shot them, their corpses were seen by those at the rear of our column), were very serious. The military topographers missed something on the 1945 map of Afghanistan in the “Panjshir Gorge” section. Secret paths and slight differences in terrain altitudes allowed the “spirits” to try to destroy a favorably located post, from which an excellent view opened up to gain an opportunity with a relatively close range fire at our regiment's locations.

The staff understood this very well. Upon careful examination of the map of the area, it was revealed that nearby, three hundred meters away, there was a high-rise building that could be climbed undetected in two to three hours and provide assistance to the post. real help fire and artillery guidance.

The group was headed by the intelligence chief himself. The group also included an artillery gunner. The personnel were armed with Utes and AGS. As soon as they began to climb, the sounds of battle were heard. It is simply impossible for you and me, everyone who was there, to confuse them with something else. There was a combined arms battle using firearms And hand grenade launchers. The commanders and heads of services knew about the current situation. With the help of their subordinates, and with their own strength (everyone wants to live), they built SPS from flat stones, oriented in height towards the ill-fated post and looked with alarm and hope at the ever-decreasing soldiers who had become climbers by order.

The enemy outnumbered the post by five times. And new forces were drawn to him. But it was not only the advantages of the terrain that helped our motorized riflemen in the mountains repel attacks. And experience has nothing to do with it. But morale was really high at that time. Now even the most “avid” dushmans admit this.

The progress of the battle can be judged from the recording of the negotiations. The mortally wounded lieutenant constantly encouraged his soldiers that help was close. By the time the “support group” reached their goal, the battle had entered the hand-to-hand combat stage. The arrivals deployed the AGS and began to sprinkle grenades on the enemy from above. The artillery gunner very successfully directed the fire and the three barrels of the regimental self-propelled guns began to “work” on the targets, at the same time taking control of the secret paths.

Until the end of the operation, i.e. For a whole month, preventative shooting was carried out on them. The post's losses amounted to three people in the "two hundredths", including Lieutenant A. Shakhvorostov, and eight people (all others) in the "three hundredths". These “dry” numbers could be greatly “soaked”. But the combat situation demanded the sacrifice of the best. I knew Andrey. Normal guy. Hero of the Soviet Union. Posthumously...

P.S. The bullet knocked out the lieutenant's eye and tore the temporal bone... And so the mortally wounded but alive lieutenant Andrei Shakhvorostov met help. He died in the hands of doctors...”

Pizgaran Cross

From the memoirs of Leonid Grigorievich Moskalenko, a veteran of the Afghan war: “...And it all started with a model on the ground, with a large sandbox. Namely - from the Panjshir Gorge. Military topographers were earning their living... Immediately after lunch, all commanders and chiefs were called to headquarters. The regiment commander set the task, and the chief of staff read out the order.

The Panjshir gorge crosses the Pizgaran gorge, thereby forming the Pizgaran cross. Controlled everything mountain system Hindu Kush Ahmad Shah Masood. The regiment was faced with the task of covering 56 kilometers in three days and capturing this very “cross”, i.e. establish complete control over it.

The “Tsarandoy” troops were supposed to move out in parallel with us, but they didn’t even move. And when we went up the gorge, they saluted us, as if saying goodbye forever. The first tank ran into a radio-controlled land mine. The tower, tumbling in the air for several seconds, fell into the river. The driver-mechanic, Private Smirnov, was killed. All night long, the ammunition inside the tank continued to explode. It became clear that the entire road was mined. The commander decided to send all wheeled vehicles back to Rukha. We found a gentle descent into the Panjshir River and went up the pebble bed... The “spirits” did not expect this: you can’t plant a mine in the river...

We overcame enemy positions, firing from regimental self-propelled guns artillery installations. The corpses of executed Mujahideen floated down the river, and they let us into their area of ​​responsibility. Ahmad Shah did not tolerate excuses and excuses for non-compliance with orders...

Despite stubborn resistance, by the end of the third day we captured the “cross” and established posts in the mountains. ...And only in one place did we not take into account the terrain: one of the posts, located directly above us, could be attacked and captured. The enemy took advantage of this.

Lieutenant Andrei Shakhvorostov with eleven soldiers repelled the attacks of hundreds of dushmans. They sent him help, but it only reached him three hours later. By that time the battle had turned into hand-to-hand combat. Those who approached at the last moment fired at the “spirits” from the rear with grenade launchers. The artillery gunner aimed artillery and the outcome of the battle was decided. Shakhvorostov, mortally wounded, led the battle to the end. Andrey always stood out to me to guard “medicine...

For a whole month we stood on the “cross” under fire from mortars and snipers. Many times they were put forward in separate groups to clear out, as they now say, “objects.” Several times they were subject to attempts to knock us off the “cross”, but each time we suppressed these attempts in the most brutal manner both from the ground and from the air.

Ahmad Shah tried to create an advantage in manpower. But technically he was far from this. During the entire operation, we lost thirty-six people killed and up to one hundred and fifty wounded. All this happened in December 1985...”

I refuse the reward

Many years after the end of the Afghan war former officer special department of the headquarters of the 682nd motorized rifle regiment, Yuri Alekseevich Karabo, spoke about the events of December 14, 1985, Lieutenant Andrei Shakhvorostov, deputy commander of the third motorized rifle company of the 682nd motorized rifle regiment of the 108th Nevelskaya Red Banner motorized rifle division, at the cost own life fire from a machine gun stopped the advancing chain of rebels during brutal battle in the area of ​​the Pizgaran gorge: “...Andrei really died heroically, saving many soldiers at the cost of his life. But at the presentation for the title of Hero of the Soviet Union in the “highest circles” they signed in thick red pencil: “To be awarded posthumously with the Order of the Red Banner, since for the Star of the Hero he “served little in Afghanistan.” Such is the headquarters bureaucracy. The feat does not count; the main thing for bureaucrats is service life. In general, the regiment commander, Lieutenant Colonel Nikolai Vasilyevich Petrov, lined us up, showed us this paper and informed us that he was refusing his award, to which he was then presented. Then all the officers of the regiment, including me, withdrew the reports on the award sheets for the combat march to the so-called “Pizgaran Cross” in Panjshir to Ahmad Shah Masud. A huge scandal occurred. Those at the top understood this, and Andrei was nevertheless awarded the high title of Hero of the Soviet Union. And we, the officers of the regiment who submitted reports, were not awarded any orders or medals... The regiment commander, Lieutenant Colonel Petrov Nikolai Vasilyevich, a military officer and a man infinitely respected by us, left Afghanistan without a single award.”

Our good memory

On the eve of Memorial Day - the 50th anniversary of the birth of Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumously) Lieutenant Andrei Shakhvorostov, we remember the years of studying together with him within the walls of the glorious school, we remember Andrei as he was, we honor the memory of him, our classmate, simple, honest a guy who fulfilled his military duty to the end, remaining faithful to the Military Oath and the Motherland. In the fierce battles of the Afghan war, he showed unparalleled fortitude and courage, unbending fighting spirit and courage, and at the cost of his own life saved the unit from destruction.

The feat of Lieutenant Andrei Shakhvorostov, the heroes and ordinary soldiers of the Afghan war is timeless, it remains in our hearts. And therefore we will always remember the fallen sons of Russia, look up to them and pay tribute to them.

Our deepest bow to them and our fond memory!

The article was prepared by a graduate of the school in 1984.
Colonel Belozubov V.V.

In 1989, on February 15, the last Soviet troops left the state of Afghanistan. Thus ended the 10-year war, in which the Soviet Union lost over 15 thousand of its citizens. And it is clear that the Day of Withdrawal of Troops from Afghanistan is both a holiday for Afghan veterans and a day of remembrance and mourning for all fallen internationalist soldiers.

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(extracurricular activity dedicated to the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan)

Target : broadening the horizons of students, instilling a sense of duty, responsibility, self-sacrifice, patriotism; spiritual enrichment by the poetic and song heritage of internationalist soldiers.

Equipment: projector, screen, computer, computer presentation

Progress of the event.

(The song playsBlue berets .“Password – Afghanistan”, video)

Leading:February 15 is the Day of Remembrance of Russians who performed their official duties outside the Fatherland, and the 27th anniversary of the end of hostilities of Soviet troops in Afghanistan.

More than a quarter of a century ago, the 40th Army returned to its homeland with its battle flags unfurled. From 1979 to 1989, more than 650 thousand military personnel of the Limited Contingent of Soviet Forces and 200 thousand civilian citizens of the USSR of almost all nationalities took part in hostilities on the territory of Afghanistan.

(slide 3) I don't regret, I don't scream, I don't cry,

That the path of my war passed through Afghanistan,

I am proud that I lived this way and not otherwise,

A man is only painted by the scars of his wounds...

(slide 4) During the most difficult period of the war, Boris Vsevolodovich Gromov, a major general, was appointed commander of the 40th Army, that is, a limited contingent.

(slide 5 -8) Heroes of the Afghan War (story based on slides)

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You won't see your sons for a long time,

We, the Motherland, have left you,

(slides 10-16 ). A story about heroes awarded posthumously (story based on slides)

(slide 17) Video. Blue berets . "Memory".

Sleep well, mothers and fathers,

Brides-wives, dear to the heart.

We keep sacred honor home country,

We, your faithful sons, Russia.

And, having met on native land,

Lost in the cycle of memories,

Let's remember the guys who didn't return

A single moment of silence.

(a minute of silence is announced)

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In total, more than 200 thousand people were awarded state awards in Afghanistan, including almost 11 thousand who were awarded posthumously. Among those awarded were 1,350 women.
Private soldiers, officers, and generals carried out the orders of the Motherland with honor, and often at the cost of their own lives. For 10 years in Afghanistan, our military personnel and civilian specialists not only conducted combat operations, but also built roads, schools, hospitals, and provided humanitarian and medical assistance to the local population.

(slide 18) The losses of our troops amounted to 15,051 people. 8655 people died under the age of 20, 3557 people aged 20-25 years. More than 260 thousand people were injured, injured and maimed. 6,669 people became disabled. 316 were missing.

In total, more than 200 thousand people were awarded state awards in Afghanistan, including almost 11 thousand who were awarded posthumously. Among those awarded were 1,350 women.
Private soldiers, officers, and generals carried out the orders of the Motherland with honor, and often at the cost of their own lives. For 10 years in Afghanistan, our military personnel and civilian specialists not only conducted combat operations, but also built roads, schools, hospitals, and provided humanitarian and medical assistance to the local population.

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In 1989, on February 15, the last Soviet troops left the state of Afghanistan. Thus ended the 10-year war, in which the Soviet Union lost over 15 thousand of its citizens. And it is clear that the Day of Withdrawal of Troops from Afghanistan is both a holiday for Afghan veterans and a day of remembrance and mourning for all fallen internationalist soldiers.

(slide 20) Every time gives birth to its heroes. But feat of arms has always stood on a high moral pedestal, crowning best qualities a citizen, a patriot, an internationalist. In our time, Russian boys have not run out of loyalty to the duty and traditions of older generations: an unyielding will to win, courage, courage. Confirmation of this is that thousands of soldiers and officers were awarded state awards for dedication, courage, and heroism shown in providing international assistance to the Republic of Afghanistan.

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We left Afghanistan a long time ago,

Almost forgot the smell of smoke and fire,

But I remember: everything was there without deception,

And here everything false haunts me.

And here there is pettiness, dishonesty everywhere,

Which I meet with hostility,

And I remember the area in the sand and dust

By that distant and alien river.

Not everyone will understand now,

And whoever understands, he won’t try it,

How our guys moved forward

The earth was burning all in smoke.

My lips were cracking from thirst,

My throat burned like it was on fire,

But the boys clenched their teeth

They gave me a sip of water

Now I'm ashamed that I'm wounded

Begged and raved about water,

A sip, which was equal there

Sometimes life is worth everything.

Like brothers there were people there,

They paid an immeasurable price for everything.

The Soviet authorities were not very willing to remember that war, which is probably why the holiday did not receive official status. However, Russians today treat Afghan veterans with respect and honor. The country has created memorial complexes in memory of those killed in the Afghan war. In big and small cities on February 15, proactive veterans organize rallies, and in columns are relatives, friends, friends of Afghans and simply patriotic people for whom war is not an empty phrase. Eternal glory to our soldiers!

Video. Blue berets “The war is over”

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I don't regret, I don't scream, I don't cry,

That the path of my war passed through Afghanistan,

I am proud that I lived this way and not otherwise,

A man is only painted by the scars of his wounds...

Autumn 1985 was drafted into the ranks of the USSR Armed Forces. He served in a combat engineer unit as part of a limited contingent of Soviet troops in Afghanistan. He was awarded the medals “For Courage” and “For Military Merit.” Awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.

Kabul is distant and lifeless steppe

They smelled like smoke from loud explosions,

You won't see your sons for a long time,

Saving another people from grief.

We, the Motherland, have left you,

Conscience has shown us the way:

Go and carry out the holy order,

So that the Motherland sleeps peacefully.

He died heroically, destroying eight rebels, and thereby provided his comrades with access to more advantageous positions.

For the military feat and courage shown in this battle, he was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, posthumously.

Nikolai Anfinogenov was the first ordinary soldier to be awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union on Afghan soil.

Since 1987 - as part of a limited contingent of Soviet troops in Afghanistan. Flew 180 combat missions. On December 21, 1987, while performing a combat mission, he was hit by a Stinger missile. Saving the lives of the crew, he showed courage and heroism. Posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.

Since April 1987, he served in a special forces unit as part of a limited contingent of Soviet troops in Afghanistan. For courage and heroism he was awarded the Order of the Red Banner and the medal "For Military Merit", posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.

Took part in six combat operations.

Since 1987 - in composition of exhaust gas Rani valuable contingent with Soviet troops in Afghanistan. Awarded two with the Order of the Red Star. January 23, 198 9 years, three weeks before graduation output to the owl tsk troops, died in battle. behind courage and heroism shown in extreme oh situation, posthumously awarded rank of Gero I Soviet Union.

The losses of our troops amounted to 15,051 people. 8655 people died under the age of 20, 3557 people aged 20-25 years. More than 260 thousand people were injured, injured and maimed. 6,669 people became disabled. 316 were missing.

In total, more than 200 thousand people were awarded state awards in Afghanistan, including almost 11 thousand who were awarded posthumously. Among those awarded were 1,350 women. Private soldiers, officers, and generals carried out the orders of the Motherland with honor, and often at the cost of their own lives. For 10 years in Afghanistan, our military personnel and civilian specialists not only conducted combat operations, but also built roads, schools, hospitals, and provided humanitarian and medical assistance to the local population.

From the end of 1979, when a contingent of Soviet troops entered the territory of Afghanistan, a war began that lasted 10 years. Military personnel, border guards, and civilian specialists, numbering up to 100 thousand people annually, were actually at war in another state. They were opposed by a constant number of 300 thousand fighters and the majority of the population of Afghanistan, which far exceeded the entire limited contingent. The military personnel fulfilled their duty, the military oath, often showing heroism even at the cost of their lives. During the years of the Afghan war, about 15 thousand people died from the contingent sent to the territory of the DRA.

How to evaluate all the heroism and courage of the military, shown in the performance of international and military duty, if we proceed from the far from perfect award system of the Soviet Union. Take, for example, the awarding of Marshals Sokolov and Ogarkov for the events in Afghanistan with the Order of Suvorov, established for presentation during the period of the great Patriotic War. The appreciation of heroism was not always reflected in awards; many worthy servicemen did not receive them. The number of Heroes of the Soviet Union who passed through Afghanistan was 86 people, many were awarded this title posthumously.

Among the heroes of the Afghan war, we can confidently name pilot Nikolai Sainovich Maidanov. For courage and heroism in 1988 he was awarded this high rank, and in 2000 he was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation. He died while performing military duty in the cockpit of his helicopter, 11 years after the end of the Afghan war. Lieutenant Demchenko, a platoon commander of a motorized rifle brigade, died in a battle in the Ganjgal gorge with superior forces of the Mujahideen and special forces of the Pakistani army. There were 17 Soviet soldiers against more than 300, Hero of the Soviet Union Demchenko died with a grenade in his hands, like his fellow soldiers Heroes of Russia, Lieutenant Amosov S.A. and private Gadzhiev N.O. Reflecting the attack and defending the right flank of the battalion, almost the entire platoon was killed, only one seriously wounded soldier survived, whom Demchenko pushed into a crevice before his death.

The Order of Lenin was considered the highest award of the Soviet Union; among the awarded Afghan military personnel, 104 people became its holders. One of them is private Vitaly Nikolaevich Puzin, who died in battle in the province of Faizabad. Vitaly tried to suppress the enemy machine gun, which was hindering the platoon’s advance. Twice wounded, he continued the battle with superior forces, when the cartridges ran out, he blew himself up and the surrounding militants with grenades. The military navigator, Major Ivan Grigorievich Potapov, during a combat operation, his helicopter was shot down and, having lost control, exploded, colliding with a mountain.

One can confidently count among the heroes of the Afghan war the paratroopers who were the first to fight the dushmans near Shigal village in Kunar province in March 1980. In that battle, 37 paratroopers died, this was the result of miscalculations in preparing the operation and the paratroopers’ lack of experience in operating in mountainous conditions. For bravery and heroism, the title of Hero of the Soviet Union was awarded to Sergeant A. Mironenko and Sergeant N. Chepik.

It is worth remembering the heroic uprising of Soviet prisoners of war held in a militant training camp near Peshawar. As a result of fleeting battles with superior forces, the rebels were able to destroy more than 120 Afghan militants, many foreign specialists, and Pakistani military. The training base was completely destroyed, the explosion of the arsenal led to huge losses among personnel and weapons, which were planned to be transferred to the militants fighting against the Soviet military. The size of the crater from the satellite was at least 80 meters. The militants lost more than 40 guns, two thousand missiles and shells, several Grad installations and two million rounds of ammunition.

Many were in captivity for about 3 years, but they were able to raise an uprising with one single goal - to break out of captivity. For two days, the prisoners tried to break through the encirclement, but the forces were too unequal. In addition to the militants, those who were drawn together took part in the storming of the camp. army units Pakistani army, tanks, aviation, artillery. Only after a bombing attack by Pakistani aircraft and the use of artillery did the rebels die a heroic death - in battle, but did not surrender.

With the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, the ten-year war ended, but it continued long years for Soviet and Russian border guards who continued to serve on the Tajik-Afghan border. Heroic fight the personnel of the twelfth border post with superior forces of militants in June 93, ended only when the fighters ran out of ammunition. Six border guards were awarded the high title of Hero of Russia, 25 people died defending the border, including the head of the border post.