217th Guards Order of Kutuzov III Degree Airborne Regiment.
98th Guards Airborne Svir Red Banner Order of Kutuzov 2nd Class Airborne Division.
20 years ago, the territory and buildings belonged to the school of engineering troops (Military unit 58116).
The history of the Guards Svir formation begins in the midst of the battles of the Great Patriotic War. At this time, on the basis of separate guards airborne brigades, a formation was formed.
The command-political and rank-and-file staff was selected from cadets of military schools, sailors of the Pacific Fleet, the Amur Flotilla and cadets of training units.
Almost all soldiers and sergeants underwent six months of training under the airborne troops program and had 8-10 training jumps from LI-2, TB-3 aircraft and balloons. 95% of the personnel were communists and Komsomol members.
After the formation, intensive combat training began. Classes were held in the field for 12-14 hours. Particular attention was paid to forced marches, forced marches (25-50 kilometers).
A lot of time was devoted to learning the skills of active reconnaissance, forcing water barriers and actions in mountainous and wooded areas, as part of sabotage groups, as well as interactions with tanks and artillery.
In order to get as close as possible to combat conditions, shooting was practiced over the heads of their troops and in the intervals between them, the personnel were "run in" by tanks. During the initial period of combat training alone, 3 battalion and 1 regimental exercises with live firing were conducted.
The main discipline in the unit was considered airborne training, which tempered the will, developed courage, perseverance in overcoming difficulties. The entire process of training and education of paratroopers was aimed at preparing personnel for conducting combat operations behind enemy lines.
On May 3, 1944, in the city of Dmitrov, the Commander of the Moscow Military District handed over the Guards Banner to the commander of the guard formation, Colonel Vindushev K.M. 7 separate army.
June 21 - 24, 1944. Svir-Petrozavodsk landing operation.
Svir-Petrozavodsk landing operation 98 and 99 Guards airborne divisions received the task of forcing the river. Svir and seize bridgeheads on the other side. The enemy for three years was fixed on the right bank of the Svir. The paratroopers were faced with the task of forcing the river, breaking through and destroying the echeloned defense zone.
The commander of the 300th Guards Airborne Regiment of the Guard, Colonel DANILOV M.O. it was decided during the artillery preparation to throw a false landing on the river, and to focus on it the attention of the artillery and mortar batteries that survived after the artillery preparation, to detect them and destroy them with artillery and aviation fire.
On June 21, 1944, at 8:00 am, Soviet aircraft appeared in the sky over the Svir, which brought down thousands of shells and bombs on the fortified area. At 8.40 am, a volley of 1,600 guns and mortars, jet "Katyushas" began artillery preparation, which lasted three and a half hours.
Under her cover, 12 brave paratroopers (Komsomol members: YUNOSOV, TIKHONOV, PAVLOV, MYTAREV, ZAZHIGIN, POPOV, PANKOV, MARKELOV, BARYSHEV, BEKBOSUNOV, MALYSHEV, NEMCHIKOV) began a demonstration crossing of the Svir.
The Nazis did not immediately notice that the forcing had begun. The enemy began to conduct rifle and machine-gun fire at the paratroopers from firing points, which survived when they reached the middle of the river.
Around 12 daredevils who were pushing rafts with models of soldiers, machine guns in front of them, bullets whistled, the water boiled from exploding shells and mines. The enemy believed in the beginning of the crossing of the Svir by the main forces, artillery and mortar batteries, which were in shelters, began to work.
With a flurry of fire, Soviet artillery suppressed the remnants of the enemy, which opened the way for the offensive for our troops. During the offensive, the formation crossed the water lines of the rivers: Svir, Inema, Megrega, Tyapotka, Vidlitsa, and others, fought 236 kilometers of heavily fortified enemy positions.
By order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief No. * 174 of July 2, 1944, the formations and units that distinguished themselves in battles with the Nazi invaders while crossing the Svir River and breaking through the enemy’s heavily fortified positions were given the honorary name "Svirsky"
By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of July 21, 1944, 1 officer, 7 sergeants and 9 Red Army soldiers were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
In the period from March 17, 1945, the division captured the heavily fortified Madyaralmash area, until the end of March 18, 1945, the cities of Guttamashi and the city of Bograch. In the future, the division liberated the cities from the German invaders: Varpolot, Veszprem, Devecher, Sarvar (Hungary), defeated parts of the 2nd Hungarian Panzer Division, 3rd SS Panzer Division "Adolf Hitler".
March 30, 1945, breaking through the fortified line of the Austro-Hungarian border, captured the city of Rehnitz. Until the end of April 25, 1945, with heavy fighting in a mountainous wooded area, she captured the cities of Woldeg and the city of Tulberg. At 17.00 on May 10, 1945, parts of the division joined with American troops on the Vitva River near the town of Strokovitsa (Czechoslovakia).
On April 26, 1945, the division was awarded the Order of the Red Banner for the exemplary performance of command tasks in battles with the Nazi invaders during the capture of the cities of Papa and Devecher and the heroism and courage shown at the same time.
For the exemplary performance of the tasks of the Soviet command in 1944-1945. the division received 7 thanks from the Supreme Commander of the Red Army. September 25, 1948 in the village of Galenki, Molostovsky district, Primorsky Territory, deputy regiment commander, lieutenant colonel TIRVA O.V. the formation of the military unit 11389 - 217th Guards Airborne Regiment began.
The unit was formed on the basis of the 2nd Guards Airborne Battalion of the 296th Guards Airborne Order of Kutuzov III - regiment degree, 263rd Guards Airborne Svir Red Banner Division.
The personnel of this battalion during the Great Patriotic War showed heroism, courage and combat skill, fought to the death in the most decisive battles of the Great Patriotic War.
On October 1, 1948, the 217th pdp completed its formation and order No. 1 was issued. This day began to be celebrated as Part Day.
The regiment became part of the 13th airborne division of the Order of Kutuzov II degree, the 37th guards Svir airborne corps.
On February 20, 1948, the Red Banner of the Guards was awarded to the regiment. In peacetime, the regiment's paratroopers improved their fighting qualities in annual exercises.
In 1965, for tactical exercises with the practical landing of personnel on Sakhalin Island, the regiment received a commendation from the USSR Ministry of Defense.
The regiment was commanded by Major MARKELOV GENNADY VASILIEVICH.
On February 22, 1968, by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, for the significant merits shown during the defense of the Motherland, successes in combat and political training, the division was awarded the Order of Kutuzov, 2nd degree.
From July 25 to August 11, 1969, units of the unit were relocated to the city of Bolgrad. With the advent of new technology, the improvement of combat training continues. For the exercises "South-7" and "Desna-7" by order of the USSR Ministry of Defense, gratitude was announced to the personnel.
And in 1973, when a mass release of BM on the PRS was made, among the representatives of other units there were soldiers of the 217th regiment: guards. Sergeant SNICHENKO and Guards. corporal KOTL. For military skill and courage shown during the experimental landing, these servicemen were awarded the Order of the Red Star by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.
Also, the personnel of the regiment took part in the "Shield-82" exercise in Bulgaria, for which the regiment, one of the first in the Airborne Forces, was awarded the second pennant of the USSR Ministry of Defense "For Courage and Military Valor". Then the regiment took part in the exercises "Soyuz-84". The motherland highly appreciated the merits and successes of the paratroopers.
The personnel received:
orders of the "Red Banner" - 16 people;
orders of the "Red Star" - 164 people;
orders "For personal courage" - 53 people (48 posthumously);
medals "For Courage" - 6 people;
medals "For military valor" - 253 people;
medals "For Military Merit" - 309 people. The morale-combat qualities were most clearly manifested during the stay of the guards-paratroopers in the Republic of Afghanistan. The school of courage and heroism in the period from 1979 to 1989 was attended by 119 officers and ensigns of the regiment.
Together with the solution of the tasks of combat and political training, the 217th Guards Airborne Regiment carried out government tasks on the territory of the Armenian and Azerbaijan SSR.
In the period from March 23, 1988 to March 16, 1990, the regiment spent 174 days in the regions of Transcaucasia:
from March 23 to March 29, 1988 - Oktembryan, Armenian SSR;
from June 21 to August 2, 1988 - Stepanakert;
from September 21 to November 16, 1988 - Yerevan;
from May 24 to August 25, 1988 - Yerevan;
from October 3 to October 18, 1989 and from January 16, 1990 to March 16, 1990 - Baku.
In 1990, the 217th Guards Airborne Regiment was awarded the third pennant of the Minister of Defense of the USSR "For courage and military prowess".
As a result of the collapse of the USSR, the 98th Guards Airborne Division and the 217th Guards Airborne Regiment were divided between Ukraine and Russia.
In the period from April 23 to May 3, 1993, the 217th Guards Airborne Svirsky Order of Kutuzov III degree regiment as part of the 98th Guards Airborne Division departed for the city of Ivanovo of the Russian Federation.
55% of materiel, the battle flag and the Order of Kutuzov III - degree were transferred to the 217th Guards Airborne Regiment.

98th Guards Svir Airborne Red Banner Order of Kutuzov 2nd Class Division was formed on May 3, 1944 on the basis of the Order of the People's Commissar of Defense of January 19, 1944. The formation was formed on the basis of separate guards airborne brigades, its first commander was Guards Colonel Konstantin Nikolayevich Vindushev, the head of the political department - Guards Lieutenant Colonel Brailov Pavel Sergeevich. The command and rank and file was selected from among the cadets of military schools, sailors of the Pacific Fleet, the Amur Flotilla and the personnel of training units. The vast majority of soldiers and sergeants underwent six months of training under the program of the Airborne Forces and had 8-10 training jumps from aircraft and balloons. The formation took place from January 20 to January 25, 1944 in the city of Dmitrov, Moscow Region. In June 1944, the formation in full force was loaded into echelons and sent to the Karelian Front. During the Great Patriotic War, the division participated in the crossing of the river. Svir and other water barriers, in the battles for the liberation of South Karelia, in the Svir-Petrozavodsk offensive operation. Successfully overcoming the stubborn resistance of the White Finns, breaking through the heavily fortified positions of the enemy, the unit fought 236 km, liberated the city of Olonets and 62 other settlements.
For skillful combat operations, the Commander of the Karelian Front Meretskov K. M. declared gratitude to all the personnel of the formation. On July 2, 1944, by order of the Headquarters of the Supreme High Command, for the courage and bravery shown during the crossing of the Svir River and the capture of the bridgehead, the division was awarded the title of Guards Svirskaya. By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, 17 soldiers of the formation were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union for the exemplary performance of the combat missions of the command in the fight against the German invaders. The Fatherland highly appreciated the heroic feat of the soldiers on the Svir. On June 24, 1944, Moscow saluted twenty artillery volleys to the valiant troops of the Karelian Front, including the soldiers of the unit. After the Svir-Petrozavodsk operation, the division, as part of the 37th Airborne Corps of the 3rd Ukrainian Front, took part in the battles to liberate Hungary, Austria and Czechoslovakia. The division in heavy battles with the Nazis in the mountains of Hungary and Austria liberated a number of cities and towns. The 98th Division, as well as the 37th Corps as a whole, was fought by selected Nazi troops of the 6th SS Panzer Army, which were equipped with the best combat formations, such as the 3rd SS Panzer Division "Dead Head", 5th I am the SS Panzer Division "Viking", the 9th SS Panzer Division "Hohenstaufen", the SS Panzer Division "Hitlerjugend", and many other elite units. But to resist the guards-paratroopers, these elite units of the SS could not and were defeated. In the second half of March 1945, the paratroopers defeated the SS Panzer Grenadier Division "Adolf Hitler". The Fuhrer personally supervised her, favored her. The fighting qualities of this formation gave the Hitlerite command reason to believe that it would crush and throw back units of the Red Army north of Lake Balaton. However, in stubborn and fierce battles, the SS division "Adolf Hitler" was defeated. For successful combat operations during the war, the soldiers of the division were awarded seven commendations from the Supreme Commander-in-Chief. On April 26, 1945, by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, for the exemplary performance of command assignments in battles with German invaders during the capture of the cities of Papa, Devecher, Sombalet (Sombathei), Kapuvar, Keseg and the valor and courage shown at the same time, the division was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Battle. By the same decree, the 296th and 299th regiments of the division were awarded the Order of Kutuzov 3rd degree, and the 302nd regiment - the Order of Alexander Nevsky. On May 1, the guardsmen successfully completed the task of the command to defeat the Nazi troops on the territory of Austria. On May 5, the unit was assigned a combat mission - pursuing the enemy along a 100-kilometer route: Matzendorf, Schenau, Vienna, the Imperial Bridge across the Danube, Leopoldsdorf, Gerasdorf, Bogennoizadal. On May 8, a new task is to board the vehicles of the army autobattalion and pursue the retreating enemy in a north-western direction along the route: Langau, Drosendorf, Emnice, Da-chide, Jindrichuv-Hradec, Drochov, Begin, Pisek and, having reached the area of ​​​​the city of Pilzen, capture crossings and cut off the escape routes of a large enemy grouping, seeking to surrender to the allied American and British troops. Pursuing the enemy, the paratroopers, inflicting continuous flank attacks, forced the Nazis to abandon their plans and capitulate to the Soviet troops. On May 10, at 17:00, the forward units of the division joined up with the allied American forces in the area of ​​Pilzen and Hradec-Kralev in Czechoslovakia. During the war years, the unit fought 550 km, crossed 7 large water barriers, captured 69 settlements, destroyed and captured 5 generals, more than 600 officers and more than 30 thousand enemy soldiers. For distinction in combat operations, 11,539 soldiers, sergeants and officers were awarded orders and medals, 19 people were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. On June 24, 1945, 25 soldiers and officers from the 98th Guards Svirskaya Red Banner Division took part in the Victory Parade. From May 1945 to January 1946, the division was stationed in the city of Kishteleg in Hungary. At the beginning of 1946, the 98th Guards Airborne Division was redeployed to the city of Murom, Moscow Military District, and later, in July 1946, to the village. Pokrovka, Molotovsky District, Primorsky Military District. On June 1, 1951, parts of the division were redeployed to the city of Belogorsk, Amur Region, Far Eastern Military District. During these years, the personnel of the division improved their field and airborne skills during various military exercises that were held in the Far Eastern Military District. February 22, 1968 "For the great merits shown in the battles for the defense of the Soviet Motherland, successes in combat training and in connection with the 50th anniversary of the Soviet Army and Navy" by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, the division was awarded the Order of Kutuzov II degree. On July 21, 1969, by order of the Commander of the Far Eastern Military District, the passing Red Banner of the Military Council of the Far Eastern Military District, which was awarded to the 98th Guards Airborne Division, was transferred to the division for eternal storage. In 1969, units and divisions of the division were relocated to the city of Bolgrad of the Odessa Military District. A good school of courage for the division was the major exercises: "South", "Spring-72", "Crimea-73", "Efir-74", "Weight-on-75", "Shield-79", "Shield-82" , "Summer-90". On November 5, 1987, by order of the Minister of Defense of the USSR, the division, as the best formation in the Airborne Forces, following the results of combat and political training, was given an honorary name - the name of the 70th anniversary of the Great October Revolution. Only three formations in the Armed Forces of the USSR were awarded this honorary title. From 1979 to 1989, the soldiers of the division took part in the fighting in Afghanistan. Late 80s - early 90s. At this time, hotbeds of national strife broke out in the Soviet Union. The paratroopers became a dividing wall between the opposing sides and did not allow civilians to die from the bullets of nationalists of various stripes and nationalities. The personnel of the 98th Guards Airborne Division carried out special government assignments in the republics of Transcaucasia and Central Asia. On July 11, 1990, by order of the Minister of Defense of the USSR, the division was awarded the pennant "For Courage and Military Valor". After the collapse of the USSR, part of the airborne units remained outside of Russia. In May 1993, the 98th Guards Airborne Division was redeployed from Ukraine (Bolgrad) to Russian territory in the city of Ivanovo. In the period from December 13, 1994 to February 20, 1995, 477 servicemen of the 98th Guards Airborne Division, as part of a combined battalion, took part in a special mission in Chechnya. 455 people were awarded orders and medals, three servicemen were awarded the title of Hero of Russia. On May 9, 1995, in the city of Moscow, at a military parade dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the 331st Guards Airborne Regiment of the division had the honor of representing the Airborne Forces. The guardsmen of this regiment also marched in parade through Red Square on May 9, 2000. In January 1996, on the basis of the division, a Separate Airborne Brigade of the Peacekeeping Forces of the Russian Federation was formed, which is carrying out a peacekeeping mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In July 1998, the combined battalion of the division departed to carry out a peacekeeping mission in the zone of the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict. In October 1998, while performing his official and military duty, Guards Private Dmitry Mironov died in Abkhazia. For courage and heroism, he was awarded the title of Hero of Russia (posthumously). In March 1999, the personnel of the division took part in the Air Bridge-99 military exercises. In their course, 20 pieces of equipment and more than 700 paratroopers were parachuted. During these exercises, a crew was parachuted inside the BMD-1 combat vehicle, consisting of: the commander of the platoon of the guard, Lieutenant Alexei Shmelev and the driver of the guard, Private Vyacheslav Ilyin. On May 3, 1999, the 98th Guards Svirskaya Airborne Red Banner Order of Kutuzov 2nd Class Division named after the 70th anniversary of the Great October Revolution celebrated its anniversary - the 55th anniversary of its formation. Order ribbons and military awards adorn the Guards Banner of formation, remind young people of the glorious military exploits of front-line soldiers, inspire them to new military deeds in the name of the Fatherland. In May-June 1999, a combined battalion of the 98th Guards Airborne Division was formed and sent to Kosovo (Yugoslavia) to carry out a peacekeeping mission, based on the 2nd Airborne Battalion of the 331st Airborne Regiment. The formation of the battalion took place in a short time, taking into account the situation in the Balkans. In the period from September 17, 1999 to March 21, 2000, the combined regimental tactical group, formed on the basis of the 331st Guards Airborne Regiment, took part in combat missions as part of the Joint Group of Forces in the North Caucasus. For courage and heroism shown in the fight against gangs, about 800 military personnel were awarded government awards, three of them were awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation. On May 7, 2000, the 331st Guards Airborne Regiment of the division was awarded the Pennant of the Minister of Defense "For courage and military prowess". As part of the 98th Guards Svir Red Banner Order of Kutuzov, 2nd Class Airborne Division, there is a unique, the only one in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the 217th Guards Parachute Regiment, which was awarded pennants of the Minister of Defense "For Courage and Military Valor" three times .
1975. Teachings "Spring-75". The courage, military skill and skill of the guardsmen of the 217th paratrooper regiment were noted by the Minister of Defense, and on March 18, 1975 they were awarded the Pennant "For Courage and Military Valor". 1982. The personnel of the 217th Guards Airborne Regiment also took part in the exercises of the troops of the Warsaw Pact countries, which took place on the territory of Bulgaria. Despite the difficult weather conditions, the personnel of the unit carried out the landing, showing courage, bravery and the will to win, earning the gratitude of the Minister of Defense. On December 15, 1982, the regiment was awarded the second Vympel. 1990. In the midst of a fire of ethnic conflicts. The paratroopers became a living wall between the opposing sides, between two fires, saving, sacrificing themselves, the lives of citizens. On February 20, 1990, the personnel of the 217th Guards Airborne Regiment were awarded the third Pennant of the Minister of Defense "For Courage and Military Valor" for courage and military prowess shown in the performance of Government assignments.
Subsequent generations of paratroopers retained and continued the military glory of the unit. The division has formed a close-knit combat team of professionals, masters of their craft, those who with dignity and right can bear the high and proud title of soldiers of the "winged Guards of Russia".
In May 1993, the 98th Guards Airborne Division was redeployed from Ukraine (Bolgrad) to Russian territory in the city of Ivanovo.
8 period from December 13, 1994 to February 20, 1995, 477 servicemen of the 98th Guards Airborne Division as part of a combined battalion took part in a special mission in Chechnya. 455 people were awarded orders and medals, three servicemen were awarded the title of Hero
Russia.
On May 9, 1995, in the city of Moscow, at a military parade dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the 331st Guards Airborne Regiment of the division had the honor of representing the Airborne Forces. The guardsmen of this regiment also marched in parade through Red Square on May 9, 2000.
In January 1996, on the basis of the division, a Separate Airborne Brigade of the Peacekeeping Forces of the Russian Federation was formed, which is carrying out a peacekeeping mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In July 1998, the combined battalion of the division departed to carry out a peacekeeping mission in the zone of the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict. In October 1998, while performing his official and military duty, Guards Private Dmitry Mironov died in Abkhazia. For courage and heroism, he was awarded the title of Hero of Russia (posthumously).
In March 1999, the personnel of the division took part in the Air Bridge-99 military exercises. In their course, 20 pieces of equipment and more than 700 paratroopers were parachuted. During these exercises, a crew was parachuted inside the BMD-1 combat vehicle, consisting of: the commander of the platoon of the guard, Lieutenant Alexei Shmelev and the driver of the guard, Private Vyacheslav Ilyin.
On May 3, 1999, the 98th Guards Svirskaya Airborne Red Banner Order of Kutuzov 2nd Class Division named after the 70th anniversary of the Great October Revolution celebrated its anniversary - the 55th anniversary of its formation.
Order ribbons and military awards adorn the Guards Banner of formation, remind young people of the glorious military exploits of front-line soldiers, inspire them to new military deeds in the name of the Fatherland.
In May-June 1999, a combined battalion of the 98th Guards Airborne Division was formed and sent to Kosovo (Yugoslavia) to carry out a peacekeeping mission, based on the 2nd Airborne Battalion of the 331st Airborne Regiment. The formation of the battalion took place in a short time, taking into account the situation in the Balkans.
In the period from September 17, 1999 to March 21, 2000, the combined regimental tactical group, formed on the basis of the 331st Guards Airborne Regiment, took part in combat missions as part of the Joint Group of Forces in the North Caucasus.
For courage and heroism shown in the fight against gangs, about 800 military personnel were awarded government awards, three of them were awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation.
On May 7, 2000, the 331st Guards Airborne Regiment of the division was awarded the Pennant of the Minister of Defense "For courage and military prowess". As part of the 98th Guards Svir Red Banner Order of Kutuzov, 2nd Class Airborne Division, there is a unique, the only one in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the 217th Guards Parachute Regiment, which was awarded pennants of the Minister of Defense "For Courage and Military Valor" three times .
The 98th Svir Guards Airborne Division is part of the collective rapid reaction forces of the Collective Security Treaty (KSOR CSTO).

COMPOUND:
217th Guards Airborne Order of Kutuzov Regiment (military unit 62295, formerly 42246, Ivanovo);
331st Guards Airborne Regiment (military unit 71211, Kost-Roma);
1065th Red Banner Guards Artillery Regiment (military unit 62297, Kostroma);
215th separate guards reconnaissance company (military unit 65391);
190th separate anti-aircraft missile and artillery battery (formerly 318th separate anti-aircraft missile and artillery battalion) (military unit 65376);
661st separate engineer-sapper battalion (formerly 321st separate engineer-sapper company) (military unit 65379);
674th Separate Guards Communications Battalion (military unit 65381);
15th separate repair and restoration battalion (military unit 65389);
1683rd separate battalion of material support (military unit 65385);
969th separate airborne support company (military unit 65392);
3997th military hospital (airmobile) (military unit 65390);
728th FPS station (military unit 36477);
243rd separate military transport aviation squadron (military unit 65394, in Bolgrad military unit 68266, Ivanovo, Yasunikha, according to other sources, military unit 47302);
728th courier-postal communication station (military unit 36477);
polygon (Pesochnoye village, Kostroma region).

The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is a military-political union created by the CIS states on the basis of the Collective Security Treaty (CST), signed on May 15, 1992. The contract is renewed automatically every five years.
The goals and objectives of the CSTO are to protect the general cultural, economic and territorial residual post-Soviet space (CIS) by joint military methods of the armies and auxiliary units of the ministries and departments of the CIS member countries (Armenia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan) from any external military-political aggressors , international terrorists, as well as from large-scale natural disasters.
On May 15, 1992, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan signed a Collective Security Treaty (CST) in Tashkent. Azerbaijan signed the agreement on September 24, 1993, Georgia on September 9, 1993, Belarus on December 31, 1993.
The treaty entered into force on April 20, 1994. The contract was for 5 years and could be extended. On April 2, 1999, the presidents of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan signed a protocol on the extension of the agreement for the next five-year period, but Azerbaijan, Georgia and Uzbekistan refused to extend the agreement, in the same year Uzbekistan joined GUAM.
At the Moscow session of the Collective Security Treaty on May 14, 2002, a decision was made to transform the Collective Security Treaty Organization into a full-fledged international organization - the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). On October 7, 2002, the Charter and the Agreement on the Legal Status of the CSTO were signed in Chisinau, which were ratified by all CSTO member states and entered into force on September 18, 2003.
On December 2, 2004, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution granting the Collective Security Treaty Organization observer status in the UN General Assembly.
On August 16, 2006, a decision was signed in Sochi on the full accession (restoration of membership) of Uzbekistan to the CSTO.
On February 4, 2009, in Moscow, the leaders of the countries of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) approved the creation of the Collective Rapid Reaction Force. According to the signed document, the Collective Rapid Reaction Forces will be used to repel military aggression, conduct special operations to combat international terrorism and extremism, transnational organized crime, drug trafficking, as well as to eliminate the consequences of emergency situations.
On April 3, 2009, a representative of the CSTO secretariat stated that Iran could in the future receive the status of an observer country in the CSTO.
On June 14, 2009, a session of the Collective Security Council of States was held in Moscow, according to which the Collective Rapid Reaction Forces were to be created. However, Belarus refused to participate in the session due to the outbreak of the "milk war" with Russia, believing that without cessation of actions that undermine the foundations of the economic security of partners, it is not possible to make decisions on other aspects of security. Nevertheless, the decision to establish the CRRF at the summit was taken by the other member countries, but it turned out to be illegitimate: in accordance with paragraph 1 of Rule 14 of the Rules of Procedure of the bodies of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, approved by the Decision of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization on documents, regulating the activities of the Collective Security Treaty Organization of June 18, 2004, the non-participation of a member country of the organization in the meetings of the Collective Security Council, the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs, the Council of Ministers of Defense, the Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils means the absence of the consent of the member country of the organization to the adoption of decisions considered by these bodies and, accordingly, the lack of consensus for making decisions in accordance with Rule 14. Thus, the documents considered on June 14 at the CSTO summit in Moscow cannot be considered adopted due to the lack of consensus. In addition to Belarus, the document on the CRRF was not signed by Uzbekistan either. At the summit in Moscow, the illegitimate document was approved only by five of the seven countries that make up the organization: Russia, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan.
On October 2, 2009, news agencies spread the news that the Republic of Belarus had joined the agreement on the CRRF based on the statement of the President of the Republic of Belarus that all procedures for signing documents on the CRRF have now been completed. Nevertheless, already on October 6 it turned out that Belarus had not signed the agreement on the CRRF. In addition, Alexander Lukashenko refused to observe the final phase of the exercises of the CSTO rapid response forces, which took place on October 16, 2009 at the Matybulak training ground in Kazakhstan.
On October 20, 2009, the CSTO Secretariat received documents signed by Belarus.

To strengthen the positions of the CSTO, the collective rapid deployment forces of the Central Asian region are being reformed. These forces consist of ten battalions: three from Russia, two from Kazakhstan, the rest of the CSTO countries are represented by one battalion. The total number of personnel of the collective forces is about 4 thousand people. The aviation component (10 planes and 14 helicopters) is located at the Russian military air base in Kyrgyzstan.
The Collective Rapid Response Force (CRRF) is the joint military forces of the CSTO member states. It is assumed that the Collective Rapid Reaction Force will be in a state of constant readiness to counter emergency situations, as well as military aggression, terrorism, organized crime and drug trafficking. The CRRF are classified as an analogue of the Warsaw Pact, but in a "new" form and with a new socio-political formation.
On February 4, 2009, the CSTO members agreed and signed a draft decision on the creation of the CRRF. They are supposed to be used to "repel military aggression, conduct special operations to combat international terrorism, transnational organized crime, drug trafficking, as well as to eliminate the consequences of emergency situations."
It is planned that the military component of the CRRF should consist of formations and units of constant combat readiness. They will be capable of mobile deployment to any point in the CSTO area of ​​responsibility. The CRRF will also have at its disposal special forces, which will consist of internal affairs agencies or the police, internal troops, security agencies and special services, as well as agencies for the prevention and elimination of the consequences of emergency situations.
The composition of the CRRF will include the following formations, units and subdivisions of the CSTO member countries:
Russia:
98th Guards Airborne Division (Ivanovo)
31st Guards Air Assault Brigade (Ulyanovsk)
Kazakhstan
37th Air Assault Brigade of the Airmobile Troops (Taldy-Kurgan)
Marine Battalion
Armenia
1 battalion
Belarus
1 special forces brigade
Kyrgyzstan
1 battalion
Tajikistan
1 battalion
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At the end of 2009, the CRRF (the countries of the former USSR) held the largest joint exercises since the collapse of the Soviet Union in the Kazakh-Chinese border area, at the military training ground Matybulak. All types of troops, units of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, as well as special forces were involved in the exercises.

In January 1944, on the basis of the 13th Guards Airborne Division (VDD), the formation of the 98th Guards Rifle Division (SD) began. The command and rank and file was selected from cadets of military schools, sailors of the Pacific Fleet, the Amur Flotilla and personnel of training units.

On May 3, 1944, the division was awarded the battle flag. May 3rd is considered the annual feast of conjunction. In June 1944, the formation in full force was sent to the Karelian Front, where, as part of the 37th Guards Rifle Corps, it participated in the Svir-Petrozavodsk offensive operation.

On July 2, 1944, by order of the Headquarters of the Supreme High Command, for the courage and bravery shown during the crossing of the Svir River and the capture of the bridgehead, the division was awarded the title of Guards Svirskaya. By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, 17 soldiers of the unit were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union for the exemplary performance of combat missions of the command on the front against the German invaders.

After the Svir-Petrozavodsk operation, the division, as part of the 37th Airborne Corps of the 3rd Ukrainian Front, took part in the battles to liberate Hungary, Austria and Czechoslovakia. On April 26, 1945, by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, the division was awarded the Order of the Red Banner for the exemplary performance of command assignments in battles with the German invaders during the capture of the cities of Papa, Devecher, Sombalet (Sombathely), Kapuvar, Keseg and the valor and courage shown at the same time.

On May 1, the guardsmen successfully completed the task of the command to defeat the Nazi troops on the territory of Austria. On May 10, 1945, at 17:00, the forward units of the division joined with the allied American forces in the area of ​​Pilzen and Hradec-Kralev in Czechoslovakia.

For distinction in military operations during the Great Patriotic War, 11,539 soldiers, sergeants and officers were awarded orders and medals, 19 people were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.

From May 1945 to January 1946, the division was located in the city of Kishteleg (Hungary). At the beginning of 1946, the formation was relocated to the city of Murom, Moscow Military District, and in July 1946, to the village of Pokrovka, Molotovsky District, Primorsky Military District.

In accordance with the decree of the Council of Ministers of the USSR of June 3, 1946, the division was reorganized according to the states of the Airborne Forces and renamed the 98th Guards Airborne Svir Red Banner Division.

On June 1, 1951, parts of the division were redeployed to the city of Belogorsk, Amur Region (Far Eastern Military District). On February 22, 1968, "for the great merits shown in the battles for the defense of the Soviet Motherland, success in combat training and in connection with the 50th anniversary of the Soviet Army and Navy" by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, the division was awarded the Order of Kutuzov 2nd degree .

On July 21, 1969, by order of the commander of the troops of the Far Eastern Military District (FEMD), the passing Red Banner of the Military Council of the Far East Military District, which was awarded to the 98th Guards Airborne Division, was transferred to it for eternal storage.

In 1969, units and divisions of the division were relocated to the cities of Bolgrad and Chisinau of the Odessa Military District. The school of courage and military training for the division was participation in the major exercises "South", "Spring-72", "Crimea-73", "Efir-74", "Spring-75", "Shield-79", "Shield-82 "," Summer-90 ".

On November 5, 1987, by order of the Minister of Defense of the USSR, the division, as the best formation in the Airborne Forces, was given the honorary name “named after the 70th anniversary of the Great October Revolution” based on the results of combat and political training. Only three formations in the Armed Forces of the USSR were awarded this honorary title.

In the late 80s - early 90s of the last century, the personnel of the division carried out special tasks for the government in the republics of Transcaucasia and Central Asia. On July 11, 1990, the division was awarded the pennant of the Minister of Defense of the USSR "For courage and military prowess." Many officers and ensigns of the formation participated in the fighting in Afghanistan.

In May 1993, the division was redeployed to Ivanovo, and in the same year the 331st Guards Airborne Regiment became part of the division. From December 13, 1994 to February 20, 1995, 477 servicemen of the division as part of a consolidated battalion took part in establishing constitutional order on the territory of the Chechen Republic. 455 people were awarded orders and medals, three servicemen were awarded the title of Hero of Russia.

In January 1996, on the basis of the division, a separate airborne brigade of the Peacekeeping Forces of the Russian Federation was formed, which carried out a peacekeeping mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Since July 1998, the combined battalion of the division has been carrying out peacekeeping missions in the zone of the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict.

In May-June 1999, a combined battalion of the 98th Guards Airborne Division was formed and sent to Kosovo (Yugoslavia) to carry out a peacekeeping mission, based on the 2nd Airborne Battalion of the 331st Airborne Regiment. The formation of the battalion took place in a short time, taking into account the situation in the Balkans.

From September 1999 to March 2000, the combined regimental tactical group, formed on the basis of the 331st Guards Airborne Regiment, took part in combat missions as part of the Joint Group of Troops (Forces) during the counter-terrorist operation in the North Caucasus. For courage and heroism shown in the fight against bandit formations, more than 800 servicemen of the division were awarded state awards, and Guards Colonel Nikolai Mayorov, Guards Lieutenant Colonel Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, and Guards Lieutenant Roman Shchetnev were awarded the title of Hero of Russia.

In August 2008, the personnel of the division successfully took part in the operation to force Georgia to peace in the South Ossetian direction.

On May 3, 2009, the 98th Guards Airborne Svirskaya Red Banner Order of Kutuzov 2nd degree division celebrated its anniversary - the 65th anniversary of its formation.

On December 20, 1943, the 13th Guards Airborne Division (1st formation) was formed. The basis for the creation was the 18th, 19th and 20th Guards Airborne Brigades.

By order of the People's Commissar of Defense No. 003 dated January 19, 1944, the 13th Guards Airborne Division was reorganized as the 98th Guards Rifle Division (98th Guards Rifle Division) on May 3, 1944 with the entry into the new 37th Guards Rifle Division corps.

The 37th Guards Rifle Corps was sent to the Karelian Front, where it became part of the 7th Army. The task of the corps was to defeat the Svir-Petrozavodsk grouping of German troops during the Svir-Petrozavodsk offensive operation. For the exemplary performance of the assigned combat missions during the crossing of the Svir River, the corps and all three divisions in its composition received the honorary name "Svir".

At the end of hostilities in Karelia, the division was transferred to the southern wing of the Soviet-German front, where it participated in the liberation of Hungary, Austria and Czechoslovakia.

On October 4, 1944, the Decree of the State Defense Committee No. 6650ss of the year "On the introduction of the Red Army airborne troops into the ADD and their subordination to the Commander of the ADD" was issued. In order to more efficiently control the troops of the Airborne Forces of the Red Army, they were all consolidated into the Separate Guards Airborne Army (OGVDA). The OGVDA Directorate was formed on the basis of the 7th Army Directorate. During the formation of the corps, the 98th Guards Rifle Division was again reorganized into an airborne division. Since the 13th airborne division (2nd formation) was formed on July 7, 1944, the serial number for the airborne formation based on the 98th Guards Rifle Division was left from the rifle division. The 98th Guards Airborne Division (98th Guards Airborne Division) included three airborne brigades created on the basis of rifle regiments. At the same time, the serial numbers of the brigades were taken the same as those of the brigades that served as the basis for the creation of the 13th Guards Airborne Division (1st formation):

• 18th Guards vdbr (2nd formation) - formed on the basis of the 296th Guards. cn;
• 19th Guards vdbr (2nd formation) - formed on the basis of the 299th Guards. cn;
• 20th Guards vdbr (2nd formation) - formed on the basis of the 302nd Guards. cn.

On December 8, 1944, an order was issued to reorganize the OGVDA by February 15, 1945 into the 9th Guards Army. During the reorganization of the 98th Guards. the airborne division became the eponymous guards rifle division in the same composition as it was in the 37th guards rifle corps in January 1944.

In February 1945, in full force, the 9th Guards Army was sent to the active army and performed tasks in cooperation with other troops to liberate the city of Vienna.

By the end of the war, the full name of the compound was 98th Guards Svirskaya Red Banner Rifle Division .

post-war period

From May 1945 to January 1946, the division was stationed in the city of Kisteleg in Hungary.

In early 1946, the 98th Guards Rifle Division was redeployed from Austria to the city of Murom. Later, the division was redeployed to the Far East.

On June 14, 1946, by order No. 0051 of the commander of the airborne troops, the 98th Guards Rifle Division was reorganized into the 98th Guards Airborne Division as part of the 37th Guards Airborne Corps. Since the newly created airborne divisions were of two regiments, the 302nd Guards Rifle Regiment was disbanded in the 98th Guards Rifle Division.

By October 1948, instead of the regiments that had left the airborne divisions, new guards parachute regiments were formed to form new divisions. So in the 98th Guards. the 192nd Guards Airborne Regiment was created, which was soon disbanded.

By the beginning of 1949, the 98th Guards. sd stationed in with. Pokrovka, Ussuri Region, Primorsky Military District, included: 296th and 299th Guards Airborne Regiments, 17th Guards Artillery Regiment.

In 1951, the directorate of the 37th Guards Airborne Corps was relocated to the Trans-Baikal-Amur Military District in the settlement. Kuibyshevka-Vostochnaya (now the city of Belogorsk, Amur Region). Together with the corps, the 98th Guards was redeployed. vdd.

January 6, 1959 in the 98th Guards. vdd was transferred 243rd Separate Military Transport Aviation Squadron from 10 An-2 aircraft.

By Decree of the Council of Ministers of the USSR No. 362-233ss of March 17, 1956 and directive of the Minister of Defense of the USSR No. org / 3/39479 of April 4, 1956, the 37th Guards Airborne Corps was disbanded. Together with the corps, the 99th Guards Airborne Division was disbanded, whose 300th Guards Airborne Regiment (based in the city of Svobodny, Amur Region) was transferred to the 98th Guards. VDD instead of the previously disbanded 192nd Guards. pdp. Also in the 98th Guards. airborne division from the 99th Guards. The airborne division was transferred to the 74th Guards Artillery Regiment (with deployment in the city of Shimanovsk, Amur Region) to replace the previously disbanded 17th Guards Artillery Regiment.

In November 1960, on the basis of the directives of the Minister of Defense of the USSR of March 18, 1960 and the Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces of June 7, 1960, the 74th Guards Artillery Regiment of the 98th Guards. The Airborne Division was reorganized into the 812th Separate Guards Artillery Battalion. Subsequently, the division was again deployed to the 1065th Guards Artillery Regiment.

On February 27, 1968, for success in combat and political training and in connection with the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Armed Forces of the USSR, the division was awarded the Order of Kutuzov, 2nd degree.

On July 14, 1969, according to the Directive of the General Staff of the USSR Armed Forces, in connection with the aggravation of the situation in the Middle East, the redeployment of the 98th Guards was started. airborne division from the city of Belogorsk, Amur Region, to the city of Bolgrad, Odessa Region (division headquarters and headquarters, 217th and 299th Guards Airborne Regiment, units and subdivisions of support and maintenance), the village of Vesyoliy Kut, Odessa Region (1065th Guards Ap) Ukrainian SSR, and the 300th Guards. PDP to the city of Chisinau, Moldavian SSR. Parts of the division were stationed in the military camps of the 48th Motorized Rifle Ropshinsky Red Banner Division named after M.I. Kalinin, which in 1968 was redeployed to Czechoslovakia, as part of the troops of the TsGV.

On July 21, 1969, by order of the commander of the Far Eastern Military District, the passing Red Banner of the District Military Council, which was awarded to the 98th Guards Airborne Division, was transferred to it for eternal storage.

In June 1971, the 98th Guards. the airborne division participated in the exercises "South" and landed in one of the regions of the Crimea.

November 13, 1973 in the 98th Guards. Airborne Forces carried out the landing of the BMD-1 on the P-7 parachute platform from the An-12 aircraft, together with the crew of Sergeant A. I. Savchenko and Senior Sergeant V. V. Kotlo, who were inside the combat vehicle.

In 1986, the 68th separate anti-tank artillery battalion of the 98th Guards. The airborne division became part of the 1065th Guards Artillery Regiment as a linear division.

On November 5, 1987, by order of the Minister of Defense of the USSR, the division, as the best formation in the Airborne Forces, was given the honorary name "named after the 70th anniversary of the Great October Revolution" based on the results of combat and political training.

In 1989, the 98th Guards Airborne Svirskaya Red Banner, Order of Kutuzov Division had the following composition:

• Division Directorate - Bolgrad
• 217th Guards Airborne Order of Kutuzov III degree regiment (military unit 42246) - Bolgrad;
• 299th Kutuzov Guards Airborne Regiment III degree (military unit 52432) - Bolgrad;
• 300th Guards Airborne Regiment (military unit 40390) - Chisinau;
• 1065th Guards Artillery Regiment (military unit 31539) - c. Merry Kut;
• 215th separate guards reconnaissance company (military unit 03391) - Bolgrad;
• 100th separate anti-aircraft missile and artillery division (military unit 73512) - Bolgrad;
• 112th separate engineer-sapper battalion - Bolgrad;
• 674th Separate Guards Communications Battalion (military unit 89592) - Bolgrad;
• 15th separate repair and restoration battalion - Bolgrad;
• 1683rd separate battalion of material support - Bolgrad;
• 613th separate airborne support battalion - Bolgrad;
• 176th separate medical battalion - Bolgrad;
• 728th courier-postal communication station (military unit 36477) - Bolgrad;
• 243rd separate military transport aviation squadron (military unit 68226) - Bolgrad;
• the division's training ground - the village of Tarutino.

During the operation to restore constitutional order on the territory of the Azerbaijan SSR in the autumn of 1989, an Il-76 aircraft with servicemen of the 98th Guards. vdd. 48 servicemen and 9 crew members were killed.

Section of the division after the collapse of the USSR

In May 1993, the division was split between Ukraine, Russia and Moldova. Russia withdrew the headquarters of the division with a banner and awards, the 299th Guards. PDP, most of the 217th Guards. PDP with the banner of the regiment, most of the 1065th artillery regiment with the banner and some parts of the divisional set. Part of the 217th Guards departed to Ukraine. PDP and part of the 1065th artillery regiment, which was stationed in the village of Vesyoliy Kut. Military equipment of the 300th Airborne Regiment went to Moldova. The personnel of the 300th Guards. The PDP was transferred to the city of Abakan and on its basis the 100th separate airborne brigade was formed.

Division in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

In 1993, on the basis of the 217th Guards. PDP 98th Guards. airborne division and 331st guards. pdp Georgian-Ossetian conflict.

On August 24, 2014, ten servicemen of the 331st Airborne Regiment of the contract 98th Guards Airborne Division of the Airborne Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation were detained by the Ukrainian military on the territory of Ukraine near the village of Zerkalnoye in the Donetsk region (20 km from the border with Russia) and transferred to the SBU. The detainees were dressed in Russian-style military uniforms without insignia. According to the paratroopers, during the night march they did not move along the road, but over rough terrain and fell behind their column. The fact that they broke away from other participants in the exercises and crossed the state border, the paratroopers learned only when they saw a tank with the Ukrainian flag. They did not show resistance during the arrest, they had no combat missions, their weapons were not loaded.

A source from several news agencies at once in the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that “the indicated servicemen did indeed participate in patrolling a section of the Russian-Ukrainian border, they crossed it, probably by accident, in an unequipped, unmarked area. There was no resistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the arrest.” Russian President Vladimir Putin commented on the fact of the detention of Russian military personnel on the territory of Ukraine in a similar vein and also noted that similar cases had previously happened with Ukrainian servicemen, and also hoped that "there will be no problems with this." After some negotiations, the paratroopers were returned to their homeland. There was no international response to this incident.

As of January 2015, plans are known to recreate the 299th regiment (earlier in 1998, the 299th and 217th regiments were consolidated into one - the 217th pdp) in the Yaroslavl region

On September 22, 1941, units of the division replaced the defenders and went on the offensive at dawn. In these battles, the paratroopers showed courage and bravery.

On November 20, 1941, the division was redeployed to Novorossiysk to participate in the Feodosia landing operation - the first strategic joint offensive operation of the troops of the Transcaucasian Front and the forces of the Black Sea Fleet in the coastal direction. As a result of 9 days of hostilities, the Kerch Peninsula was cleared of the enemy and support was provided to the besieged Sevastopol.

On January 10, 1943, the division, as part of the troops of the Stalingrad Front, took part in the final part of the Battle of Stalingrad - Operation "Ring" in order to destroy the encircled enemy. By order of the NPO of the USSR dated March 1, 1943 No. 107, the 157th Rifle Division was transformed into the 76th Guards Rifle Division (Guards Rifle Division) for the courage and heroism of the personnel shown during the Battle of Stalingrad.

On September 8, 1943, the division set out from the Orel region near Chernigov. For three days of continuous offensive, she advanced 70 km and at dawn on September 20 approached the village of Tovstoles, three kilometers northeast of Chernigov, and then captured the city and continued the offensive to the west.

On July 17, 1944, the division as part of the 1st Belorussian Front launched an offensive northwest of Kovel. On July 26, troops advancing from the north and south united 20-25 km west of Brest, surrounding the enemy grouping. For reaching the State Border of the USSR and the liberation of Brest, the 76th Guards. sd was awarded the Order of the Red Banner.

On January 25, 1945, as part of the 2nd Belorussian Front, units and subunits of the division blocked the exit from the city of Torun, a powerful stronghold on the Vistula, and then destroyed the 32,000th enemy group defending the city.

On March 23, 1945, the division captured the city of Tsoppot by storm, went to the Baltic Sea and turned to the south. By the morning of March 25, as part of the corps, the guards captured the city of Oliva and advanced on Danzig. On March 30, the liquidation of the Danzig group was completed.

On April 24, the division concentrated in the Kortenhaten area, 20 km south of Stettin. At dawn on April 26, the formation crossed the Rondov Canal on a wide front and, breaking through the enemy’s defensive line, cleared the city of Preclav from the Nazis by the end of the day.

On May 2, the division captured the city of Güstrow, and on May 3, the cities of Karow and Buttsov. The advance detachment went to the Baltic Sea and, on the outskirts of the city of Wismar, met with units of the airborne division of the Allied expeditionary army. On this, the 76th Guards. sd completed military operations against the Nazi troops and began to carry out patrol service on the coast.