How to list retired military officers

We do not build, but we buy

Last week, during a visit to the city of Podolsk, where the Grasshoppers residential area is being built for the needs of the Ministry of Defense, President Dmitry Medvedev got acquainted with plans for the construction and purchase of housing for military personnel in different regions of the Russian Federation. In a conversation with Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, the president emphasized that all military personnel who were fired before 2005 should have already moved to new apartments. And the queue, "accumulated" since then, is planned to be completely eliminated in 2012. Recall that, according to the law, a serviceman cannot be fired without providing housing. nine0003

Krasnoyarsk officials assure that it will not be difficult to fulfill the President's order at the local level. True, housing for military personnel in the Krasnoyarsk Territory has not been built for a long time. Apartments are purchased with federal funds in ready-made houses of local developers.

“Today, housing for military personnel is not being built in the region,” explains Evgeny Remizov, deputy military commissar of the Krasnoyarsk Territory for educational work. - By order of the Minister of Defense No. 1280 dated September 30, 2010, which entered into force on November 27, a housing department was created in Moscow, whose jurisdiction includes work on the purchase of housing for military personnel. nine0003

Moreover, as Remizov explained, apartments are being purchased for retired officers both in the primary and secondary housing markets. True, new buildings are still given priority. This is confirmed by the section “Housing for military personnel” created on the Internet portal of the Ministry of Defense, on which a list of addresses available for settlement has been published for each region. Interestingly, for the Krasnoyarsk Territory, the list is limited to buildings built exclusively in the regional center. It included houses on the streets of Alekseev, Urvantsev, Shumyatsky, Vilsky, Gusarov, Karaulnaya, Amurskaya, Courage and 60 years of the Formation of the USSR in the Solnechny microdistrict. There are 15 buildings in total. For comparison, there are 17 similar addresses in the Tomsk region, 20 in the Novosibirsk region, 5 in the Kemerovo region, and 241 in the Moscow region.

Refuse three times

Newslab.ru has not been able to find out the exact number of servicemen who are in line for housing in our region. The agency responsible for issuing documents for the settlement of the military - the Krasnoyarsk housing and operational unit - refused to provide information. It is known that about 80 officers of the military commissariat are not provided with housing.

“In 2010, our employees received 67 apartments,” says Remizov. — The settlement process is still going on. nine0003

Residential premises purchased by the Ministry of Defense become municipal property, and the families of retired soldiers receive the right to live in them under a social tenancy agreement. In accordance with the rules of municipal rent, square meters are distributed (by the number of family members, for example). As the military registration and enlistment office explained, officers on the waiting list for housing can refuse the proposed apartment option three times.

Perestroika

As for construction for the military, such construction is currently underway only in a few regions of the country: in the Moscow, Leningrad, Kaliningrad regions, in the Krasnodar and Primorsky territories, etc. Building is being carried out in whole microdistricts, similar to military camps. This is against the background that, in the whole country, similar settlements are being liquidated. As it was announced last summer, in the coming years the number of military camps in the Russian Federation will be reduced from 8 thousand to 184. However, while the process of their abolition in the territory of the region is marking time. nine0003

“Today, documentation for these facilities is being prepared,” explains the acting press secretary of the commander of the Central Military District, Lieutenant Colonel Igor Gorbul. - A final decision has not yet been made whether to transfer the buildings to municipal use, or somehow use them for another purpose. The process has just begun.

Semyon Kotov, photo by Alexander Paniotov

0 Discuss on the forum

Elite specialists.

• Olga Ivshina
• BBC

nine0003

The author of the photo is Sergei Bobylev/TASS

During the six months of the war in Ukraine, the Russian army lost thousands of servicemen. Estimates of the number of dead vary greatly, but it is important not only the total number of losses, but also who exactly died - what kind of people they are. The BBC has been able to establish that Russia has lost more than 900 elite specialists, who took years of effort and millions of dollars to train.

According to both Western and Russian experts, the combined arms units of the Russian army were not ready for assault operations. As a result, the tasks that are usually assigned to the infantry had to be solved by special forces, marines and paratroopers. nine0003

These formations, traditionally considered the elite of the Russian army, suffered significant losses during the six months of the invasion of Ukraine. Dozens of military pilots also died. According to experts, it will be problematic to make up for the loss of all these specialists in Russia.

If the graph is not displayed, try opening the article in another browser

GRU Spetsnaz

As of September 1, according to open data from the BBC, it was possible to establish the death of 151 GRU special forces servicemen, almost one in four of them is an officer (22% ). These figures do not reflect the real number of casualties, but they make it possible to at least roughly estimate how many special forces soldiers left the units of the Russian army fighting in Ukraine. nine0003

The casualty figures in this text are based on the list of confirmed deaths of Russian servicemen maintained by the BBC jointly with a team of volunteers based on open sources.

Judging by the published obituaries, the 22nd Guards Special Forces Brigade suffered the most losses during the invasion of Ukraine. At least 30 servicemen of the brigade were killed, including four officers - company commanders (at the same time, there are only four special forces companies in the brigade). nine0003

According to Michael Kofman, an expert from the Center for Naval Analysis, for every Russian soldier who died during the war in Ukraine, about 3.5 were wounded. Based on these data, it can be assumed that at least 130 people could leave the ranks of the 22nd GRU special forces brigade as a result of death or injury (at least temporarily).

The exact number of special forces units is classified. But even according to conservative estimates, the elimination of 130 fighters can be equivalent to the complete failure of one of the special forces companies. During the war in Chechnya, the reconnaissance companies of the GRU spetsnaz consisted of 45-70 people. If we take such an assessment as a basis, it is possible that half of the reconnaissance companies of the brigade were put out of action. nine0003

Skip Podcast and continue reading.

Podcast

What was that?

We quickly, simply and clearly explain what happened, why it's important and what's next.

episodes

The End of History Podcast

Other GRU spetsnaz formations suffered similar losses during the war in Ukraine. The 24th Guards Brigade lost at least 21 men, including four officers. It is also known about 26 dead servicemen of the 3rd Guards Special Forces Brigade, including five officers. In Ukraine, the deputy commander of the 16th Guards Special Forces Brigade with the rank of lieutenant colonel, the chief of staff of the same brigade with the rank of major, as well as the company commander with the rank of captain, died. nine0003

The loss of spetsnaz officers may be the most sensitive and difficult to replace for the Russian army, experts interviewed by the BBC say.

In the event of the departure of ordinary specialists (for example, a grenade launcher or mortar), a fighter of another specialty who came to replace him can be retrained in a few weeks, in more rare cases - in one or two months. If the commander of a GRU special forces company dies, then only an officer of the same military specialty can replace him.

It takes at least four years to train a suitably qualified lieutenant. And in order to lead a company, a lieutenant must gain experience and work his way up to captain, which will take about four more years. In total - at least eight years of training, experts say.

Image copyright, Getty Images

In the USSR, the GRU special forces were tasked with carrying out the most important secret operations and sabotage behind enemy lines. To provide them with the best weapons and uniforms, separate research institutes worked on special orders. nine0003

In Russia, GRU detachments began to be entrusted with other - unusual for them - tasks, since many other army units were not prepared to participate in battles. In the early years of the war in Chechnya, the GRU special forces were often used simply as combined arms intelligence. And during the assault on Grozny, special forces detachments were generally included in the assault groups on a common basis.

Experts interviewed by the BBC note that during the war on the territory of Ukraine, GRU detachments are again used to solve tasks unusual for elite intelligence officers, and this leads to additional losses. nine0003

A similar conclusion can be drawn from published obituaries. For example, it is reported that GRU Major Andrey Kunakov died in Mariupol while “sweeping the street”. Usually, searches and street checks in captured settlements are carried out by subdivisions of the “second echelon”. Throwing elite scouts on such missions is at least strange.

Special Forces of the Russian Guard

Photo credit, SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

In peacetime, the security forces of the Russian Guard usually specialize in the dispersal of demonstrations, as well as operations to detain a specific person or small armed groups in various settlements of Russia. nine0003

Despite this, National Guardsmen were sent to Ukraine from the very first day of the invasion. As of September 1, it is known about the death of 245 employees of the National Guard, most of them are employees of special forces (special forces, SOBR and OMON). Almost every fourth of them had an officer's rank.

At least 16 dead Russians are holders of a badge of special distinction, a maroon beret. In the Russian Guard, it is believed that those who have passed the selection for the right to wear such a beret are the elite of the special forces. nine0003 Photo caption,

Monuments to fallen special forces soldiers on the territory of the Russian Guard detachment in Kazan

According to open data, as of September 1, the 25th special forces detachment "Bars" from Kazan suffered the most casualties. In Ukraine, 10 of his employees were killed, including two officers. Judging by the monument on the territory of the unit, during the six months of the war in Ukraine, the detachment lost as many people as during the 10 years of the armed conflict in Chechnya.

Similar losses were suffered by the special forces detachment "Mercury" from the city of Smolensk. According to the results of a small investigation, the BBC was able to confirm the death of at least 10 employees of the detachment. nine0003

On July 28, the veteran organization “Brotherhood of Maroon Berets-Penza” published a video showing a memorial corner at the location of the 26th “Mercury” special forces detachment. On the table are photographs of 18 commandos with black memorial ribbons, next to them are two carnations.

After a brief BBC post about the video's findings, the original post was removed, but a saved copy remains online.

Comparing video stills with data in open sources, the BBC was able to confirm the names of 10 dead commandos, including senior warrant officer Alexander Vishnyakov, warrant officer Pavel Stepanenko, sergeant Maxim Tregubenko, warrant officer Vitaly Kasyanov, corporal Yaroslav Simakov and others . nine0003

In the case of Lieutenant Nikita Tsvirenko, it was only indicated that he joined the special forces unit of the Russian Guard, but it was not specified in which city. The BBC noticed that in 2021-2022, Nikita Tsvirenko applied for football and orienteering competitions in Smolensk, where Mercury is based. His photograph and date of birth match the published image of the deceased officer.

It is also reported that along with Tsvirenko, the senior lieutenant of the same unit, Anatoly Yezhov, also died. nine0003

Photographs of eight of the 18 commandos (that is, 40% of the alleged losses of "Mercury") have not yet been identified.

We see a similar trend when studying the situation in Russian cemeteries. In search of the graves of Russian military who died after February 24, 2022, we find not only the graves of those whose deaths were publicly reported, but also about the same (and sometimes more) burials of soldiers and officers whose deaths were not reported by the authorities, neither local journalists, nor relatives in social networks. nine0003

These observations suggest that the BBC's list of confirmed Russian military casualties may contain at least 40-60% fewer names than those actually buried in Russia.

There are also reports of losses in the Vityaz special forces: there are at least seven dead, including two officers. This detachment was the first special unit in the internal troops, so service there is considered especially prestigious, and the standards of training of fighters are among the highest. nine0003

FSB and FSO

Author of the photo, Rosgvardia.ru

From open sources, it is known about 20 FSB and FSO officers who died during the invasion of Ukraine. Most of these losses are employees of the border troops who are subordinate to the FSB. However, there are among the dead and officers of the most secret units.

According to Andrey Soldatov, an expert on Russian special services, the FSB Special Purpose Center is actively involved in the hostilities on the territory of Ukraine, including during military operations in the occupied territories (for example, in Kherson). nine0003

It is known about the death of Nikolai Gorban, Lieutenant Colonel of the Special Operations Directorate of the Central Security Service of the FSB. Kamchatka media reported on the death of FSB special forces lieutenant colonel Sergei Privalov.

Image copyright, Getty Images

In summer, the grave of Lieutenant Colonel Vladimir Margiev appeared on the "alley of heroes" at the Nikolo-Arkhangelsk cemetery in the Moscow region. Where exactly the officer served is unknown, but in the photograph he is dressed in a dark blue uniform with FSB emblems. According to tradition, employees of the FSB special forces "Alpha" and "Vympel" are buried in this alley, although occasionally there are burials of other military personnel. nine0003

FSB Lieutenant Colonel Aleksey Kryukov, who died in the very first days of the war, is buried in the Yekaterinburg cemetery. On his grave there is a wreath from the department "A" of the FSB, and on the memorial photo - the logo of the "Alpha" detachment. In June, reports were published about the death of the captain of the Alpha, Ilya Tsuprik, but then a version was made that he could have died earlier, in Syria.

If all these officers really died in Ukraine, this is a very serious blow for the FSB special forces. For comparison: the last time Alfa lost more than three employees in six months at 1995-1996 - after heavy assaults in Budyonnovsk and Pervomaisky.

The best units of the Airborne Forces

Photo author, kremlin.ru

Some paratroopers, who marched through the Red Square in Moscow in May 2021 in full dress, ended up in Ukraine in 2022 and died.

Paratroopers make up exactly one fifth of all identified Russian servicemen who died during the war in Ukraine.

Aside from the experience of several units, Russian infantry formations have not taken an active part in hostilities since the Russian-Georgian war of 2008. nine0003

“Combined-arms units of the RF Armed Forces turned out to be unprepared for assault operations. Moreover, a small part - conceptually, due to a lack of heavy equipment in the staff, and a much larger part - technically, due to the banal inability to conduct close combat with small arms, ”says a retired Russian officer Alexander Aratyunov.

As a result, the main burden of fighting in the first weeks of the war fell on the airborne troops.

Judging by open data, the 331st Guards Regiment of the Airborne Forces from Kostroma suffered the greatest losses: there are only officially more than 80 dead, including the regiment commander and 20 more officers. nine0003

The paratroopers of the 331st regiment were considered one of the strongest units of the Russian army. They regularly won various interdepartmental competitions and repeatedly marched on the cobblestones of Red Square in Moscow on May 9. Soldiers and officers of the regiment were noted in the operations of the Russian army in the Balkans, fought in Chechnya, and also took part in the hostilities on the territory of the Donetsk region of Ukraine in 2014.

Portraits of some of the fallen paratroopers of the 331st Regiment

An attempt to break through to Kyiv in early March cost the military of the 331st Regiment dozens of lives. After the retreat of the Russians, the unit was briefly withdrawn to Belarus. In early April, the Kostroma paratroopers took part in the battles for Izyum in the Donetsk region, and in May they were transferred to the Luhansk region, near the city of Popasnaya.

Taking into account those military personnel whose deaths were not publicly reported, the real death toll in the 331st regiment could be as high as 150 people. If we add to this the approximate number of wounded (on the basis that for every two dead there are approximately seven wounded), the regiment could have missed 650-670 people. This is more than half of the estimated strength of the 331st regiment at the start of the war. nine0003

The 247th Guards Regiment of the Airborne Forces from Stavropol also suffered serious losses. A year before the start of the war, he received a special pennant of the Ministry of Defense "as a sign of special trust and recognition of merit." During the six months of hostilities in Ukraine, the paratroopers lost 63 people, including the regiment commander and at least 12 other officers.

Photo author, PRESS SERVICE OF THE GOVERNOR OF STAVROPOL KRAI

Against the backdrop of incoming reports of casualties, residents of Stavropol proposed to lengthen the Alley of Memory created many years ago in honor of the fallen paratroopers. But in response, the command of the 247th regiment asked to build a parking lot for cars in a free place. nine0003

“It was decided to satisfy the request of the military unit - they now, like no one else, have the right to do so,” said the mayor of Stavropol. The issue of creating a memorial to the memory of those killed in Ukraine was promised to be discussed with the paratroopers "after the end of the special operation. "

Much less is known about the losses in the most elite detachment of the Airborne Forces - the 45th Guards Special Forces Brigade, based in Kubinka near Moscow. According to open sources, the BBC managed to establish the death of 14 soldiers of this unit, including one officer. For comparison: in the seven years of Russian military operations in Syria, only three dead soldiers of this brigade were reported. nine0003

Marines

Photo by Mil.ru

In 2019-2021, Russian marines took part in dozens of exercises

Russian marines also took an active part in the invasion of Ukraine. They mainly fight on the southern front.

According to open data, the 810th Guards Brigade, based in the annexed Crimea, suffered the most losses. The Marines lost at least 56 people, including the brigade commander: Colonel Alexei Sharov died in March. nine0003

In the comments on the post about the death of another officer, people who knew him wrote that the man “did not manage to get to the hospital”. If everything is really so, then this is a vivid illustration of the serious problems of the Russian army: the lack of modern personal first-aid kits and operational channels for evacuating the wounded.

The statutory first aid kits of marines and other Russian military personnel contain a rubber tourniquet of the 60s of the last century and do not include modern tourniquets, hemostatic agents and occlusive plasters, which have long been introduced into the medical pouches of NATO countries. Because of this, the wounded soldiers of the Russian army are much less likely to survive than their Western counterparts. nine0003

The author of the photo, Mil.ru

"The fact that soldiers are equipped with first-aid kits and real skills in quickly providing first aid to the wounded on the battlefield play a huge role in the war. This directly affects the number of casualties and the number of survivors. Russia has already stepped on this rake in Chechnya, when for a long time she could not establish an effective system for the evacuation of her wounded. It is unlikely that this time Moscow took into account the mistakes made in matters of medical care," said Sarah Ashbridge, professor at the Royal Institute of Defense Research. nine0003

By August, many fighting Russian soldiers and officers received new personal first-aid kits. They were bought by volunteers with money collected for the military throughout the country.

The 336th Guards Brigade lost 40 marines, including the chief of staff of the brigade with the rank of colonel and the political officer of the brigade with the rank of lieutenant colonel.

Also known about 52 dead from the 155th Guards Brigade, including eight officers.

Military pilots

Photo by the Press Service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

As of September 1, the BBC has information on 67 Russian military pilots who died during the invasion of Ukraine (including navigators and flight mechanics).

This is a special category of losses, since the crews of combat aircraft and helicopters are piece specialists and the elite of any army in the world. The training of one sniper pilot can take 15-17 years and costs 12-14 million dollars.

Despite the formal presence of hundreds of modern and combat-ready multi-role fighters and fighter-bombers, Russian aerospace forces were unable to conduct a large-scale offensive air campaign, experts say. It is possible that this is due to the loss of leading military pilots in the first months of the war. nine0003

“In practice, the number of Russian pilots with the necessary skills and experience to use the full potential of multi-role fighters is very limited,” said Justin Bronk, senior analyst at the Royal Institute for Defense Studies.

“Many Russian pilots fly about 80 hours a year. And this is not enough to really fulfill the primary role that they have been entrusted with,” he continues.

Photo by kremlin.ru

Data on losses among pilots may be an indirect confirmation of the expert's words. At least five of the dead pilots are people over 50 years old. It is known that some of them should have retired a few years ago. Their participation in combat sorties may be evidence of a shortage of a younger generation of qualified and motivated pilots.

At the same time, dozens of experienced pilots were shot down in the first weeks of the war. For example, the commander of an aviation regiment from Transbaikalia died on the very first day of hostilities. An aviation commander with experience in the war in Georgia and Syria did not return from the flight on March 8. nine0003

According to British intelligence, for many years the military pilot training program in Russia followed a strict and pre-approved plan, which had the goal of impressing high-ranking officials.

Such a system could suppress the initiative and did not contribute to the development of the skill to quickly make independent decisions.

Learn more

• 
  Circumference of tires
• 
  Atv riding how to
• 
  How to put up a tag for atv
• 
  How to correct speedometer for larger tires
• 
  Flat tire no hole
• 
  Milwaukee tire repair
• 
  How to change brake pads on polaris atv
• 
  How to pump up a flat car tire
• 
  How to blow up presta bike tires
• 
  How to change tire on bmw 525i
• 
  How to remove tire shine