The table lists in alphabetical order the personalities, military unit or formation, branch of service or branch of the Armed Forces or department, rank, date and place of action for which the title of Hero was received, as well as additional information in some cases.
In total, the list contains Names, Ranks, to belong to To the line of troops - 93 (ninety-three) Heroes of the Fatherland, of which: 86 (eighty-six) - of the Soviet Union, 7 (seven) - of the Russian Federation. An asterisk (*) marks those awarded posthumously.
| Full Name | Type of army; Military unit; Compound | Rank at the time of presentation | Place of accomplishment of a feat; military operation | Event date; Period of service in the DRA | Dates of Decrees on Rewarding; Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akramov, Nabi Makhmadzhanovich | SV, 149th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment (149th Guards SME) 201st Motorized Rifle Division (201st Motor Rifle Division) | senior lieutenant | n.p.Shafiheil, Baghlan province | 1980—1982 | |
| * Alexandrov, Vyacheslav Alexandrovich | Airborne Forces, 345th Guards Separate Airborne Regiment (345th Guards Opdp) | Lance Sergeant | January 7, 1988 | ||
| *Amosov, Sergei Anatolievich | SV, 66th separate motorized rifle brigade (66th brigade) | lieutenant | May 16, 1983 | ||
| *Arsenov, Valery Viktorovich | SpN GRU GSh, 173rd ooSpN 22nd arrSpN | Private | Wasatichignai Gorge, Kandahar Province | February 28, 1986 | He died heroically, covering the company commander from enemy fire. By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of December 10, 1986, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumously) |
| Aushev, Ruslan Sultanovich | SV, 180th motorized rifle regiment (180th motorized rifle division) 108th motorized rifle division (108th motorized rifle division) | captain | n.p.Katayi-Ashu, province of Wardak | 1980—1982, 1985—1987 | By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of May 7, 1982, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. During the second trip to the Republic of Afghanistan, he was seriously wounded at the Salang Pass |
| *Anfinogenov, Nikolai Yakovlevich | SV, 181st Motorized Rifle Regiment (181st Motor Rifle Division) 108th Motorized Rifle Division (108th Motorized Rifle Division) | Private | Khugyani, Laghman Province | September 19, 1983 | He died heroically, covering the retreat of the reconnaissance group. By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of November 15, 1983, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumously) |
| Akhromeev Sergey Fyodorovich | USSR General Staff | army General | Kabul headquarters of the 40th Army | May 1982 | |
| Barsukov, Ivan Petrovich | PV, DShMG 35th POGO | major | Takhar province | 1981—1983 | By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of August 11, 1983, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union |
| Belyuzhenko, Vitaly Stepanovich | PGU of the KGB of the USSR, special forces "Zenith" and "Cascade" | colonel | Charikar Parwan Province | December 27, 1979 | While performing combat missions, he was twice seriously wounded and shell-shocked. By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of November 24, 1980, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union |
| * Bogdanov, Alexander Petrovich | PV. Military Adviser of the DRA Border Troops | major | Paktika province | May 18, 1984 | Heroically died in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy. By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of May 18, 1984, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumously) |
| * Boyarinov, Grigory Ivanovich | PGU of the KGB of the USSR, special forces unit "Zenith" | colonel | Kabul Taj Beck Palace | December 27, 1979 | He died heroically while performing a combat mission. By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of April 28, 1980, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumously) |
| Burkov, Valery Anatolievich | VVS 40A 50th osap | captain | Panjshir operation (1984) Panjshir province | 1984 | While performing a combat mission, he was seriously wounded. By decree of the President of the USSR of October 17, 1991, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union |
| Varennikov, Valentin Ivanovich | USSR General Staff Operational Group in the DRA | army General | 1984—1989 | By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of March 3, 1988, he was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union for the successful command and control of troops during Operation Magistral. | |
| Vostrotin, Valery Alexandrovich | Airborne Forces, 345th Guards Opdp | lieutenant colonel | Operation Highway Paktia Province and Khost Province | 1979—1982 1986—1989 | By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of January 6, 1988, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. During two business trips to the Republic of Afghanistan, he was seriously wounded twice. |
| *Vcherashnev, Sergei Georgievich | SV 177th Motorized Rifle Regiment (177th Motorized Rifle Division) 108th Motorized Rifle Division (108th Motorized Rifle Division) | Private | Jabal Ussaraj, Parvan Province | December 1, 1980 | He died heroically while performing a combat mission. By decree of the President of the Russian Federation of April 7, 1994, he was awarded the title Hero of Russia (posthumously) |
| Vysotsky, Evgeny Vasilievich | SV 180th MSP 108th MSD | lieutenant colonel | Charikar and Nijrab Gorge, Parvan Province | 1980—1982 | |
| * Gadzhiev, Nukhidin Omarovich | SV 66th Omsbr | Private | Ganjgal gorge, Kunar operation (1983) Kunar province | May 16, 1983 | He died heroically while performing a combat mission. By decree of the President of the Russian Federation of September 2, 1997, he was awarded the title Hero of Russia (posthumously) |
| Gainutdinov, Vyacheslav Karibulovich | VVS 40A, 181st OVP | major | Kunduz Province | 1979—1980 | By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of April 28, 1980, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. After the award, he continued to serve in the DRA and died while performing a combat mission. |
| *Golovanov, Alexander Sergeevich | VVS 40A, 50th osap | colonel | Salang and Jabal Us-Saraj, Parwan Province | February 2, 1989 | He died heroically while performing a combat mission. By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of June 16, 1989, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumously) |
| Goncharenko, Vladislav Fyodorovich | VVS 40A, 378th oshap | senior lieutenant | Khost and Paktika provinces | 1985—1986 | |
| Goroshko, Yaroslav Pavlovich | captain | settlements of Zamur-Tyan and Shahdzhoy, Zabul province | 1981—1983, 1987—1988 | ||
| Grachev, Pavel Sergeevich | Airborne Forces, Office of the 103rd Guards Airborne Division | major general | Operation Highway Khost Province and Paktika Province | 1981—1983, 1985—1988 | Decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of May 5, 1988 for the successful management of units of the 103rd Guards. Airborne Forces during the operation "Magistral" was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union |
| Grinchak, Valery Ivanovich | SV, 682nd Motorized Rifle Division 108th Motorized Rifle Division | captain | Rukha settlement, Panjshir operation (1984) Panjshir province | July 1984 | While performing a combat mission, he was seriously wounded. By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of February 18, 1985, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union |
| Gromov, Boris Vsevolodovich | SV, Office 40A | lieutenant general | operation "Highway" Ghazni - Gardez - Khost Paktia province | 1980—1982, 1985—1986, 1987—1989 | By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of March 3, 1988, he was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union for the successful command and control of troops during Operation Magistral. |
| Gushchin, Sergei Nikolaevich | SV, 371st Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment (371st Guards Motor Rifle Regiment) 5th Guards Motor Rifle Division | captain | N. p.Kajaki-Soufla, Helmand province | October 1988 | By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of April 10, 1989, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union |
| Daudi, Ilyas Dilshatovich | SV 149th Guards Motor Rifle Division 201st Motor Rifle Division | staff Sergeant | Kokari-Sharshari, Operation Trap, Herat Province | August 23, 1986 | While performing a combat mission, he was seriously wounded. By Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of December 27, 2009 he was awarded the title of Hero of Russia |
| *Demakov, Alexander Ivanovich | SV, 70th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade (70th Guards Omsbr) | lieutenant | Khusravi-Sufla, Kandahar | April 21, 1982 | He died heroically covering the retreat of his subordinates. By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of July 5, 1982, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumously) |
| * Demchenko, Georgy Alexandrovich | SV, 66th brigade | lieutenant | Ganjgal Gorge, Kunar operation (1983) Kunar province | May 16, 1983 | He died heroically, blowing himself up with a grenade along with the surrounding enemy. By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of November 15, 1983, he was awarded the title Hero of the USSR (posthumously) |
| * Dubynin, Viktor Petrovich | SV, Office 40A | major general | Kabul, headquarters of the 40th Army | 1984—1987 | By Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of November 11, 2003 he was awarded the title of Hero of Russia (posthumously) |
| *Zadorozhny, Vladimir Vladimirovich | Airborne Forces, 1179th Guards Artillery Regiment (1179th Guards Ap) 103rd Guards Airborne Division | senior lieutenant | Kunar operation (1985) Kunar province | May 28, 1985 | Heroically died, covering himself with an enemy grenade. By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of November 25, 1985, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumously) |
| Zaporozhan, Igor Vladimirovich | SV, 70th Guards Omsbr | senior lieutenant | Aman settlement, Panjshir operation (1984) Panjshir province | 1982—1984 | By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of May 7, 1985, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union |
| Zelnyakov, Evgeny Ivanovich | Air Force 40A, 254th ovae | lieutenant colonel | 1980—1982 | By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of May 7, 1982, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union | |
| Igolchenko, Sergey Viktorovich | SV, 66th brigade | Private | Nangarhar province | 1986—1987 | By the decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of March 3, 1988, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union |
| Isakov, Mikhail Ivanovich | USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs, special unit "Cobalt" | captain | Kabul Taj Beck Palace | December 27, 1979 | By the decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of November 4, 1980, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union |
| *Islamov, Yuri Verikovich | SpN GRU GSh, 186th ooSpN 22nd guards detachment | Lance Sergeant | settlement of Duri-Shahdzhoy, Zabul province | October 31, 1987 | He died heroically while performing a combat mission. By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of March 3, 1988, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumously) |
| *Israfilov, Abas Islamovich | Airborne Forces, 357th Guards Airborne Regiment (357th Guards Airborne Regiment) 103rd Guards Airborne Division | sergeant | n.p. Alishang, Laghman Province | October 17, 1981 | He showed heroism in battle, died from a wound on October 26, 1981. By decree of the President of the USSR of December 26, 1990, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumously) |
| Kapshuk, Viktor Dmitrievich | PV, DShMG 47th POGO | staff Sergeant | Lankar, Badghis Province | 1984—1985 | By the Decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of November 6, 1985, he was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. |
| Karpukhin, Viktor Fyodorovich | PGU of the KGB of the USSR, special unit "Alpha" | captain | Kabul Taj Beck Palace | December 27, 1979 | |
| * Kovalev, Vladimir Alexandrovich | VVS 40A, 50th osap | major | Bagram, Parwan Province | December 21, 1987 | He died heroically, taking the wrecked plane away from the residential buildings of the year. By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumously) |
| * Kovalev, Nikolai Ivanovich | VVS 40A, 181st OVP | lieutenant colonel | Pechdara Gorge, Kunar operation (1985) Kunar province | 1984-1985 (June 1, 1985) | He died heroically while performing a combat mission. By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of February 5, 1986, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumously) |
| Kozlov, Sergei Pavlovich | SV, 56th Guards Separate Air Assault Brigade (56th Guards Airborne Brigade) | senior lieutenant | Khodjagar settlement, Takhar province | 1980—1982 | By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of April 28, 1980, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union |
| Kozlov, Evald Grigorievich | PGU of the KGB of the USSR, special forces unit "Zenith" | captain 2nd rank | Kabul Taj Beck Palace | December 27, 1979 | By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of April 28, 1980, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union |
| Kolesnik, Vasily Vasilievich | GRU GSH MO | colonel | Kabul Taj Beck Palace | December 27, 1979 | By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of April 28, 1980, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union for leading Operation Storm-333 |
| * Koryavin, Alexander Vladimirovich | Airborne Forces, 357th Guards Airborne Division 103rd Guards Airborne Division | corporal | settlement Sirakulai, Kunar operation (1985) Kunar province | May 24, 1985 | He died heroically, saving the life of an officer - the commander of his platoon. By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of October 25, 1985, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumously) |
| Kot, Viktor Sevastyanovich | VVS 40A, 27th Guards IAP | colonel | panjshir gorge, | 1981—1982, 1985—1987 | By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of September 20, 1982, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union |
| Kravchenko, Nikolay Vasilievich | Airborne Forces, 345th Guards Opdp | captain | Panjshir Gorge, Panjshir operation (1984) Panjshir province | May 19, 1984 | Took command of the battalion after the death of the commander. By the decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of September 27, 1984, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union |
| Kremenish, Nikolai Ivanovich | SV, 271st OISB 108th Motor Rifle Division | sergeant | Bagram, Parwan Province | 1986—1987 | While performing a combat mission, he was seriously wounded. By the Decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of May 5, 1988, he was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. |
| *Kuznetsov, Nikolai Anatolievich | SpN GRU GSh, 334th ooSpN 15th arrSpN | lieutenant | Maravar Gorge, Kunar Province | April 23, 1985 | He died heroically, blowing himself up with a grenade, covering the retreat of his comrades. By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of November 21, 1985, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumously) |
| Kuznetsov, Yuri Viktorovich | Airborne Forces, 345th Guards Opdp | lieutenant colonel | Zargaran settlement Panjshir operation (1982) Panjshir province | 1981—1982 | By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of July 5, 1982, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union |
| Kucherenko, Vladimir Anatolievich | VVS 40A, 50th osap | captain | Kabul | 1984—1985 | By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of May 26, 1986, he was awarded the title Hero of the USSR |
| Kuchkin, Gennady Pavlovich | SV, 101st Motor Rifle Regiment (101st Motorized Rifle Division) 5th Guards Motorized Rifle Division (5th Guards Motor Rifle Division) | captain | Herat province | 1982—1984 | By the decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of March 3, 1983, he was awarded the title Hero of the USSR |
| *Levchenko, Anatoly Nikolaevich | VVS 40A, 655th IAP | lieutenant colonel | Salang Parwan Province | December 27, 1985 | He died heroically, having made a fiery ramming of enemy positions on a wrecked plane. By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of May 26, 1986, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumously) |
| Lukashov, Nikolai Nikolaevich | PV, DShMG 47th POGO | captain | Faryab province | 1984—1988 | By the Decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of March 17, 1988, he was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. |
| Maidanov, Nikolai Saynovich | VVS 40A, 239th ovae and 325th detachment | captain | Talukan, Takhar province | 1984—1985 1987—1988 | By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of July 29, 1988, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union |
| Maksimov, Yuri Pavlovich | SV Headquarters TurkVO | colonel general | Kabul Headquarters 40th Army | 1979—1984 | By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of July 5, 1982, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union |
| Malyshev, Nikolai I. | VVS 40A, 181st OVP | major | Faizabad city, Badakhshan province | 1982—1983 1985—1986 | By the Decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of January 13, 1987, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union |
| *Melnikov, Andrey Alexandrovich | Airborne Forces, 345th Guards Opdp | Private | operation "Magistral" N. p.Aliheyl, Paktia province | January 7-8, 1988 | He died heroically while performing a combat mission. By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of June 28, 1988, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumously) |
| Mirolyubov, Yuri Nikolaevich | SpN GRU GSh, 668th ooSpN 15th arrSpN | sergeant | Baraki Barak, Logar Province | 1986—1987 | By the Decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of May 5, 1988, he was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. |
| * Mironenko, Alexander Grigorievich | Airborne Forces, 317th Guards Airborne Division 103rd Guards Airborne Division | staff Sergeant | settlement Asmar, Kunar operation, Kunar province | February 29, 1980 | He died heroically, blowing himself up with a grenade along with the enemy. By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of April 28, 1980, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumously) |
| Neverov, Vladimir Lavrentievich | SV, 101st MSP 5th Guards MSD | colonel | Kort, Herat Province | November 28, 1983 | By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of February 17, 1984, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union |
| *Onischuk, Oleg Petrovich | SpN GRU GSh, 186th ooSpN 22nd guards detachment | senior lieutenant | Shinkai Gorge, Zabul Province | October 31, 1987 | He died heroically while performing a combat mission. By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of May 5, 1988, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumously) |
| *Oparin, Alexander Yakovlevich | SV, 191st separate motorized rifle regiment (191st OMSP) | major | Panjshir operation (1982) Panjshir province | May 17, 1982 | He died heroically while performing a combat mission. By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of September 20, 1982, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumously) |
| Ochirov, Valery Nikolaevich | Air Force 40A, 335th Airborne Division | lieutenant colonel | Pasi-Shakhi-Mardan Panjshir operation (1984) Parvan province | 1980—1981, 1984—1985, 1986—1987 | By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of February 21, 1985, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union |
| Pavlov, Vitaly Egorovich | VVS 40A, 50th osap | colonel | Panjshir operation (1982) Panjshir province | 1981—1982 | |
| *Pavlyukov, Konstantin Grigorievich | VVS 40A, 378th oshap | senior lieutenant | Abdibay, Parwan province | January 21, 1987 | He died heroically, blowing himself up with a grenade along with the enemy surrounding him. By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of September 28, 1987, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumously) |
| Pimenov, Vasily Vasilievich | Airborne Forces, 345th Guards Opdp | major | Pachahak settlement, Panjshir operation (1984) Parvan province | 1982—1984 | By the decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of June 13, 1984, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union |
| Written, Vyacheslav Mikhailovich | VVS 40A, 181st OVP | lieutenant colonel | Kunduz Province | 1980—1981 1984—1985 | By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of February 5, 1986, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union |
| Ploskonos, Igor Nikolaevich | SV, 783rd Separate Reconnaissance Battalion (783rd Orb), 201st Motor Rifle Division | senior lieutenant | Marmol Gorge, Balkh Province | 1982—1984 | |
| Popkov, Valery Filippovich | Aviation PV 23rd opap | captain | settlement Khanabad, Kunduz province | 1982—1989 | By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of April 21, 1989, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union |
| Pugachev, Fedor Ivanovich | SV, 101st MSP 5th Guards MSD | captain | Herat Province | 1981—1983 | By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of January 23, 1984, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union |
| Railyan, Alexander Maksimovich | Air Force 40A, 335th Airborne Division | lieutenant colonel | Jalalabad Nangarhar province | 1987—1988 | By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of February 25, 1988, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union |
| * Ruban, Pyotr Vasilievich | Air Force 40A, 200th oshae and 378th oshap | lieutenant colonel | settlement of Urgun, Paktika province | January 16, 1984 | He died heroically while performing a combat mission. By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of May 17, 1984, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumously) |
| Rutskoy, Alexander Vladimirovich | VVS 40A, 378th oshap | colonel | provinces of Khost and Paktia | 1985—1988 | By Decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of December 8, 1988 he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union |
| *Sergeev, Evgeny Georgievich | SpN GRU GSh, 186th ooSpN 22nd guards detachment | lieutenant colonel | Shahjoy, Zabul province | 1985—1987 | By Decree of the President of the Russian Federation (closed) dated May 6, 2012 (for capturing the Stinger MANPADS), he was awarded the title Hero of Russia (posthumously) |
| Sinitsky, Viktor Pavlovich | SV, 45th Separate Engineer Regiment (45th OISP) | Lance Sergeant | Charikar City, Parwan Province | 1986—1987 | While performing combat missions, he was repeatedly seriously shell-shocked. By the Decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of May 5, 1988, he was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. |
| Slyusar, Albert Evdokimovich | Airborne Forces, Office of the 103rd Guards Airborne Division (103rd Guards Airborne Division) | major general | Panjshir operation (1982) Panjshir province | 1981—1984 | By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of November 15, 1983, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union |
| Sokolov, Boris Innokent'evich | PSU KGB USSR | captain | Bagram, Parwan Province | 1984—1988 | By the decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of June 28, 1988, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union |
| Sokolov, Sergei Leonidovich | USSR General Staff | marshal | Headquarters of the 40th Army Kabul | 1979—1980 | By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of April 28, 1980, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union |
| Soluyanov, Alexander Petrovich | Airborne Forces, 350th Guards Airborne Regiment (350th Guards Airborne Regiment) 103rd Guards Airborne Division | major | Didak settlement, Panjshir operation (1984) Panjshir province | 1982—1984 | By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of November 23, 1984, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union |
| *Stovba, Alexander Ivanovich | SV, 70th Guards Omsbr | lieutenant | Seran, Kandahar Province | March 29, 1980 | He died heroically covering the retreat of his comrades. By decree of the President of the USSR of November 11, 1990, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumously) |
| * Ukhabov, Valery Ivanovich | PV, DShMG 67th POGO | lieutenant colonel | 1981-1983 (October 15, 1983) | He died heroically while performing a combat mission. By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of November 10, 1983, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumously) | |
| Filipchenkov, Sergey Viktorovich | VVS 40A, 50th osap | captain | Kabul | 1984—1985 | By the decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of July 31, 1986, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union |
| Khaustov, Grigory Pavlovich | VVS 40A, 120th IAP and 378th oshap | colonel | Kandahar province | 1986—1987 1988—1989 | By the Decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of June 16, 1989, he was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union |
| * Chepik, Nikolai Petrovich | Airborne Forces, 317th Guards Airborne Regiment (317th Guards Airborne Regiment) 103rd Guards Airborne Division | staff Sergeant | settlement of Shinkorak, Kunar operation (1980) Kunar province | February 29, 1980 | He died heroically, blowing himself up with a mine along with the enemy. By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of April 28, 1980, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumously) |
| Chernozhukov, Alexander Viktorovich | SV, 70th brigade | senior lieutenant | Sanabur, Kandahar province | 1981—1983 | By the Decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of March 3, 1983, he was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. |
| Chmurov, Igor Vladimirovich | Airborne Forces, 345th Guards Opdp | guard private | Khazar Gorge, Panjshir Province | December 14, 1985 | While performing a combat mission, he was wounded. By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of May 26, 1986, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union |
| Shagaleev, Farit Sultanovich | Aviation PV, 23rd opap | lieutenant colonel | Kufab gorge, Badakhshan province | 1981—1983 | By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of April 8, 1982, he was awarded the title Hero of the USSR |
| *Shakhvorostov, Andrei Evgenievich | SV, 682nd Motorized Rifle Division 108th Motorized Rifle Division | lieutenant | Ruha, Panjshir Province | December 14, 1985 | He died heroically while performing a combat mission. By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of July 31, 1986, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumously) |
| Shikov, Yuri Alekseevich | SV, 180th Motorized Rifle Division 108th Motorized Rifle Division | foreman | Charikar city, Parwan province | October 11 and 13, 1986 | By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of September 28, 1987, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union |
| * Shkidchenko, Pyotr Ivanovich | SW | lieutenant general | Khost Province | January 19, 1982 | He died heroically while performing a combat mission. By Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of July 4, 2000 he was awarded the title of Hero of Russia (posthumously) |
| *Shornikov, Nikolai Anatolievich | SV, 66th brigade | senior lieutenant | Khara, Kunar operation (1980) Kunar province | May 11, 1980 | He died heroically, blowing himself up with a grenade along with the enemy, covering the retreat of his comrades. By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of October 21, 1980, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumously) |
| Shcherbakov, Vasily Vasilievich | VVS 40A, 181st OVP | major | Romuanishi settlement, Badakhshan province | 1979—1980 | By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of April 28, 1980, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union |
| *Yurasov, Oleg Alexandrovich | Airborne Forces, 345th Guards Opdp | major | n.p.Kapatak, Operation Typhoon (1989) Parwan province | January 23, 1989 | He died heroically while performing a combat mission. By decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of April 10, 1989, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumously) |
Private
5.V. 1969 - 4.VIII. 1988
Born in with. Tomilovo, Moshkovsky district, Novosibirsk region. After graduating from school, he worked as a car mechanic in the Moshkovsky road construction site No. 3. He was called up for active military service on November 18, 1987 by the Moshkovsky RVC of the Novosibirsk Region. From February 1988 he served in the Republic of Afghanistan as an operator-gunner of an infantry fighting vehicle. He died on August 4, 1988 in the Republic of Afghanistan while performing a combat mission. For courage and courage he was awarded the Order of the Red Star, posthumously. He was buried in the village of Moshkovo. There is an obelisk on the grave.
SHKROBOV EVGENIY IVANOVICH
Private
7. III. 1969-27. v. 1988
Born in the city of Bolotnoye, Novosibirsk Region. After school, he studied at the Novosibirsk Electrotechnical Institute. He was called up for active military service on May 20, 1987 by the Leninsky RVC in Novosibirsk. From September 10, 1987 he served in the Republic of Afghanistan as a reconnaissance machine gunner. He died on May 27, 1988 from a severe wound at the site of a mine explosion on the Ghazni-Gardez road in the Kabul province of the Republic of Afghanistan. For courage and heroism, courage and determination in battles, he was awarded the Order of the Red Star and the jubilee medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR", posthumously. Buried in Bolotnoye. There is a marble tombstone on the grave.
SHAYKHUTDINOV RAMIL RASHITOVICH
Art. lieutenant
March 24, 1964—VI. 1988
Born in the village Buzdyak, Buzdyansky district of the Bashkir ASSR. Since July 31, 1981 in the Armed Forces of the USSR. He graduated from the Balashov Higher Military Aviation School for Pilots. From April 1988 he served in the Republic of Afghanistan. He died on June 24, 1988 during a combat mission. He was awarded the medal "To the Warrior-Internationalist from the grateful Afghan people." Buried in the village Buzdyak, Buzdyaksky district of the Bashkir ASSR.
PASHCHENKO NIKOLAI ALEKSANDROVYCH
Private
13.IX. 1968-14. IV. 1988
Born in the Kochkovsky district of the Novosibirsk region. In 1985 he graduated from Novotselinnaya secondary school. In Kochkovsky SPTU-2 he received the profession of a tractor driver and until the fall of 1986 he worked in the OPH "Kochkovskoye" as a machine operator. He was called up for active military service on October 16, 1986 by the Kochkovsky Military Commissariat of the Novosibirsk Region. From February 1987 he served in the Republic of Afghanistan as a grenade launcher. He died while performing a combat mission on the night of April 14, 1988. For courage and heroism, he was awarded the Order of the Red Race, posthumously, and the medals "To the Warrior-Internationalist from the grateful Afghan people" and "70 years of the Armed Forces of the USSR." Buried in the village Tussocks of the Novosibirsk region. There is a marble tombstone on the grave.
NOVIKOV ANDREY PETROVICH
Sergeant
5.IX. 1968-30. X. 1988
Born in the city of Barabinsk, Novosibirsk Region. After graduating from school, he worked as an assistant driver at the Barabinsky locomotive depot of the West Siberian Railway. He was called up for active military service on October 21, 1986 by the Barabiksky RVC of the Novosibirsk Region. From December 1, 1986, he served in the Republic of Afghanistan as a clerk. He died on October 30, 1988 while performing a combat mission. For his courage and perseverance in 1989 he was awarded the Order of the Red Star, posthumously. He was buried in the city of Barabinsk, Novosibirsk Region on November 5, 1988. A marble tombstone was installed on the grave.
KONDRASHOV ALEXEY ALEKSEEVICH
Private
6.XI. 1969-25. VI. 1988
Born in the city of Berdsk, Novosibirsk Region. After leaving school, he studied at the Novosibirsk Culinary School, then worked as a cook in a canteen trust in Berdsk. He was called up for active military service on November 12, 1987 by the Berdsk GVK of the Novosibirsk Region. From May 2, 1988 he served in the Republic of Afghanistan as a gunner. He died on June 25, 1988 in the Republic of Afghanistan. For his courage and courage he was awarded the Order of the Red Star, posthumously. He was buried in the city of Berdsk, Novosibirsk Region on July 2, 1988. A marble tombstone was installed on the grave.
ZAKHAROV NIKOLAI NIKOLAEVICH
Captain
2. 1.1959 - 26. II. 1988
Born in with. Yudikha Shelabolikha district of the Altai Territory. After graduating from school, he worked as a mechanic in the Novosibirsk industrial repair and adjustment enterprise. In 1978 he graduated from the Novosibirsk Aviation Training Center DOSAAF. He was called up for active military service on June 24, 1980 by the Soviet RVC in Novosibirsk. In 1982, he passed as an external student for the full course of the Syzran Higher Helicopter Aviation Pilot School. From August 1987 he served in the Republic of Afghanistan as a senior pilot. He died on February 26, 1988 in n. Asadabad village, Kunar province, Republic of Afghanistan. For courage and bravery shown in carrying out assignments for international assistance to the Afghan people, he was awarded the Order of the Red Star on September 7, 1988, posthumously. He was buried in the cemetery of the Soviet district of the village. Ob HPP in Novosibirsk March 5, 1988 But a marble tombstone was installed on the grave.
ZHORIN DMITRY ALEKSANDROVICH
Sergeant
8.X. 1967 - 22. III. 1988
Born in the hero city of Kyiv. In 1984, he graduated from secondary school No. 45 in Novosibirsk. After school, he entered the Optical Faculty of NIIGAiK. He was called up for active military service on June 28, 1986 by the Leninsky RVC in Novosibirsk. From July 1 to October 15, 1986 he studied at the training unit as a commander of the road commandant department. From November 1986, he served in the Republic of Afghanistan as a section commander, and then as head of a traffic control post. In February 1988, he was awarded the jubilee medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" for excellent service. On March 22, 1988, he died at the Salang Pass while performing a combat mission. For courage and heroism shown in providing international assistance, he was awarded the Order of the Red Star, posthumously, as well as the Diploma of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR and the medal "To the Warrior-Internationalist from the grateful Afghan people." He was buried at the military cemetery of the Zaeltsoe district of Novosibirsk on March 29, 1988. A marble tombstone was installed on the grave.
Born on June 18, 1958 in the city of Baku (Azerbaijan) in the family of a sailor. Russian. Graduated from 10 classes. In the Soviet Army since 1975. In 1979 he graduated from the Baku Higher Combined Arms Command School named after the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR. Since 1979 - the commander of a reconnaissance platoon (the city of Novocherkassk, the Red Banner North Caucasian Military District). Member of the CPSU since 1982. Since 1981, for two years he was part of a limited contingent of Soviet troops in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. He proved to be a high-class specialist in intelligence. While searching in the area of responsibility of the brigade, Senior Lieutenant Chernozhukov received a report from his reconnaissance patrol that a detachment of rebels had settled down to rest in the village of Yaklang (Helmand province). The company commander quickly made a decision - using surprise, attack the enemy in armored vehicles, and without hurrying the personnel, defeat him. With decisive actions, firing heavily on the move from the loopholes, the company broke into the settlement from two sides. The enemy's attempt to put up organized resistance was not successful. The blow was very unexpected and strong. Having lost many rebels killed, their remnants fled. Having captured several prisoners, the company returned to the place of deployment, continuing to conduct reconnaissance. When approaching the village of Sanabur (Kandahar province), intelligence discovered the movement of a rebel detachment, numbering about 150 people. There were a little over 50 people in the company. Senior Lieutenant Chernozhukov decided to secretly occupy a dominant height in the path of enemy movement and, having missed his reconnaissance, defeat the detachment. Having skillfully organized the battle, the company commander at the critical moment at the head of the reserve attacked the rebel on the flank, which contributed to his complete defeat. Only 117 people were captured. In total, together with the company, Senior Lieutenant Chernozhukov participated in more than twenty operations, and the actions of the company were always distinguished by swiftness, surprise and effectiveness with minimal losses. By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of March 3, 1983, for the courage and heroism shown in providing international assistance to the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, Senior Lieutenant Chernozhukov Alexander Viktorovich was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal (No. 11493). In 1988 he graduated from the Military Academy named after M.V. Frunze. After the collapse of the USSR, he continued to serve in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in various positions. In 2002 he graduated from the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. He holds the position of head of the department for control and coordination of funeral services in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Lives in the hero city of Moscow. Colonel. He was awarded the Orders of Lenin (03/03/1983), the Red Star, and medals. A COMMUNIST'S DUTY At the Moscow City Party Conference, Captain Chernozhukov was elected a delegate to the 27th Party Congress. In the evening we met with him. Alexander embarrassedly accepted our congratulations ... He was the same on the day when he was awarded the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star of the Hero of the Soviet Union. He walked down the street and kept trying inadvertently to cover up the Star. “Take your hand away, Sasha,” said one of us, a witness to these joyful moments. “Let them watch.” And he somehow felt uneasy that he alone was singled out with such a high award. He was sincerely convinced that everything in his company was like a selection, and many can be called real heroes. We met with him more than once, and no matter what the conversation was about, Alexander always started talking about his colleagues, with whom he learned a lot during the two difficult years of service in Afghanistan. ... When Chernozhukov took over the company, some even among experienced platoon commanders began to complain about the overload of the classes that he spent in the mountains. "We'll be left without boots and uniforms," some grumbled half-jokingly. However, such talk soon ceased. This happened after a group of soldiers led by Chernozhukov was surrounded. According to the calculations of the dushmans, it was impossible to get out, but Alexander led the soldiers out. Through the mountains, which seemed impregnable even to those accustomed to these places. That's when hardening and training, which the company commander so persistently sought from his subordinates, affected. Yes, we talked about a lot during our meetings, but somehow it so happened that they never once asked him when and where he joined the party. There was no question of how Alexander understands his duty as a communist. Perhaps that is why they did not ask that the main thing was clear and so. The duty of a communist is to be where it is most difficult. And Captain Chernozhukov was fearless in battle, he thought not about his life, but about the task assigned, about his subordinates, about Afghan women and children. ... Since then, Alexander has not changed much. Just become more restrained. After serving in Afghanistan, he was chief of staff of the battalion, commander of the battalion, studied at the academy. In 1988 he graduated from the Frunze Military Academy, and in 2002 from the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces. Now Colonel Alexander Viktorovich Chernozhukov works as the head of the department for monitoring the coordination of funeral provision in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Lives in Moscow. Awards Medal "Gold Star"; The order of Lenin; Order of the Red Star; Medals.
Portraits of the heroes of the Afghan war from the set of postcards "On the Afghan roads" (1989)
Yaroslav Goroshko
Captain Yaroslav Pavlovich Goroshko was born in 1957 in the village of Borshchevka, Lanovets district, Ternopil region. He graduated from the Khmelnytsky Higher Artillery Command School. Twice - from 1981 to 1983 and from 1987 to 1988 - was part of a limited contingent of Soviet troops in Afghanistan. He was awarded two orders of the Red Star and the medal "For Courage". In 1988 he was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
At present, there are different points of view on whether the Soviet Army fought in Afghanistan in vain or not in vain. If you approach this issue in a detached way and from a purely political point of view, then, probably, in vain. In vain, because a limited contingent of the Soviet Army in this case acted as an interventionist who entered this country in order to support one of the parties during the civil war that was taking place there.
It is clear that by doing this, the then top Soviet political leadership wanted to quickly solve the problem of protecting the southern borders of their country from the spread of all kinds of problems and misfortunes that were generated by the situation of instability inside Afghanistan and the frank unwillingness of any of the opposing Afghan parties to seriously engage in the process of gaining for himself the fullness of power throughout the territory of his state. Yes, the Soviet leadership made a big mistake. Instead of continuing to provide military-technical assistance to its indecisive Afghan allies and further strengthening its southern borders, it chose to send its troops there and thereby actually took on the entire burden of responsibility for all the problems that had accumulated there over all previous years. sluggish civil war.
But, as they say, making decisions of this kind is not the responsibility of the military, but of politicians. Moreover, the political formalities that made it possible for Soviet troops to enter the territory of a foreign country were observed. As for everything else, it is the business of the professional military of any self-respecting country not to discuss orders, but to carry them out.
The servicemen of the Soviet Army from the limited contingent of Soviet troops in Afghanistan behaved in exactly this way, showing selflessness and heroism. Yes, in the end they were defeated and forced to leave. But this was not their defeat, but the defeat of the then top Soviet leadership, which wanted to solve political problems through the hands of the military, which went far beyond their capabilities.
Therefore, let's once again remember the fallen and living heroes of this war and speak of them with the warmest words!
Vyacheslav Alexandrov
Junior Sergeant Vyacheslav Aleksandrovich Alexandrov was born in 1968 in the village of Izobilnoye, Sol-Iletsk District, Orenburg Region.
In the spring of 1986 he was drafted into the Armed Forces of the USSR. Since October of the same year, he served in the Airborne Forces unit as part of a limited contingent of Soviet troops in Afghanistan. 
Ivan Barsukov
Colonel Ivan Petrovich Barsukov was born in 1948 in Kazgulak, Petrovsky District, Stavropol Territory. In 1969 he graduated from junior lieutenant courses at the Moscow Higher Border Command School named after Mossovet, and in 1987 - from the Frunze Military Academy.
Since 1981, for two years he was part of a limited contingent of Soviet troops in Afghanistan. For his courage and heroism in 1983 he was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. 
Alexander Golovanov
Colonel Alexander Sergeevich Golovanov was born in 1946 in the village of Dubovskoye, Istra District, Moscow Region. In 1970 he graduated from the Syzran Higher Military Aviation School.
Since January 1988 - as part of a limited contingent of Soviet troops in Afghanistan. On the night of February 2, 1989, in the area of the Salang Pass, he died while performing a combat mission. For his courage and heroism, he was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. 
Pavel Grachev
Major-General Pavel Sergeevich Grachev was born in 1948 in the village of Rvy in the Leninsky district of the Tula region. In 1969 he graduated from the Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School, and in 1981 from the Frunze Military Academy.
Twice was part of a limited contingent of Soviet troops in Afghanistan. For courage and heroism shown in providing international assistance, he was awarded two Orders of Lenin, the Orders of the Red Banner and the Red Star, and was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. 
Boris Gromov
Colonel-General Boris Vsevolodovich Gromov was born in 1943 in Saratov. In 1965 he graduated from the Leningrad Higher Combined-Arms Command School, in 1984 - from the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the USSR. Voroshilov.
He served three times as part of a limited contingent of Soviet troops in Afghanistan. Since 1987 - commander of a limited contingent of Soviet troops in Afghanistan. He was awarded the Order of Lenin, two Orders of the Red Banner, Orders of the Red Star and Orders for Service to the Motherland, 3rd degree. In 1988 he was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. 
Sergey Gushchin
Captain Sergei Nikolaevich Gushchin was born in 1960 in the village of Sokoluk, Sokoluk District, Chui Region, Kirghiz SSR. He graduated from the Alma-Ata combined arms command school. He served seven years in the Turkestan military district.
From 1987 to 1989 he was part of a limited contingent of Soviet troops in Afghanistan.
For courage and heroism he was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. 
Sergey Igolchenko
Private Sergei Viktorovich Igolchenko was born in 1966 in the town of Buturlinovka, Voronezh Region.
In the fall of 1985 he was drafted into the Armed Forces of the USSR. He served in a tank unit as part of a limited contingent of Soviet troops in Afghanistan. Wounded twice, shell-shocked six times. He was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. 
Yuri Islamov
Junior Sergeant Yuri Verikovich Islamov was born in 1968 in the village of Arslan-Bob, Bazar-Korgon district, Osh region, Kirghiz SSR. In the fall of 1986 he was drafted into the Armed Forces of the USSR.
He served in a special forces unit as part of a limited contingent of Soviet troops in Afghanistan. He was awarded the medal "For Courage", For courage and heroism shown in a critical situation during the battle, posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. 
Vladimir Kovalev
Major Vladimir Aleksandrovich Kovalev was born in 1950 in Stavropol. He graduated from the Balashov Higher Military Aviation School.
Since 1987 - as part of a limited contingent of Soviet troops in Afghanistan. Made 180 sorties.
On December 21, 1987, while performing a combat mission, he was hit by a Stinger missile. Saving the lives of the crew, he showed courage and heroism. Posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. 
Nikolai Kremenish
Sergeant Nikolai Ivanovich Kremenish was born in 1967 in the city of Ekibastuz, Pavlodar region, Kazakh SSR. In the autumn of 1985 he was drafted into the Armed Forces of the USSR.
He served in a sapper unit as part of a limited contingent of Soviet troops in Afghanistan. Awarded with the medal "For Courage". For courage and heroism shown in providing international assistance, he was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. 
Nikolay Lukashov
Captain Nikolai Ivanovich Lukashov was born in 1958 in the village of Novo-Moskovka, Tara District, Omsk Region. In 1982 he graduated from the Golitsyn Higher Military-Political Border School.
From 1984 to 1988 he was part of a limited contingent of Soviet troops in Afghanistan. He was awarded the Orders of the Red Banner, the Red Star, for service to the Motherland of the 3rd degree, was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. 
Nikolai Maidanov
Captain Nikolai Sainovich Maidanov was born in 1956 in the village of Taskuduk, Dzhambeitinsky District, Ural Region, Kazakh SSR. Graduated from the Saratov Higher Military Aviation School.
Twice - from 1984 to 1965 and from 1987 to 1988 - he was part of a limited contingent of Soviet troops in Afghanistan. He was awarded the Orders of the Red Banner, the Red Star, for service to the Motherland of the 3rd degree, in 1987 he was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. 
Andrey Melnikov
Private Andrei Alexandrovich Melnikov was born in 1968 in the city of Mogilev, Byelorussian SSR. In the fall of 1986 he was drafted into the Armed Forces of the USSR.
From April 1987 he served in the Airborne Forces as part of a limited contingent of Soviet troops in Afghanistan. He took part in six military operations.
On January 7, 1988, he was killed in action. For courage and heroism shown in an extreme situation, he was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. 
Yuri Mirolyubov
Sergeant Yuri Nikolaevich Mirolubov was born in 1967 in the village of Ryadovichi, Shablykinsky District, Oryol Region. In the autumn of 1985 he was drafted into the Armed Forces of the USSR.
He served in a special forces unit as part of a limited contingent of Soviet troops in Afghanistan. He was awarded the medals "For Courage" and "For Military Merit". He was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. 
Oleg Onischuk
Senior Lieutenant Oleg Petrovich Onischuk was born in 1961 in the village of Putrintsy, Izyaslavsky district, Khmelnitsky region. He graduated from the Kiev Higher All-Arms Command School.
From April 1987, he served in a special forces unit as part of a limited contingent of Soviet troops in Afghanistan. For courage and heroism, he was awarded the Order of the Red Banner and the medal "For Military Merit", posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. 
Vyacheslav Pismenny
Colonel Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Pismenny was born in 1950 in the city of Aktyubinsk, Kazakh SSR. He graduated from the Syzran Higher Military Aviation School and the Air Force Academy. Gagarin.
Twice - from 1980 to 1981 and from 1984 to 1985 - was part of a limited contingent of Soviet troops in Afghanistan. Awarded two Orders of the Red Star. In 1986 he was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. 
Valery Popkov
Captain Valery Filippovich Popkov was born in 1961 in the village of Kilmez, Syumsinsky District, Udmurt Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. Graduated from the Syzran Higher Military Aviation School.
In 1982 he was sent to one of the military units of the limited contingent of Soviet troops in Afghanistan. For courage and heroism shown in carrying out the task of providing international assistance, in 1989 he was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. 
Alexander Railyan
Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Maksimovich Railyan was born in 1954 in the village of Moldavanskoye, Crimean District, Krasnodar Territory. Graduated from the Saratov Military Aviation School.
For courage and heroism shown during his service as part of a limited contingent of Soviet troops in Afghanistan, he was awarded the Order of the Red Star, and in 1988 he was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. 
Alexander Rutskoy
Colonel Alexander Vladimirovich Rutskoi was born in 1947 in the city of Khmelnitsky. In 1971 he graduated from the Barnaul Higher Aviation School, and in 1980 - from the Air Force Academy. Gagarin.
Twice was part of a limited contingent of Soviet troops in Afghanistan. Awarded the Order of the Red Banner. In 1988 he was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. 
Victor Sinitsky
Junior Sergeant Viktor Pavlovich Sinitsky was born in 1967 in the village of Verbyazh, Volovets district, Transcarpathian region.
In the autumn of 1985 he was drafted into the Armed Forces of the USSR. He served in an engineering unit as part of a limited contingent of Soviet troops in Afghanistan. He was awarded medals "For Courage" and "For Military Merit". He was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. 
Boris Sokolov
Major Boris Innokentyevich Sokolov was born in 1953 in the city of Ulan-Ude. In 1979 he graduated from the Kazan Higher Military Engineering School, and in 1982 - the Higher Courses of Military Counterintelligence of the KGB of the USSR in Novosibirsk.
For two and a half years he served in a limited contingent of Soviet troops in Afghanistan as an employee of military counterintelligence. Awarded the Order of the Red Star.
In 1985, for the courage and heroism shown in the provision of international assistance, he was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. 
Grigory Khaustov
Colonel Grigory Pavlovich Khaustov was born in 1939 in the village of Uspenskaya, Beloglinsky District, Krasnodar Territory. Graduated from the Kachinsky Higher Military Aviation School.
He served in various positions, fought in Egypt, was a military adviser in Madagascar.
Since 1987 - as part of a limited contingent of Soviet troops in Afghanistan. Made 670 sorties. In 1989 he was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. 
Oleg Yurasov
Major Oleg Aleksandrovich Yurasov was born in 1954 at the Shcherbinka station of the Leninsky district of the Moscow region. Graduated from the Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School.
Since 1987 - as part of a limited contingent of Soviet troops in Afghanistan. Awarded two Orders of the Red Star.
January 23, 1989, three weeks before the end of the withdrawal of Soviet troops, he died in battle. For courage and heroism shown in an extreme situation, he was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. 
After the uprising in Badaber, the dushmans decided not to take Shuravi prisoners anymore.
Thirty years ago, Soviet soldiers captured in Afghanistan organized an uprising. After an unequal battle, they blew themselves up along with an arsenal of dushmans
An event destined to become a bleeding wound in the history of the Afghan war took place in the Pakistani village of Badaber near Peshawar. On April 26, 1985, a dozen Soviet prisoners of war revolted. After a 14-hour battle, they blew themselves up along with the arsenal of dushmans - a huge amount of shells and missiles prepared to be sent to the Mujahideen in Panjshir. The sacrificial feat then saved many soldiers and officers of the 40th Army. But the state tried not to notice and forget the merits of the heroes. The reason is the absence of their names in the lists of dead soldiers-internationalists and documentary confirmation of the feat. Today we are filling this gap.
AGENT REPORT
Information about this tragedy was collected bit by bit by the staff correspondent of the Red Star in Kabul, Alexander Oleinik. Using informal contacts at the headquarters of the 40th Army, he obtained a report of radio interception of the directive of the leader of the Islamic Party of Afghanistan (IPA) G. Hekmatyar, who on April 29, 1985 reported on an incident in one of the camps in northwestern Pakistan.
“97 of our brothers were killed and wounded,” said Hekmatyar and demanded from the commanders of the IPA fronts “from now on, do not take Russians prisoner, but destroy them on the spot.”
A few years later, Oleinik published this radio interception in Krasnaya Zvezda along with another declassified document addressed to the chief military adviser in Afghanistan, General of the Army G. Salamanov. The intelligence report gave details of the armed uprising that our prisoners of war had raised.
“On May 23, 1985, agent *** arrived from Pakistan, who had the task of obtaining information about the incident in the Badaber Afghan refugee camp. The source reported on the fulfillment of the reconnaissance mission as follows: on April 26 at 21.00, when the entire personnel of the training center was lined up on the parade ground to perform prayers, the former Soviet military personnel removed six sentries from the artillery depots (AB) on the watchtower and freed all the prisoners. They failed to fully realize their plan, since from among the Soviet military personnel, nicknamed Muhammad Islam, at the time of the uprising, he defected to the rebels.
At 23.00, on the orders of B. Rabbani, a regiment of Khaled ibn Walid rebels was raised, the positions of the prisoners were surrounded. The leader of the IOA offered them to surrender, to which the rebels responded with a categorical refusal. They demanded the extradition of the escaped soldier, to summon representatives of the Soviet or Afghan embassies to Badaber. 
Rabbani and his advisers decided to blow up the warehouses of AB and thus destroy the rebels. On the morning of April 27, Rabbani ordered to open fire. In the assault, in addition to the rebels, artillery units and combat helicopters of the Pakistani Air Force participated. After several artillery salvos, the AB depots exploded. The explosion killed: 12 former Soviet servicemen (names, ranks not established); about 40 former servicemen of the Armed Forces of Afghanistan (names not established); more than 120 rebels and refugees; 6 foreign advisers; 13 representatives of the Pakistani authorities. According to the source, the government of Ziyaul-Khak was informed that the rebellious prisoners themselves blew themselves up in the warehouses of AB.
Colonel Yu. Tarasov,
The Pakistani authorities and the leader of the IOA (Islamic Society of Afghanistan) B. Rabbani did everything to hide information about the tragedy. Speaking in Islamabad, Rabbani inspiredly lied to journalists that internecine strife among the Mujahideen led to the explosion in Badaber. To the strong protest of our embassy in connection with the death of compatriots near Peshawar, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry sent a note in response, stating that there were no Soviet military personnel on the territory of their country and never were.
ENCRYPTED NAMES
Our special services in Afghanistan were ordered to find out: who were the rest of the prisoners of the camp, what were their surnames and military ranks, where and under what circumstances were they captured, why did they end up on the territory of Pakistan?
FSB Colonel Valery Belorus, in 1986 an investigative adviser to the military counterintelligence of the Ministry of State Security of the DRA, remembers how he “filtered” an Afghan named Gol Ahmad for a whole month.
Gol Ahmad was detained while crossing the Pakistani border. He escaped from Dushman captivity and passed an investigative check at the MGB. Valery Grigoryevich talked with the detainee through an interpreter, but he understood the word "Badaber" anyway. The Afghan confessed that he escaped from this camp during a series of powerful explosions, when the Shuravi began shooting trucks loaded with shells with grenade launchers. The guards fled, and there was no one to chase him.
We reported about the Afghan sergeant to the department of search for our prisoners, - says Colonel Belorus, - and they came with a file of missing persons. Gol Ahmad positively identified seven people from photographs. Unfortunately, I don’t remember their names now - so many years have passed! ..
In total, according to Gol Ahmad, at the time of the uprising, there were eleven Soviet prisoners of war in Badaber. He confirmed that they had indeed seized the armory and taken control of trucks loaded with weapons and ammunition ready to move towards the Afghan border. The rebels planned to break through to their own, but a traitor prevented the plan from being carried out.
B. Rabbani, who arrived in a jeep, tried to persuade the prisoners to lay down their arms, promising not to punish anyone. But the leader of the rebels said that he would stop resistance only in the presence of representatives of the Soviet embassy.
During the negotiations, Pakistani army units managed to pull up to the camp. They deployed two guns in the direction of the arsenal, but did not have time to load - both artillery crews were destroyed. The rebels resisted with the despair of the doomed - they knew that the dushmans would not leave any of them alive. The battle lasted 14 hours. When only three rebels remained alive, they opened fire on the crates of rockets.
In 1986, Gol Ahmad was the only witness to the uprising, whose testimony largely coincided with intelligence reports. Thus, the first list of Badaber's captives was compiled, in which there were only Muslim names and special signs.
The prisoners of the camp in Badaber, encrypted as Muslims, were our compatriots. And their real names could remain unknown. But photographs of captured Soviet soldiers appeared in the foreign press. Some of them had already been transferred to Pakistan by that time, from where they were promised an easy road to the American way of life. The main condition is to renounce the Motherland and the Soviet government.
"NOW THERE IS SOMETHING TO FIGHT"
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the investigation into the Badaber tragedy was discontinued. The feat of our guys was remembered only when the representative of the Pakistani Foreign Ministry, Sh. Khan, in 1992 handed over to the commission of Alexander Rutskoy a list of Soviet servicemen who died during the uprising: Vaskov, Dudkin, Zverkovich, Korshenko, Levchishin.
Where the rest went was a mystery. It was up to the Committee for the Affairs of Internationalist Warriors, headed by the Hero of the Soviet Union, Lieutenant General Ruslan Aushev, to unravel it. In 2006, an employee of the committee, Rashid Karimov, with the assistance of the secret services of Uzbekistan, went on the trail of a man named Rustam, who appeared on the initial list of the Afghan Ministry of State Security.
Uzbek Nosirzhon Rustamov was captured in October 1984 on the eighth day of service in Afghanistan. He was sent to a camp near the fortress of Badaber and put in the basement, where there were already two prisoners from the Afghan army. From them, he learned that ten Soviet prisoners of war were kept in the camp, they made bricks from clay and erected fortress walls. Later, a Kazakh named Kanat, who had gone mad from slave labor and bullying, was transferred to them.
Abdurakhmon was considered the main among the Soviet captives - strong, tall, with a direct piercing look, he often dared the Mujahideen and demonstrated his superiority over them. For several days of the uprising, Abdurakhmon challenged the camp guard commander to a duel - with the condition that if he wins, the Russians will get the right to play football with the Mujahideen. The fight was short. According to Rustamov, Abdurakhmon threw the commander of the Mujahideen over himself with such force that he ... burst into tears.
All the cadets of the training center gathered to cheer for the Mujahideen for the football match. Plotting an escape, Abdurahmon obviously wanted to find out how much strength the enemy had with the help of playing football. By the way, the match ended with the score 7:2 in favor of Shuravi.
And in early March, 28 trucks with weapons were brought to the camp - shells for rocket-propelled mortars, grenades, Kalashnikov assault rifles and machine guns. Abdurakhmon, putting his shoulder under the heavy box, winked encouragingly: “Well, guys, now there is something to fight ...”
But there were no bullets. We had to wait more than a month before trucks with ammunition appeared. During the traditional Friday evening prayer, when two guards remained in the fortress, the lights went out in the mosque - the generator in the basement where our prisoners were kept went out. The guard came down from the roof to see what had happened. Abdurahmon stunned him, took a machine gun, started the generator and gave electricity to the mosque so that the Mujahideen would not suspect anything. The Afghan army officers released from behind bars also joined the rebels. The sentries were disarmed and locked in a cell. There was desperate shooting, mortar explosions interspersed with bursts from heavy machine guns and the crackle of machine guns. Our prisoners tried to go on the air using a radio station captured from the Mujahideen, but it is not known whether anyone received their signal for help.
HEROES - "AFGHANS"
I give Rustamov a photograph that I brought on behalf of the Committee of Internationalist Warriors. In the picture, three figures in sand-colored uniforms are hiding from the scorching sun in a canvas tent. Nearby - a woman in a silk skirt to the toes. This is Lyudmila Thorn, a former Soviet citizen. She came to Pakistan through the American human rights organization Freedom House to interview three Soviet prisoners of war. The main condition is that no one knows that they are in Pakistan.
The man sitting to her left introduced himself as Harutyunyan, and the one to her right, Matvey Basayev. Harutyunyan was in fact Varvaryan, and Basayev was Shipeev. The only one who did not hide his last name was a gloomy bearded man in the back of the tent - Ukrainian Nikolai Shevchenko, recruited by the Kyiv regional military registration and enlistment office to work as a driver in the OKSV in Afghanistan.
Rustamov, peering into the bearded faces, smiles happily. It turns out that he remembers everyone: “This is Abdurakhmon! - pokes a finger at the picture, pointing to Nikolai Shevchenko. - And this is Islomutdin! - transfers his finger to Mikhail Varvaryan, and then points in the direction of Vladimir Shipeev: - And this is Abdullo, fitter!
Now two names could be added to the list of participants in the uprising - Shevchenko and Shipeev (Varvaryan did not participate in the uprising). But was Rustamov wrong? After returning from Ferghana, we sent a request to Lyudmila Thorn: can she confirm to the committee that this picture was taken in Badaber? A few months later, she sent a reply confirming both the location of the camp and the names of the children in the picture. In the same letter, Lyudmila Thorn made an important clarification: in addition to Nikolai Shevchenko and Vladimir Shipeev, three more people should be considered dead in Badaber - Ravil Sayfutdinov, Alexander Matveev and Nikolai Dudkin. In December 1982, in Peshawar, they submitted applications for political asylum to French journalist Olga Svintsova. For them, it was probably the only way to survive. Later, Svintsova reported that these guys did not leave Peshawar, as they died on April 27, 1985.
Thus, it was possible to find out that nine fighters participated in the uprising of prisoners of war in Badaber: Nikolai Shevchenko, Vladimir Shipeev, Ravil Sayfutdinov, Alexander Matveev, Nikolai Dudkin, Igor Vaskov, Alexander Zverkovich, Sergey Korshenko, Sergey Levchishin. All of them died the death of the brave.
An invitation to execution
A real propaganda war was launched against the soldiers and officers of the Limited Contingent of Soviet Forces in Afghanistan (OKSVA), the main tool in which was Radio Free Kabul. It spread calls for desertion. The activity of the radio station was supervised by the anti-communist organization "Resistance International" (IS), behind which the "ears" of the CIA stuck out. The radio station from London was run by the well-known Soviet dissident Vladimir Bukovsky, who was once exchanged by Moscow for the General Secretary of the Chilean Communist Party, Luis Corvalan.
For propaganda among Soviet soldiers, the IS published a newspaper that looked like the Red Star. Incidentally, the then employee of Radio Liberty, the former Russian, and now Ukrainian TV presenter Savik Shuster, participated in the special operation for its manufacture and delivery.
Calls for voluntary surrender addressed to our servicemen in Afghanistan were, in fact, a disguised invitation to execution. Soviet soldiers who fell into the hands of dushmans were rarely released. Most often, a painful, full of bullying and humiliation, a slavish existence awaited them. The "Resistance International", which received $600 million from the US Congress for its activities, managed to smuggle only a dozen people to the West. The rest chose to die in captivity.
The rebels destroyed 3 "Grad" and 2 million rounds of ammunition
According to the documents of the General Staff of the USSR Armed Forces, more than 120 Afghan Mujahideen and refugees, a number of foreign specialists (including 6 American advisers), 28 officers of the Pakistani regular troops, 13 representatives of the Pakistani authorities died during the uprising. The Badaber base was completely destroyed, as a result of the explosion of the arsenal, 3 Grad MLRS installations, over 2 million rounds of ammunition, about 40 guns, mortars and machine guns, about 2 thousand rockets and shells of various types were destroyed. The office of the prison also perished, and with it the lists of prisoners.
