16th Special Purpose Brigade. Chuchkovskaya Special Forces Brigade"

Brief historical background:
The brigade was formed on January 1, 1963, and on April 29, 1969 received the Battle Banner.
From 15.08. Until 09/03/1972, the personnel carried out a government task to extinguish fires in the territory of the Central Black Earth Zone. 158 people were awarded the medal "For Courage in a Fire", more than 200 received letters of thanks.
In 1977, the brigade was included in the Book of Honor of the Moscow Military District. In 1976, 1977, 1982, 1985, 1986 she was awarded the Challenge Banner of the Military Council of the Moscow Military District.
From March 1985 to August 1988, one detachment carried out combat missions in Afghanistan.
28.09. - 11/30/1992, two detachments with a total number of 402 people performed combat missions in Tajikistan.
13.01. - 05/02/1995 in the Chechen Republic, 1 detachment performed combat and special tasks.
In 1993, 1994, 1996, a group from the brigade took first place in competitions for the championship of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in TSP and the cup remains forever in the unit. In 1996 and 1997, the SpN group performed at international competitions in Slovakia. In 1994, the SpN group performs with demonstration classes in Jordan. The brigade was visited by foreign delegations from Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Syria, Algeria, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, and the USA.
From 08/14/1999 to September 2006, a separate detachment of the brigade participated in the counter-terrorist operation on the territory of the North Caucasus region (returned to the PPD on 09/26/2006). Major Tuchin A.I. (posthumously), senior lieutenant Rodin A.V., (posthumously), senior lieutenant Elistratov D.V. and senior lieutenant Samankov A.V. awarded the title Hero of Russia.
From October 2001 to May 2002, the company, formed on the basis of the brigade, carried out peacekeeping operations in Kosovo.
In 2003, the brigade was transferred from Chuchkovo (Ryazan region) to Tambov.
In June 2005, at the international competitions of the Special Forces groups held in Belarus, the group from the brigade took 3rd overall place and 1st place in cross-country cross-country. In July 2005, at the competition of the Special Forces groups for the championship of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (Pskov), the group from the brigade took 4th place.
In August 2005 and 2006, military delegations from Belarus and Vietnam visited the brigade, and in September 2006 - from Jordan. The Special Forces group took part in special tactical exercises in Jordan.
In total, 149 people died in the performance of military duty in the brigade, including 47 in Afghanistan, 50 in the first Chechen war, and 52 in the second Chechen war.
In July 2007 and August 2009, on the basis of the brigade, competitions of special forces groups for the championship of the RF Armed Forces were held.
From 08/12/2008 to October 2009, the brigade's military personnel took part in forcing Georgia to peace and maintaining order on the territory of the Republic of Abkhazia.

As usual, we were shown the behavior of groups in a combat situation and the training of military personnel, expressed in overcoming various obstacle courses.
At the first stage, there was the advancement of the group, the detection and destruction of the enemy, then the withdrawal under the cover of units of the company of special weapons. Everything was fast enough - the group advances in dashes, a short fire raid, retreat.
So beloved by all finger along;)
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The dynamics of the "battle" was constantly extinguished by the filming brethren, who captured the fighters in courageous poses
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The "battle" was carried out right at the shooting range of the Trigulay training ground and was carried out with live ammunition, so there were no options to shoot near. To not get caught.
This boychina cheerfully landed 5 RPG-18 grenades on targets
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Under the cover of fire from the PKP "Pecheneg" from the "Tigr" of the special weapons company, the group retreated
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According to the "Tigers", officers have the following opinion: such a vehicle is needed only in a company of special weapons (the rest of the units are either airlifted or advanced on foot), and even then not in the current version. The company is currently armed with STS GAZ-233014, which has an unarmored engine and protection of the module with the crew from 7.62 bullets. We need fully armored vehicles (at least holding armor-piercing 7.62) with mandatory engine protection. The main weapon is considered a machine gun, although there are installed AGS-17 automatic grenade launchers.
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"Tigers" were received in 2009, before that there were BTR-80s in the company of special weapons. Detailed photos of the interior of the car from the inside and outside can be seen in the report from the 22nd ObrSpN, because. they are identical.
The Israeli SUV Zibar was also tested in the brigade. He struck everyone, of course, with a frantic patency, tk. even in one of the most impassable places gave out 120 km / h. But niches in the brigades are not very visible to him, because. not armored and the main units are again advanced on foot.
There is also a platoon of drones, which are armed with complexes based on the UAV 421-08 "Pear", I did not photograph them, because I already saw the same ones in the 22nd brigade (see link), but the opinion of the officers is as follows: an unmanned aerial vehicle short range is good for reconnaissance battalions of motorized rifle brigades located on the front line. Special Forces teams do not need such a drone, because. they work deep behind enemy lines and carrying extra weight on themselves for several hundred kilometers is completely impractical. Long-range UAVs are needed, which allow reconnaissance in the depths of enemy territory.

Let's take a closer look at snipers.
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They are all contract soldiers, at the moment there is only one conscript, but in the future he will be replaced. Most of them studied at the courses at the Solnechnogorsk school. Graduates of the school are entitled to an additional payment of 30 thousand rubles per month
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Regularly, snipers receive an SVD rifle, scout snipers of the VSS "Vintorez", the most professionally trained fighters within the group are distributed foreign-made sniper rifles
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From foreign weapons there are:
Rifles Sako TRG-42
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Carbine H-S Precision
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A regular companion of Solnechnogorsk school graduates is the SSG04 rifle
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They promise to soon produce by replacing the standardization of all foreign rifles in the division under caliber 308win (replacement with SSG04?).
They had no business with the SV-98 in the unit, but they heard about its shortcomings, they spoke well about Lobaev's products. I told the commander about the T-5000 from Orsis, since Sasha recently shared his opinion. In short, the officer has a high opinion of foreign rifles, a very good weapon, but as a patriot, of course, he wants his own.
Domestic sight 1P59 "Hyperon", installed instead of PSO on SVD
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Better than PSO, of course, but not very good
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The snipers of the brigade were regularly issued with ballistic calculators, weather stations, night vision devices, rangefinders, observation tubes. Equipment is at your own expense.
Ballistic calculator and Kestrel weather stations and
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Night-vision device
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Deputy group commanders are routinely issued collimator sights EOTech 512 to the machine gun. Different people have different opinions on their use, one officer said that it’s a good thing, another that yes, it’s good, but I don’t see much point in it, I wouldn’t take it on assignments
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The same is true for various canopies for weapons such as handles, slats, etc. Some officers used them on missions and responded well, others said that they used them, but they would not take them on combat exits, because. they do not give special advantages, but add extra weight. Among the reasons why they are not necessary (from people who used different stray) were the following:
- the experience of Chechnya showed that all clashes took place near special forces groups at a distance of 20-30 meters, where optics, a collimator do not play a role - the enemy is perfectly visible anyway.
- any extra load during large foot crossings (which is the norm in special forces) is always a burden.
- sights, handles, no-no straps tend to cling to uniforms, if necessary, sharply bring the weapon into a combat position.

Of the weapons, the NSVS "Utes" machine gun was also demonstrated.
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It's TV crews torturing one of the snipers
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Soldiers expend their remaining ammo
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In 2006, automotive equipment was replaced throughout the brigade (mainly with URALs), including communication vehicles (came on the basis of KAMAZ)
One of the armored URALs
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Further, at the training ground, we were shown the passage of an obstacle course.
In the photo, conscript soldiers. The brigade decided to equip two battalions with contract soldiers (currently 70% completed), one with conscripts (for reserve training)
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Classes per day can be up to 10 hours (8 during the day and 2 at night), the emphasis is on physical, tactical-special, fire training, topography, engineering training, etc. The study of charters, drill given time to a minimum
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This guy served as a "ladder" for the whole group
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After completing the passage of the strip, the TV crew drove the guys again for a phased shooting.
"Wounded", without flinching, fulfilled the wish
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In general, all movements from the unit to the training ground and back (18 km one way) are made on foot, in the form of forced marches, etc. This is how endurance is trained.
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Double two. At the forefront of the attack - the group commander, lieutenant. This year, about 25 young officers from schools came to replenish the brigade. If earlier in the early 2000s, many immediately after joining the unit wrote a report for dismissal, then somewhere in 2007 they go with a desire to serve. Some agree to sergeant positions, if only to continue their service (as positions are vacated, they are put on officer positions). The brigade pays bonuses by order of the Moscow Region No. 400.
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In the role of "ladder" is the same guy - handsome
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The range is also equipped with a mountain strip. One of the units of the brigade has a complete standard set of equipment for mountain shooters.
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The brigade is subject to recruitment of guys only with the highest category of fitness - A1. It is becoming more and more difficult to select such people, because every year the quality of health of conscripts is falling and falling
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Approximately 30% of conscripts in the brigade are people with higher education
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Monument at the training ground dedicated to the soldiers of the brigade who died in hot spots
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On July 8, 2007, a monument to all those who died in Afghanistan and Chechnya was opened directly at the location of the brigade in Tambov

Brief historical background:
The brigade was formed on January 1, 1963, and on April 29, 1969 received the Battle Banner.

From 15.08. Until 09/03/1972, the personnel carried out a government task to extinguish fires in the territory of the Central Black Earth Zone. 158 people were awarded the medal "For Courage in a Fire", more than 200 received letters of thanks.
In 1977, the brigade was included in the Book of Honor of the Moscow Military District. In 1976, 1977, 1982, 1985, 1986 she was awarded the Challenge Banner of the Military Council of the Moscow Military District.

From March 1985 to August 1988, one detachment carried out combat missions in Afghanistan.
28.09. - 11/30/1992, two detachments with a total number of 402 people performed combat missions in Tajikistan.
13.01. - 05/02/1995 in the Chechen Republic, 1 detachment performed combat and special tasks.
In 1993, 1994, 1996, a group from the brigade took first place in competitions for the championship of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in TSP and the cup remains forever in the unit. In 1996 and 1997, the SpN group performed at international competitions in Slovakia. In 1994, the SpN group performs with demonstration classes in Jordan. The brigade was visited by foreign delegations from Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Syria, Algeria, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, and the USA.
From 08/14/1999 to September 2006, a separate detachment of the brigade participated in the counter-terrorist operation on the territory of the North Caucasus region (returned to the PPD on 09/26/2006). Major Tuchin A.I. (posthumously), senior lieutenant Rodin A.V., (posthumously), senior lieutenant Elistratov D.V. and senior lieutenant Samankov A.V. awarded the title Hero of Russia.
From October 2001 to May 2002, the company, formed on the basis of the brigade, carried out peacekeeping operations in Kosovo.
In 2003, the brigade was transferred from Chuchkovo (Ryazan region) to Tambov.
In June 2005, at the international competitions of the Special Forces groups held in Belarus, the group from the brigade took 3rd overall place and 1st place in cross-country cross-country. In July 2005, at the competition of the Special Forces groups for the championship of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (Pskov), the group from the brigade took 4th place.
In August 2005 and 2006, military delegations from Belarus and Vietnam visited the brigade, and in September 2006 - from Jordan. The Special Forces group took part in special tactical exercises in Jordan.
In total, 149 people died in the performance of military duty in the brigade, including 47 in Afghanistan, 50 in the first Chechen war, and 52 in the second Chechen war.
In July 2007 and August 2009, on the basis of the brigade, competitions of special forces groups for the championship of the RF Armed Forces were held. From 08/12/2008 to October 2009, the brigade's military personnel took part in forcing Georgia to peace and maintaining order on the territory of the Republic of Abkhazia.

The dynamics of the "battle" was constantly extinguished by the filming brethren, who captured the fighters in courageous poses

Under the cover of fire from the PKP "Pecheneg" from the "Tigr" of the special weapons company, the group retreated

Let's take a closer look at snipers.

Regularly, snipers receive an SVD rifle, scout snipers of the VSS "Vintorez", the most professionally trained fighters within the group are distributed foreign-made sniper rifles

From foreign weapons there are:
Rifles Sako TRG-42

Carbine H-S Precision

A regular companion of Solnechnogorsk school graduates is the SSG04 rifle

They promise to soon produce by replacing the standardization of all foreign rifles in the unit under caliber 308win (replacement with SSG04?).
They had no business with the SV-98 in the unit, but they heard about its shortcomings, they spoke well about Lobaev's products. I told the commander about the T-5000 from Orsis, since Sasha recently shared his opinion. In short, the officer has a high opinion of foreign rifles, a very good weapon, but as a patriot, of course, he wants his own.
Domestic sight 1P59 "Hyperon", installed instead of PSO on SVD

Better than PSO, of course, but not very good

Night-vision device

A viewing tube for observing the results of shooting and their correction by the second number of the sniper pair

Pipe reconnaissance TR-8

From non-sniper weapons, an AN-94 "Abakan" assault rifle with a 1PN-58 night sight was demonstrated

About "Abakan" the officer who used it responded in positive tones, but noted that it was not easy to master it, an experienced person was needed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5aEfe1cCls

The same is true for various canopies for weapons such as handles, slats, etc. Some officers used them on missions and responded well, others said that they used them, but they would not take them on combat exits, because. they do not give special advantages, but add extra weight. Among the reasons why they are not necessary (from people who used different stray) were the following: - the experience of Chechnya showed that all clashes took place near special forces groups at a distance of 20-30 meters, where optics, a collimator do not play a role - the enemy is perfectly visible and so.
- any extra load during large foot crossings (which is the norm in special forces) is always a burden.
- sights, handles, no-no straps tend to cling to uniforms, if necessary, sharply bring the weapon into a combat position.

It's TV crews torturing one of the snipers

Soldiers expend their remaining ammo

In 2006, automotive equipment was replaced throughout the brigade (mainly with URALs), including communication vehicles (came on the basis of KAMAZ)
One of the armored URALs

This guy served as a "ladder" for the whole group

After completing the passage of the strip, the TV crew drove the guys again for a phased shooting.
"Wounded", without flinching, fulfilled the wish

In general, all movements from the unit to the training ground and back (18 km one way) are made on foot, in the form of forced marches, etc. This is how endurance is trained.

In the role of "ladder" is the same guy - handsome

The range is also equipped with a mountain strip. One of the units of the brigade has a complete standard set of equipment for mountain shooters.

The brigade is subject to recruitment of guys only with the highest category of fitness - A1. It is becoming more and more difficult to select such people, because every year the quality of health of conscripts is falling and falling

Approximately 30% of conscripts in the brigade are people with higher education

In 2003 the brigade was relocated to Tambov on the territory of the former school of chemical protection. Some rooms had to be converted into living quarters. At the moment, almost all officers are provided with service housing, there are two three-story houses for families and one hostel for bachelors, in which mostly contract soldiers and young lieutenants live. You can also rent a house in the city, apartments cost about 6 thousand, which, when paying compensation for sublease (3,600), gives a payment from your own pocket of 2.4 thousand.
Soldiers live in barracks; there are no Kubrick-type dormitories here. Filmed in a special weapons company

Sports section

leisure room

household room

Wash basin

The main problem is that the housing stock, often of pre-revolutionary construction, has already aged quite a bit, so repairs are needed here and there from time to time, which turns into a headache "where to get money, where to relocate soldiers for a while," etc. A clear example of the aging of housing was the fire in 2009 in one of the buildings built in 1907, when the wiring in the secret part closed. 6 people died from suffocation in the smoke. The media then came off in full, putting forward the most ridiculous theories, ranging from the revenge of the militants and ending with a showdown between grandfathers and recruits. By the way, they managed to take out especially important documents. The building is still standing, it makes no sense to restore it, because. structural strength is questionable.
The fire deprived the team of the club, the meeting room. The city administration sometimes helps with the club, which, at the request of the command, provides the Palace of Culture completely free of charge, the rent of which for the rest of those who wish is 70 thousand rubles. Such assistance is not surprising, because the mayor of the city Alexei Kondratiev previously served as an officer in the 16th brigade.
Hall for hand-to-hand combat. The sports complex itself is also being partially renovated.

Food for soldiers this year has been transferred to the service of a civil organization, but who wants something more diverse - welcome to a soldier's tea room.

One of the officers asked in bewilderment why I was taking pictures of the teahouse and the payment terminal. I explained that this is for the large category of Fom Unbelievers from the Internet, who are convinced that this cannot be in a military unit. Told what they write in the comments. The major was amazed at the foolishness of the people

In conclusion, I would like to sincerely congratulate the brigade, as well as other special forces units, on the Day of Special Forces Units, which is celebrated on October 24.
Happy holiday, guys!

The location of the 16th separate special forces brigade, or military unit 54607, is the city of Tambov. The connection is listed in the Book of Honor of the former Moscow Military District, was awarded the challenge banner several times. The brigade consists of four battalions. Three are in the garrison on the territory of the former school of chemical protection, the fourth - in the village of Protasovo, Tambov region.

Story

The division was formed in January 1963 in the village. Chuchkovo, Ryazan region. In 1972, she performed the task of extinguishing fires in several areas of the Central Region. Later, the structural units of the compound carried out the tasks of protecting government facilities in Tajikistan, and were also engaged in the elimination of criminal groups in Chechnya and the North Caucasus region. In 2001-2002 the brigade participated in peacekeeping operations in Kosovo, and in 2008-2009. on the territory of Abkhazia. Relocated to Tambov in 2003.

Living conditions in the barracks (beds, washbasin, change house)

eyewitness impressions

The material and living conditions of service are called good. The fighters of such a unit as military unit 54607 live in well-appointed Kubrick dormitories. Each cubicle has its own shower room and toilet. There are washing machines, but soldiers buy powder and other detergents on their own from the allowance.
Of the infrastructure facilities on the territory of the part there is a shop, a bathhouse, a sports complex and a canteen. Officers and soldiers eat together.
Hazing and hazing are not noted for several reasons. Firstly, servicemen of different conscription do not live on the same floor of the hostel. Secondly, every evening there is a bodily and medical examination of the soldiers. Thirdly, mailboxes are hung throughout the territory of the garrison, in which each of the employees can put a written message to the leadership.

Physical training classes

At present, military unit 54607 is 50% staffed by contract servicemen. The selection criteria for applicants are as follows:

Age 18-35 years;
Complete secondary or vocational education;
Knowledge of at least one foreign language;
Positive results of psychological and physical selection;
Medical certificate form not lower than A-1;
The presence of the written consent of relatives or spouses for the service of the candidate in the special forces unit.

With regard to a foreign language, then the officers for the knowledge of a European or Oriental language are entitled to cash surcharges. At the same time, employees pass an exam in a foreign language annually, and graduates of specialized military educational institutions - twice a year.

Sports corner in one of the barracks

In addition to specialized language exams, soldiers undergo psychological and physical testing once a month. If a soldier fails the tests, he can be transferred to another unit that is not related to special forces.
Practice shooting is held once a week, at the training ground near the village. Protasovo. Field exercises last about a month and are held in the summer. Hand-to-hand combat classes are also regularly held, there is a jumping tower where soldiers learn to parachute. For a certain number of jumps, special forces are paid extra.
Military personnel of military unit 54607 receive monetary allowances on the VTB-24 card.

There is no ATM at the checkpoint, a Sberbank terminal is installed, and a commission of 100 rubles is charged for withdrawing money. Parents are encouraged to give employees a Momentum card opened in their name. If it was not possible to transfer the card, the soldier may ask to withdraw the money of contractors, or those who are going on dismissal.

study room

The oath is carried out after the course of a young fighter, which lasts about a month. They take the oath on Saturdays at 9:00 am. Relatives are advised to arrive early in order to issue a pass at the entrance. After the event, leave on the security of the passport of the parents or wife is allowed. During the rest of the time, dismissal services are provided upon the arrival of relatives. The soldier notifies the unit commander of this in the form of a report. It is desirable to write it on Thursday. If the leave is denied, you can meet with the fighter at the checkpoint, where there is a room for visitors. Leaves are granted from 13.00 on Saturday (after the park-economic day) and from 9.00 am on Sunday. The soldier must arrive at the unit no later than 20.00.

Military personnel of military unit 54607 are given telephone numbers every evening, an hour before lights out. Soldiers receive MTS SIM cards with inexpensive tariffs under the “Call Mom” program at the military registration and enlistment office. A lost SIM card cannot be restored, they buy a new one, usually Megafon.
On the territory of the unit there is an infirmary, there is a medical unit. In case of complications of diseases or prolonged acclimatization, fighters can be sent to a military hospital in Tambov.

Laying parachutes on the parade ground

Information for mom

Parcels and letters

Unit address: 392000, Tambov, st. B. Vasilyeva, 7, military unit 54607, full name of the serviceman, unit letter (check with the soldier for information)
Post office address: 392000, Tambov, st. October, 1.
All correspondence, including notices of parcels, is delivered to the address of the unit. For parcels, soldiers are led in groups of 10-15 people, accompanied by officers. The contents of the parcels may be inspected for non-statutory items.

Contact phone numbers

8 (475-2) 72-12-09 - communication center;
8 (475-2) 72-12-05 - reception of the garrison military hospital;
8 (475-2) 72-32-43 - telephone number of the post office.

your visit

How to get there

From the railway station - by minibuses No. 19, 54-a and 43, as well as by trolleybus No. 2. Check with the driver for a stop;
On weekends, minibus No. 2 runs from the bus station;
Buses No. 8, 9, 39, 45, 51 and trolleybuses No. 2, 8, 13 and 17 run from the bus station and railway station to the hospital. Get off at the Dynamo stadium stop.

Where to stay

Grand hotel. Located in the city center, 40 rooms of different categories of comfort. Breakfast is included in the room rate. Phone for booking: 8 (475-2) 47-48-31;
Hotel "Hotel". Located next to the railway station. Pretty good number of rooms. There is a cafe. Phone for booking: 8 (475-2) 72-82-93.

Accommodation reservations must be made in advance.

Photo album of the military unit

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Participation in Civil war in Tajikistan
First Chechen War
Second Chechen War
Russo-Georgian War

Part formation

On July 19, 1962, the directive of the General Staff of the USSR Armed Forces No. 140547 was issued on the formation of the 16th separate special-purpose brigade as part of the Moscow Military District.

The location of the brigade was determined by the former military camp of the 269th separate helicopter regiment, located near the settlement. Chuchkovo, Ryazan region.

The day of the unit was declared January 1, 1963. 16th Separate Special Purpose Brigade received a designation military unit 54607 (military unit 54607) .

Formation and development of the brigade

Like all special forces brigades created in the early 60s (with the exception of the 3rd brigade), 16th brigade It was a cropped formation, in which, according to the peacetime states, the personnel was 300-350 people. According to the plans of the military command during the introduction of martial law, due to the mobilization of reserve military personnel and holding 30-day training camps, 16th brigade unfolded into a full-fledged combat-ready unit with a personnel of 1,700 people.

According to the state of peacetime, the 16th brigade consisted of the following units:

brigade management;
detachment of special radio communications;
2 special forces;
3 separate special forces units (frame);
economic support company.

On April 29, 1969, by a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, the brigade was awarded the Battle Banner.

From August 15 to September 3, 1972, the personnel of the brigade were involved in extinguishing fires in the Central Black Earth Region. As a result of participation, 158 people were awarded the medal "For Courage in the Fire", more than 200 received letters of thanks.

In 1977, the brigade was included in the Book of Honor of the Moscow Military District.

In 1976, 1977, 1982, 1985, 1986 she was awarded the challenge banner of the District Military Council.

This 370th detachment was created to participate in the so-called complex military activities, the border zone "Veil" as part of the 22nd brigade stationed in southern Afghanistan.

During their stay in Afghanistan, the 370th detachment lost 39 people killed. According to other sources - 47 killed.

On August 11, 1988, the 370th detachment was withdrawn from the territory of Afghanistan and by August 30 arrived in the settlement. Chuchkovo, back to the 16th brigade.

Composition of the brigade for 1989

The composition of the 16th separate special-purpose brigade at the end of the 80s (all units and parts of the brigade were stationed in the settlement of Chuchkovo):

brigade department (military unit 54607) - n.p. Chuchkovo and units attached to it:

detachment of special radio communications;
mining company;
commandant platoon.

664th Separate Special Purpose Detachment;

Connection in the Armed Forces of Russia

In 1993, 1994, 1996, the reconnaissance group from the 16th brigade took first place in the competition for the championship of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in tactical and special training, and therefore the challenge cup was forever left in the brigade.

In 1996 and 1997, the reconnaissance group from the 16th brigade competed at international competitions in Slovakia.

In 1994, a reconnaissance group from the 16th brigade performed demonstration exercises in Jordan.

The brigade was visited by foreign delegations from Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Syria, Algeria, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, and the USA.

The consolidated company formed in the 14th brigade in the period from October 2001 to May 2002 was involved in peacekeeping operations in Kosovo.

By Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 990-S of August 28, 2003, the 16th brigade was redeployed from the settlement. Chuchkovo (Ryazan region) to Tambov, to the military camp of the disbanded Tambov Higher Military Command Red Banner School of Chemical Defense. Since 2003, the brigade commander has also been the head of the Tambov territorial garrison.

In June 2005, at the international competitions of special forces reconnaissance groups held in Belarus, the group from the 16th brigade took 3rd overall place and 1st place in cross-country cross-country.

In July 2005, at the competition of special forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces for the championship of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, a group from the brigade took 4th place.

In July 2007 and August 2009, on the basis of the brigade, competitions of special forces groups for the championship of the RF Armed Forces were held.

On September 13, 2009, a fire broke out at the headquarters of the 16th brigade, as a result of which 5 servicemen died.

On May 9, 2011, the combined battalion of the 16th brigade participated in the Victory Parade on Red Square in Moscow.

In 2012, the military equipment of the 16th brigade marched in parade formation on Palace Square in St. Petersburg.

In September-October 2012, units of the 16th brigade participated in the Kavkaz-2012 exercises, which took place on the territory of Chechnya, Kabardino-Balkaria and Ingushetia.

On January 26, 2019, by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin, the brigade was given the honorary name "Guards".

Composition of the brigade for 2010

For 2010, the composition of the 16th separate special-purpose brigade of the Western Military District was as follows (all units and units are deployed in Tambov except for the 664th detachment):

management of the brigade (military unit 54607) and units in management;

detachment of special radio communications;
mining company;
logistics company;
commandant platoon.

370th Separate Special Purpose Detachment;
664th separate detachment of special purpose (military unit 62688) - the village of Protasovo, Rzhaksinsky district, Tambov region;
379th Separate Special Purpose Detachment;
585th Separate Special Purpose Detachment;
669th Separate Special Purpose Detachment.

Participation of the 16th Special Purpose Brigade in combat operations

Civil war in Tajikistan

In 1992, due to the aggravation of the situation in Tajikistan, which escalated into a civil war, the framed 201st motorized rifle division of the RF Armed Forces stationed in the republic fell into a difficult situation. In almost all parts of the compound there was an acute shortage of personnel. For example, in the 191st motorized rifle regiment there were only 180 people, which was insufficient for the protection and defense of the military equipment of the regiment from the formations of the Islamic opposition, in the conditions of the actual siege of military towns.

The first special forces to come to the aid of units of the Russian 201st division were units from the 15th separate special forces brigade of the Armed Forces of Uzbekistan, which advanced in August 1992. As a result of pressure from the leadership of Uzbekistan on the Russian authorities, demanding an early intervention in the intra-Tajik conflict, the leadership of the RF Armed Forces decided to strengthen the units of the 201st division with units of the 3rd separate guards and 16th separate special forces brigades.

In the period from September 28 to November 30, 1992, the 370th detachment and the 669th detachment of the 16th brigade with a total strength of 402 people guarded and defended strategically important military and state facilities on the territory of Tajikistan

First Chechen War

In early January 1995, a combined detachment was created on the basis of the 16th brigade to conduct combat operations in Chechnya. The basis for the creation of the detachment was 370th Special Forces Detachment, whose commander was appointed Sergeev E. G. The 370th detachment was introduced into Chechnya on January 13, 1995. On the morning of January 24, 1995, by order of the commander of the grouping of troops, the 370th detachment ensured the advancement of the marine battalion in Chernorechye (Grozny region). At the same time, the detachment lost two servicemen killed. In the evening of the same day, the detachment returned to a temporary base in the building of a former school on the outskirts of Grozny. At 20:45 there was a powerful explosion, which resulted in the complete destruction of the school building. As a result of the explosion, all 35 servicemen of the detachment who were inside the building were killed. There has been no official investigation into the tragedy. According to the survivors, there were three versions of what happened:

the explosion of a stock of explosives brought by a detachment that was in the building;
preliminary mining by militants of the school building before the arrival of federal troops;
accidental hit in the school building by an artillery shell fired by federal troops.

In connection with this incident, every year on January 24 in the 16th separate special forces brigade is celebrated as Day of Remembrance. On May 2, 1995, the detachment was withdrawn from the territory of Chechnya and was returned to the point of permanent deployment. During the fighting, the 370th detachment lost 48 people, according to some sources, 50 people, according to others,

Second Chechen War

In connection with the aggravation of the situation in the summer of 1999 in Dagestan, the leadership of the RF Armed Forces began to strengthen the grouping of troops in this region. In early August 1999, in the 16th brigade, now on the basis of the 664th detachment, a combined detachment was created to be sent to Dagestan, to fight Islamist groups that had invaded Chechnya.

On August 14, 1999, the 664th detachment, consisting of 250 people, was introduced into the temporary operational group of troops in the North Caucasus.

On January 1, 2000, the 664th detachment operated in the vicinity of the settlement. Old Atagi south of Grozny. By the summer of 2000, the detachment was stationed in the settlement. Urus-Martan and acted jointly with the 245th motorized rifle regiment. In January 2001, the detachment operated in the vicinity of the village of Goity, on the Sunzhensky and Nadterechny ridges. By the summer of 2001, the detachment was operating in the vicinity of the settlement. Alkhan-Kala. In September and October of the same year, the detachment operated in the area of Shali, Avtury and Kurchaloy. In May 2003, the 664th detachment participated in the destruction of gangs in the territory of Ingushetia. As part of the constant periodic replacement of military personnel, the 664th detachment was in the North Caucasus until September 26, 2006, after which the detachment was returned to a new point of permanent deployment in Tambov.

In total, the 16th separate special-purpose brigade lost 51 people in the second Chechen war.

Russo-Georgian War

In August 2008, units of the 16th brigade participated in the capture and destruction of supply bases for Georgian troops on the territory of Abkhazia.

Connection Heroes

Tuchin Aleksey Ivanovich - major, deputy commander of the 664th separate special forces detachment. The title of Hero of the Russian Federation was awarded on September 14, 2000 (posthumously).
Rodin Aleksey Vasilyevich - senior lieutenant, group commander of the 664th separate special forces detachment. The title of Hero of the Russian Federation was awarded on April 7, 2001 (posthumously).

This investigation began with a post found on the social network Vkontakte about the death of a certain Anton, who died “fighting for the fatherland” (original|saved copy):

We started looking for information about this Anton and found in Anna's friends (the author of the above post) this profile of Anton with a fake name and surname, but real photos: profile(backup copy). The last photo dated October 25, 2014 on the wall: Anton is standing in front of the Il-76 of the 224th flight detachment (a subsidiary of the Ministry of Defense), the photograph is geo-tagged "Rostov-on-Don Central Airfield" ( original photo| saved copy):

link to the original photo): Anton Saveliev.

Also in the profile there is a photo (link to the original) of Anton against the background of an obelisk with an indication of his military unit: military unit 54607 (16th separate special forces brigade of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Tambov)

We continue to search for information about the circumstances of Anton's death. We find the profile of his friend, who studied at the same school as him. In her profile we find a photo together with Anton, uploaded on May 10, and with the caption “Anton Savelyev is 20 years old. Died in the line of military duty. A graduate of our school original):

The eye catches on again in the performance of military duty". We continue to search for information, we find another message “remember, love, mourn”, only it contains not only Anton’s photo ( original|saved copy):

The details become more and more interesting, it becomes obvious that they died together. We start looking for the names of two other servicemen who died with Anton. We look at the profiles of Anton's friends and find such a message from which we learn the call signs of all three ( original message| saved copy): Sava, Kardan and Mamai.

At the same time, in the profile of a person there are a lot of all sorts (photos, statuses) references to the special forces, the person clearly shows that he is “one of his own”. We start looking for the other two by their call signs, we find Mamai and immediately successfully: against the background of two armored personnel carriers of the separatists ( original message| original photo | saved copy).

The “toothy” armored personnel carrier on the right has already been repeatedly filmed on the territory of Lugansk, including on video dated February 15, 2015(saved copy), where he rides with the flag of the LPR against the background of a humanitarian convoy of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation. A photograph of the same armored personnel carrier in Lugansk, the inscription of the LPR is visible:

Judging by the beige building, as well as the metal fence, Timur's photo was taken here.

Among those who reposted the same message, we find another account, where it is hinted that Mamai, and his full name is Timur Mamayusupov, was a special forces soldier ( original message| saved copy):

At the same time, in the profile of this person you can find a post dated May 9, 2015, with a video of the 16th Special Forces of the GRU, while the person emphasizes that he is from this unit ( original message| saved copy):

In order not to get confused let's summarize what we have at the moment: Anton Savelyev, a soldier of the 16th brigade of the GRU special forces, died in early May (first message from relatives on May 6), “defending the fatherland”, “on duty”. A number of profiles of servicemen of the same GRU special forces brigade post messages on social networks that two more were killed along with Anton, one is called Timur Mamayusupov, the call sign is “Mamai”, the third has the call sign “Kardan”.

By the way, in the “ceremonial video” of the 16th GRU special forces brigade, you can see another important point: a GRU special forces officer does not have to look like a pumped bodybuilder, and all three of the dead look exactly the same as the guys in the video.

Move on. Then we find on the website of another project, which is also investigating the war, information about Timur "Mamai" Mamayusupov, it turns out that they found information about him before us and published it a long time ago. The cargo200.org project managed to capture several key points about Timur from messages from his relatives: Timur was a military man, he was a GRU commando and he died in the war:

Immediately after that, Albina has a whole series of memorable posts about Timur on her wall, in which both the context of the GRU special forces and the context of the war are mentioned at the same time:

In the social network Odnoklassniki we find a soldier of the same, the 16th brigade of the GRU special forces, who posts joint photos of “Sava”, “Mamai” and “Kardan” in his profile, which directly indicates that all three were good friends, served in the same unit, where this soldier himself comes from.

Checking in a row all the profiles of the friends of each of the dead, as well as friends of friends, we set the name "Kardan" - Ivan (a saved copy of the profile | the original photo of Cardan on the girl's profile picture).

In the process of viewing the accounts of friends of the dead commandos, we establish a number of profiles that have joint photos with Kardan, and at the same time, the same person is listed as the best friend: Alexey Butyugin's profile(the profile does not have a single photo with appearance). We also find additional confirmation that "Kardana" is called Ivan ( original post| saved copy):

Also in the profile of “Kardan’s” girlfriend we find a joint photo of Timur “Mamai” and Ivan “Kardan” with the geotag “Matveevo-Kurgan region” (immediate border with Ukraine, original post| saved copy |original photo):

We feel that there is already “something”, but while everything is around the bush, more evidence is needed. Since the city of Tambov was indicated in the profiles of Anton and Timur, and their military unit was also located in Tambov, it was decided that both of them were buried there. We quickly collect things, get on the bus, and drive to Tambov for a day. Upon arrival, we are faced with a difficult task: in which Tambov cemetery Anton and Timur are buried, we do not know, but in Tambov alone there are three cemeteries, plus there are also cemeteries in the district settlements. We talk with local taxi drivers, explain the task to them without special details, they offer to go to the main city cemetery and ask the caretaker where such and such are buried, because the caretakers have such information.

Meanwhile, people from our team continue to look for information in social networks, in local forums about where exactly Anton and Timur were buried. They find the account profile in the ask.me service of a girl who studied with Anton at the same school, and when we were already on our way to one of the Tambov city cemeteries, our team managed to get the answer where exactly Anton was buried (saved copy of questions and answers):

Talinka is a settlement in the Tambov District I immediately remember that in Anton's profile in Odnoklassniki it was indicated that he graduated from the Novolyadinsky school (the village of Novaya Lyada - next to Talinka). Again we consult with the taxi driver, he says that he knows where the cemetery is, we rush there. Arriving, we begin to look for Anton's grave and find it almost immediately:

By clicking on it, an album with original photos in high resolution will open. Also in the album there are photos of wreaths with ribbons, which indicate the names of relatives - we found social media profiles of some of these relatives, and they have information about grief in their profile, etc. (screenshots later in the post).

There is also a wreath "To the Defender of the Fatherland from the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation":

It was 7 am, that's when we recorded later published video, on which they said that “they haven’t contacted their relatives yet” (at that time we really hadn’t talked to them yet).

After that, we approached the cemetery caretakers, asked about Anton - they told us that yes, a military man, yes, they buried the other day, they don’t know how he died, the second military man was not buried these days (we asked about Timur). When asked how to contact Anton's relatives, they answered, suggested where Anton's mother lives, how to find her house.

Meanwhile, the volunteers of our team found in the comments of the relatives of the victims information that they died because they “came under fire”:

To the question "where?" they answer “I don’t know for sure, I heard that at the border”:

But if you try to find media reports about any shelling of the border in those days, and even more so about the death of three people as a result of these shelling, then you will not succeed. And this is strange, because if people died as a result of the shelling of the state border, and even more so if they were military personnel, then the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation would have a huge trump card, this would be a powerful argument in favor of arguments about the violation of peace agreements. If these are not military personnel at all, but volunteer militias, then why is there a “military secret” all of a sudden? After all, Russia does not deny the presence of volunteer militias from Russia. Why all of a sudden such honors in the form of a funeral with the support of the local military unit, in the form of a wreath from the Ministry of Defense?

Others close to the questions “how Anton died” answer “this is a military secret”:

The time is approaching 8 am, we are planning how to continue to look for Timur's grave and how to talk with Anton's relatives. The taxi driver says that "she (Anton's mother) probably works in Tambov and at this time she must just leave the house to go to Tambov." We decide to go to her and try to talk to her. Snapshot from our video footage:

Arriving at the house of Anton's mother, we find that it seems to be the same house that we saw in the photographs of Anton and his sister and tried to determine through the locals where it was filmed:

Anton's mother was not at home. We talked with the neighbors, got Anton's mom's mobile phone number. Vadim Korovin called her, introduced himself as an assistant to a State Duma deputy, and said that he wanted to help her in relations with the Ministry of Defense, because she would need to demand compensation from the Ministry of Defense. Natalya (Anton's mother) replied that she was now in the military unit, she could not talk, and offered to call back later.

We are going to the military unit where all three of the dead served. Near the military unit, we stop next to the car, near which stood a GRU commando in military uniform, sergeant. The taxi driver says that this is his acquaintance (since the city is small, and the taxi driver has been hauling for more than a year, he already knows many), now he will come up to him and ask about the second deceased. When asked about the two recently killed special forces, the sergeant replied that no, they recently buried only one of their own, in Novaya Lyada (the sergeant himself quite correctly called the name of the village, we did not prompt). After that, a senior commando, a senior lieutenant, got out of a nearby car and walked towards us, looking at us very disapprovingly. "In order to avoid anything there" we immediately got back in the car and left.

We decide to try to determine from the available photographs of Timur what regions he is from. We cling to the photo with cars in Timur's profile, more precisely for the moment that both cars with the 36th region on the numbers ( link to profile photo):

The 36th region on license plates is the Voronezh region. Voronezh is relatively close to Tambov, we decide to go there, because in Tambov everything was more or less recorded (we talked with my mother beforehand, said to call back later; we briefly talked with local special forces, they confirmed that this was their fighter; Anton's other relatives did not answer the phone) . We are going to the station, we are already going to buy a bus ticket, but then information comes from our team: our volunteers find information on the death of Timur on Vkontakte, with the geographical context "Almetyevsk", moreover, with a direct indication that he died in the Donbass ( post in one community| saved copy , post in another community| saved copy):

It becomes clear why in Tambov they don’t know anything about his funeral (obviously, the relatives immediately took the body from the Rostov military medical center and buried it at home). We set a new task for the team: to find contacts of relatives, friends of Timur, whom you can write or call in order to determine the exact place of burial.

We find several numbers, we call, we say that we are close Saveliev families, that we know that Anton and Timur died together, we want to remember Timur, but we don’t know where he is buried, they don’t tell me in the military unit either. Some say they don’t know where he is buried, but after a series of calls, luck smiles at us again: the guy who knew Timur says yes, he knows where he is buried, he is buried in the village, but now he doesn’t remember its correct name, in the evening check, you can call back. In the meantime, we look where Timur's friends come from, thus trying to determine the homeland of Timur himself: Izhevsk, Kazan, Aznakayevo, Mamadysh. After some time, we call up Timur's friend again and he tells us the correct name of the village where Timur is buried: the village of Kuk-Tyaka, Aznakaevsky district, the Republic of Tatarstan.

This is far enough to go, so we decide to do it easier, we set the next task for the team: to find some young (16-20 years old) boy on social networks, get in touch with him, under a fictitious legend (“we are close to his deceased colleague ”) to gain confidence and ask for help, say that it is urgent and even offer money for help. Why "boy 16-20 years old"? Because it is easiest to persuade such people to such a small “coven”. A few minutes of searching, a few minutes of talking, and now we have in our hands photographs of Timur's grave, which is located 950 km away. from Tambov (a lot of time and money saved on trips):

It was already on the basis of this photo that we established that Timur’s surname “according to the passport” is not Yusupov (as indicated in social networks), but Mamayusupov. It also becomes clear where the call sign “Mamai” comes from. The date of death on Timur’s tablet is the same as Anton’s: May 5, 2015 (let me remind you that there are just a bunch of reports that Timur died in the Donbass; there are no direct words about the war about Anton, but there are a bunch of messages like “died in under fire at the border" and "this is a military secret"). Also, the eye clings to two more points: exactly the same wreath “To the Defender of the Fatherland from the Ministry of Defense” as on Anton’s grave, plus a wreath with a ribbon on which the inscription “From the command of the unit”:

In order not to get confused again in the abundance of information, Let's recap again: everyone directly writes about Timur that he died in the Donbass, in the war; Timur apparently served in the 16th brigade of the GRU special forces - the mourners constantly mention him in the context of the GRU special forces, other servicemen of this brigade know him, call him by his call sign, publish his photographs together with Sava and Kardan; there are photos of Timur in Lugansk, near the militia armored personnel carriers, with weapons in their hands, there are

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