The governments of many countries have long faced the threat of terrorism and have come to the conclusion that special power structures should be engaged in the fight against this global evil.

The political leadership of the Soviet Union began to consider countering terrorism as one of the most important state tasks in the late 70s of the last century. And one of the first domestic counter-terrorist units was the special-purpose training company of the Separate motorized rifle division of special purpose named after V.I. F. Dzerzhinsky, the decision on the formation of which was made by the Minister of Internal Affairs of the USSR on the eve of the XXII Olympic Games in Moscow. It was this unit that became the forerunner of the legendary Vityaz detachment and the ODON Special Forces Center, which was later created on its basis.

December 29, 1977 - the date of the beginning of the formation of the first special forces unit in the system of internal troops of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs. Its creation took place on the basis of the 9th company of the 3rd battalion of the 2nd regiment of OMSDON.

The corresponding order of the Minister of Internal Affairs stated: "The selection and recruitment of a special-purpose training company with officers, warrant officers, sergeants and conscripts should be made from among the disciplined, possessing the necessary physical, moral and psychological qualities of the internal troops."

The time for the creation of a unique unit was very limited, the deadlines were very tight. In January 1978, the URSN began to recruit officer personnel, the coordination of platoons, and the development of a training program. In parallel with this, the unit, staffed by the best soldiers of the 2nd regiment, began practical exercises and training.

Already in February, the special forces conducted the first demonstration lesson for the leadership of the troops, after which, for three months, intensive preparations for the demonstration performance were carried out in the training center of the unit. It was there that the first special forces soldiers had to take an exam before the Minister of Internal Affairs. By this time, the first 25 maroon berets were sewn for the company's servicemen by special order.

On June 1, 1978, after a successfully held demonstration lesson, the need for the existence of special forces in the Ministry of Internal Affairs was officially recognized. And serious purposeful work began! Its first months showed that for better training of conscripts, it is necessary to introduce regular positions of instructors in special training in the special forces. And they appeared in the states of the URSN in 1979.

In 1980, the first special forces unit of the internal troops opened an account for their military affairs. In June, the company carried out security tasks in the area of ​​the Vnukovo airport, where the An-24 plane crashed. In July-August, she was on combat duty during the XXII Olympic Games, being in constant readiness at the first signal to act to protect public order and public safety at any of the Olympic facilities.
Since then, there have been dozens, hundreds of successful operations, many of which would be considered an honor to have elite anti-terror units from different countries of the world in their assets ...

Hot spot times

In October 1981, the personnel of the URSN OMSDON took part in a special operation to eliminate the riots in Ordzhonikidze (now Vladikavkaz). On December 18 of the same year, the "knights" together with group "A" of the KGB of the USSR freed hostages captured by criminals in a school in the city of Sarapul, Udmurt ASSR. In the fall of 1982, the special forces of the internal troops were involved in the elimination of the riots perpetrated by conscripts from the North Caucasus, en route by train through Moscow to Yaroslavl.

The first years of the existence of the special forces of the law enforcement forces and the first operations carried out by it showed the need to independently select and train recruits from among the conscripts. For these purposes, in July 1984, a training platoon was introduced into the URSN staff.

In November of the same year, the "knights" successfully completed a particularly important government assignment to provide assistance to employees of the USSR Prosecutor General's Office during the investigation of the so-called "Uzbek case". In July 1985, the company was on alert during the World Festival of Youth and Students, held in Moscow.

On September 21, 1986, the URSN OMSDON, together with group "A" of the KGB of the USSR, took part in a special operation to free an aircraft captured by terrorists at the airport of Ufa.

1988 became one of the most intense in the combat biography of the "knights". In February-March, they participated in suppressing mass riots, pogroms, robberies and atrocities against the local population in Sumgait of the Azerbaijan SSR, searched for weapons in places of their illegal storage, carried out seizure of stolen valuables from criminals, guarded especially important objects of the republican Ministry of Internal Affairs in places with complex operational environment. In July of the same year, they took part in a special operation to unblock the Zvartnots airport in Yerevan. In September, riots were liquidated in the Azerbaijani capital itself. In November-December, they were transferred to Armenia, where the special forces ensured the state of emergency.

This year is also significant in that it was in the eighty-eighth that Sergei Ivanovich Lysyuk, then head of the "knights", had the idea of ​​holding an exam for the right to wear a maroon beret. Now it is difficult to imagine, but at first she did not find understanding among some representatives of the command of the troops, who believed that such a headdress should be worn by all special forces fighters without exception. Therefore, the first tests were carried out under the guise of complex and control and verification classes.

But time has taken its toll! The actions of the "krapoviks" in special operations, their moral and psychological hardening proved the importance of carrying out such tests, which became officially recognized in 1993: servicemen for the right to wear a maroon beret ”.

Taking into account the nature and content of the exam, its role in the training and education of the special forces, the ritual of presenting the maroon beret was developed, which became both a reward for courage, stamina, combat skill, and a sign of high professional qualifications and a symbol of valor and honor of the special forces of the internal troops.

And the combat biography of the detachment continued. In May 1989, commandos released hostages captured by criminals in the detention center in the city of Kizel and in the correctional labor colony in the village of Lesnoye. In June, they took part in an operation to suppress actions of nationalist terrorism, unprecedented in scale and cruelty, to liquidate riots, disarm extremists, escort refugee convoys in the Fergana region of the Uzbek SSR and in the elimination of riots in the Mangyshlak region of the Kazakh SSR. In July, a clash on interethnic grounds in the Abkhaz ASSR was prevented, and illegally stored weapons were confiscated from the population and militants. In November, together with law enforcement agencies, they took part in measures to restore public order in the Moldavian SSR.

The involvement of internal troops to participate in the resolution of interethnic conflicts necessitated an increase in the number, improvement of the structure and training of special-purpose units. In December 1989, a special-purpose training battalion was created on the basis of the URSN.

In 1990, the Transcaucasia became the main region where the "knights" were used. In January, they assisted border guards in guarding the state border in the Nakhichevan Autonomous Region of the Azerbaijan SSR, detained extremists from the Popular Front of Azerbaijan, and conducted several successful operations in Baku. In April, hailstorm guns were confiscated from Armenian militants and a special operation was carried out to free the hostages, eliminating the terrorist base near the city of Ijevan. In July, while patrolling the Armenian-Azerbaijani border by helicopter, a gang of more than 50 people was disarmed. This operation is still considered one of the most effective in the combat annals of the detachment ...

During an air patrol of a section of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border near the village of Vagudi in the Sisian region of the Armenian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, the "knights" found a group of armed people who were near the destroyed sheath. They landed nearby with four helicopters and surrounded the structure. For the militants, the appearance of special forces was a complete surprise. But despite this, they quickly prepared for battle. And, bristling in all directions with the barrels of machine guns, they prepared to repel the attack.

Realizing that any military action would lead to bloodshed, the commanders of the special forces began negotiations with the leaders of the bandits. At first, they flatly refused to fold the trunks. Two hours passed in incredible tension, during which the special forces and the militants kept each other at gunpoint. "Knights" showed composure, withstood this psychological pressure. No one broke, did not break the iron rule: do not shoot without a command. As time went on, the extremists began to fizzle out. The menacing appearance of the fighters in maroon berets greatly diminished their warlike ardor. Finally, the field commander waved his hand resignedly: "Yours took ...". On that day, 7 mortars, a machine gun, 7 submachine guns, 5 carbines, 10 rifles, 4 homemade grenade launchers, 80 shells, 80 mines and a huge amount of cartridges were seized from the militants. The total weight of the trophies was more than one and a half tons.

If we talk about military operations, then it should be remembered that it was in August 1990 that the "knights", together with the soldiers of Group "A" of the KGB of the USSR, took part in a unique operation to free the hostages taken by armed criminals in the temporary detention center of the city of Sukhumi.

That year was marked by two more events. In the spring, for the first time in the internal troops, the battalion undertook an experiment to form a company staffed exclusively by contract servicemen. And in the fall, the first international contact of the special forces of the internal troops with their colleagues from abroad took place: in November, representatives of the "Vityaz" went on an internship to the special command "Cobra" of the federal gendarmerie of Austria.

Detachment to battle

The constant involvement of special forces in the execution of the most complex service and combat missions led to the next stage in the development of "Vityaz" - the creation of a separate military unit. And this happened in May 1991, when by order of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs on the basis of the special purpose training battalion of the 2nd regiment of the division. F. Dzerzhinsky, the 6th special-purpose detachment was formed. The young spetsnaz detachment continued the chronicle of glorious deeds.

In the spring of 1991, in the most difficult conditions of the highlands, his soldiers led a convoy with food through the blocked Roki pass, breaking through the economic blockade of the city of Tskhinval in the South Ossetian Autonomous Region, simultaneously disarming several formations of Georgian militants.
In June, the "knights", on the instructions of the command of the troops, checked the intelligence data on the preparation of extremists to carry out illegal actions in the Moldavian SSR. In November, they guarded the blocked building of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic in Grozny, suppressing all attempts by extremists to seize weapons and official documents. In December, they took part in ensuring law and order in Vladikavkaz, where the operational situation sharply deteriorated.

And the next year did not bring peace. In May 1992, the "knights" confiscated weapons from bandit formations in North Ossetia, in Vladikavkaz they detained and disarmed militants of Teziev's group, who were preparing a series of terrorist attacks. In July-October, they guarded the representations of the Supreme Soviet of Russia in the city of Nazran. In September, reconnaissance and search activities were carried out in Karachay-Cherkessia with the aim of detaining and disarming Chechen fighters who were trying to infiltrate Abkhazia. In October, riots were liquidated in the pre-trial detention center of the city of Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria, and especially dangerous criminals were detained in the city of Tyrnyauz. In November, extremist detachments were disarmed, preventing clashes between the opposing sides in the zone of the Ossetian-Ingush conflict.

In July 1993, a detachment, re-introduced into the zone of the Ossetian-Ingush conflict, in the area of ​​the village of Ali-Yurt liquidated a bandit formation that terrorized local residents. And in the fall of the same year, when, against the backdrop of a political crisis in the country, riots broke out in the capital with the use of weapons, he defended the Ostankino television center.

In those days, extremists seized two armored personnel carriers and thirty vehicles of a division of internal troops that had arrived in the city to suppress the riots. Armed opposition units, inspired by these successes and their own impunity, moved to the television center. After a stormy rally, the demonstrators turned to action. The building of the hardware-studio complex was fired at from small arms, a shot from a hand grenade launcher was fired at it. The grenade flew to the second floor and exploded. A large splinter pierced the strap of Private Sitnikov's bulletproof vest. The comrades tried to take the wounded man out in the armored vehicle, but the snipers did not allow him to approach the equipment. Nikolai died in the arms of his colleagues. On October 7, 1993, a soldier of the Vityaz detachment, Private Nikolai Yuryevich Sitnikov, was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation ...

Since the fall of 1994, the entire history of "Vityaz" is a continuous series of special operations to suppress the activities of illegal armed groups in the North Caucasus region.

From September to mid-December, the detachment conducted reconnaissance and search activities on the Chechen-Dagestan border. And throughout the second half of December, he carried out special measures to free the servicemen of the operational regiment of the Volga District of Internal Troops captured in Khasavyurt on the first day of the introduction of federal troops into Chechnya.

In January 1995, "knights" flew in settlements along the railway line Mozdok-Chervlennaya-Grozny. In March, they took part in operations to free Argun and Gudermes from militants. In April, they clashed in a fierce battle with selected thugs near Bamut, where brothers from the Rosich detachment got into serious trouble on Lysaya Gora. Faced with large forces of militants, they were forced to fight surrounded. A few hours later, during which the "Rosichi" held a perimeter defense, the situation became critical: the detachment, literally bleeding, had already twelve "two hundred" and more than sixty wounded.

It was almost impossible to break through to the besieged: the area adjacent to the ill-fated height was completely bombarded by "spirits", the river was blocking the way. And yet the "knights", having received such a task, did it! Having broken through to the brothers, they immediately entered the fray. A little later, by some miracle, three detachment armored personnel carriers managed to slip through to the place of the clash. After that, it was decided to break out of the ring. "Rosichi" carried out from under the shelling their fallen and seriously wounded, "knights" covered them with dense fire. In that battle, deliberately taking a mortal risk in the name of saving their comrades, they actually demonstrated what the spetsnaz brotherhood means ...

At the end of May 1995, with the destruction of large detachments of militants who settled in the Nozhai-Yurt region of Chechnya, the Vityaz had to fight to take the well-fortified height 541.9 adapted for long-term defense. Already when advancing from the initial line, the special forces came under heavy fire from the militants and rolled back with losses. But, regrouping and replenishing ammunition, the next day they rushed forward again. They acted decisively and harmoniously. Those who were faithful to the commandment of spetsnaz: “We all leave or no one leaves”, were pulled out from under the fire and evacuated to the BMP of the wounded and the dead. Under the cover of armor, the bandits were driven out of their positions.

In January 1996, the "knights" took part in the storming of the village of Pervomayskoye, captured by Raduev's gang, which escaped from Kizlyar along with hostages after a terrorist act was committed in this Dagestan city.

The detachment moved to the southeastern outskirts of the village under the cover of helicopters. The starting position was taken along the irrigation ditch. The first fire contact occurred when the reconnaissance patrol of the "Knights" stumbled upon the forward guard of the Raduevites. Not expecting a meeting with such deeply wedged intelligence, the militants could not react in time and were destroyed in a short skirmish.

Having come to their senses and having occupied the positions left for the duration of the air raid, the Raduevites attempted to push back the commandos. But in vain - the detachment was firmly entrenched on the outskirts of the village. Then the reserves were pulled up, and the next day after the artillery preparation, the special forces went on an assault, discovering a gap in the enemy's defenses. The detachment managed to carry out deep raids into the village, freeing several hostages. At the same time, twelve fighters, including the deputy commander of the detachment, Lieutenant Colonel Oleg Kublin, were wounded. The "Knights", who had broken through into the depths of the settlement, were ready to stand on the conquered land to the last. But for tactical reasons, by order of the senior commander, they retreated to the outskirts of Pervomaisky. The scouts of the detachment were in the center of the village controlled by the militants, risking being hit by their aircraft. Their intelligence proved valuable to the leaders of the operation and contributed to the overall success.

For the special operation in Pervomaisky, the commander of the Vityaz detachment, Colonel Alexander Nikishin and his deputy for work with personnel, Lieutenant Colonel Oleg Kublin, were awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation, many of the detachment's soldiers were awarded orders and medals.

In 1997-1998, the detachment carried out combat missions in the regions bordering with Chechnya. At the same time, at the point of permanent deployment, there was intense work to improve the educational process, taking into account the experience gained during the performance of combat missions during the first Chechen campaign: everyone was sure that it would still come in handy ...

Since June 2000, the "knights" are again in the North Caucasus. And again one special operation follows another.

On March 28, 2002, the detachment, which was on a regular military mission, was tasked with checking operational information about the location of a large cache. A few minutes to collect - and the column of armored personnel carriers is already flying towards Argun. The indicated area was found quickly, cordoned off and reconnoitred. The building of the abandoned school, which was to be inspected, stood on a large vacant lot. Several houses were located almost right next to it, where it was possible to equip a sufficient number of firing points from which everything around could be shot through.

The upper floors were cleaned out quickly, leaving the basement. Several assault groups entered it from different directions. The one that included Sergeant Sergei Burnaev, in the very first room she found an artillery shell - a blank for installing a land mine. The next few rooms were empty. For further advancement, the commandos had to climb over an opening slightly larger than a window. It was not easy for tough guys in body armor with weapons and ammunition to do this. Sergei, as one of the most experienced in the group, was the first to climb through the window and began to cover the movement of the others.
Suddenly, from the darkness at close range, several machine-gun fires were heard: the militants were beating from the embrasure in the wall. Sergeant Burnaev was the closest to the militants. The "spirits" cut him off with fire, preventing the others from helping Sergei. At this time, the head of the group decided to withdraw: the ammunition was running out, it was necessary to pull out the wounded. They also gave a command to Burnaev. They would have covered him, but Sergei showed with signs that he would stay and cover the rest himself. Perhaps he saw something that the others did not see ...

The last of the departing fighters, who ran to the door broken down by the armored vehicle, froze for a second: an explosion was heard in the depths of the basement. One of the militants threw a grenade after the "knights" who were carrying out their wounded brothers. In the cramped dungeon, the death of most of the group was inevitable. But Sergei did not allow this: he rushed to the grenade and covered it with his body ... On November 16, 2002, Sergeant Burnaev was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Russia.
On October 23-26 of the same year, the "knights" together with the employees of the Special Forces Center of the FSB of Russia freed hostages taken by terrorists in Moscow during the performance of the musical "Nord-Ost". And in January 2003, they again flew to Chechnya, where, together with law enforcement officers, they carried out special operations to destroy illegal mini-oil refineries, helped police officers to check the passport regime, looking for legalized militants, and ensured the safety of local authorities.

On February 4, 2003, the "knights" urgently left for Argun to check operational information of exceptional importance. Arriving at the scene, the group, led by Senior Lieutenant Ivan Shelokhvostov, immediately launched an assault on the private household where the militants were hiding. They met the commandos with heavy fire from machine guns. The officer, having destroyed two bandits, was wounded and ordered his subordinates to withdraw. He himself remained inside the building to cover the retreat of his soldiers and the evacuation of other wounded. From the explosion of a grenade in the house, household gas ignited, a fire broke out. Then there was a powerful explosion, the ceiling and roof slabs collapsed, burying the courageous officer under them. In that battle, the "knights" managed to destroy, among other militants, a high-ranking field commander Chantaev ... Senior Lieutenant Ivan Shelokhvostov, thanks to whose courage and self-sacrifice the combat mission was completed, was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Russia ...

In October-November 2006, the detachment's consolidated group, in addition to the military operations in the North Caucasus, successfully completed a particularly important task of the Government of the Russian Federation to provide assistance and ensure the safety of employees of the General Prosecutor's Office investigating economic crimes in Vladivostok.

In the summer of 2007, the "knights" took part in a special comprehensive preventive operation to suppress the activities of the underground gangs in Dagestan, having chalked up many victories - the destruction of militant bases and camps for the training of suicide bombers, the seizure of weapons and ammunition.
On August 2, a group led by Captain Dmitry Serkov was in an ambush on one of the likely routes of the bandits' movement. Special forces sappers moved forward to set up a minefield, and at that moment militants appeared. Immediately assessing the situation, Dmitry decided to start a battle in order to ensure a safe withdrawal for his subordinates. During the shootout, he was wounded in the arm. Simultaneously with the commander, the group's signalman was seriously wounded. Taking out from under the fire a bleeding comrade, the captain received a second bullet wound, this time in the leg.

Seeing that the commandos were deprived of the ability to move, the militants tried to get close to them. Having let them as close as possible, the officer, overcoming the pain, destroyed two more with machine gun fire and grenades, continuing to fire with the others. The Knights were already rushing to help. But at that moment, Captain Serkov received a third wound, which turned out to be fatal.


In the course of further clashes, the gang was completely eliminated. Among the killed bandits were two field commanders who had been on the federal wanted list for a long time ... For courage and courage shown in the performance of military duty, Captain Dmitry Serkov was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Russia.

Center of Glorious Deeds

In September 2008, a Special Purpose Center was formed on the basis of the Vityaz detachment. Since then, its servicemen have practically constantly taken part in the disarmament and liquidation of illegal armed formations, organized criminal groups, and the confiscation of illegally stored weapons from the population; in the suppression of acts of terrorism, in ensuring the safety of officials and individual citizens of the Russian Federation on the territory of the North Caucasus region. In the course of their combat missions, the Center fighters destroyed 78 and captured 12 militants. In battles with the bandits, four commandos fell - Senior Lieutenant Dmitry Kozlov, Sergeant Yevgeny Radunsky, Corporal Vadim Stepanov and Sergeant Alexei Sitnikov, who was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Russia. More than 100 soldiers and officers of the Central Service Center were awarded state awards.

The Center has created and has already passed the process of formation of highly specialized units, which have not yet been part of the special forces of the law enforcement forces. This is a group of divers who have experience in performing combat missions on Lake Baikal, in the Japanese and Caspian Seas, and in the reservoirs of the Moscow Region. These are groups of glider and hang-glider pilots, an electronic reconnaissance unit and some others.

In recent years, CSN fighters have been actively mastering the science of mountaineering and parachute jumping: 2 instructors and 40 excellent parachute trainers have been trained here, 58 special forces have fulfilled the "Alpinist of Russia" standard. The team of the Center became the winner of the Russian ski mountaineering championship in 2010 and 2011, and in 2012 it became the best in the country in this sport. This year, the CSN fighters as part of the Russian national team took part in the international mountaineering competition "Glacier Patrol" in the Swiss Alps and won prizes.

History of the special purpose unit "VITYAZ" of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia

December 29, 1977 On the basis of the 9th company of the 3rd battalion of the 2nd Operational Purpose Regiment of the OMSDON of the Internal Troops of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs, the formation of a Special Purpose Training Company (URSN) began with the task of ensuring security and maintaining public order at the XXII Olympic Games in Moscow.

On March 9, 1978, the Order of the Chief of the Internal Troops of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs No. 032 "On the formation of a special-purpose training company OMSDON" was signed.

In May 1978, in preparation for a showcase lesson for the Minister of Internal Affairs of the USSR, the first 25 maroon berets were sewn on special order.

On June 1, 1978, a demonstration session was held for the Minister of Internal Affairs of the USSR, after which the need for the existence of a special-purpose unit in the Ministry of Internal Affairs was officially recognized.

In 1979, regular positions of instructors for special training were introduced in the URSN.

On June 6, 1980, the company successfully completed the task of ensuring security in the area of ​​the Vnukovo airport, where the AN-24 crashed.

In July 1980, the company was on alert during the Olympic Games in Moscow.

In October 1981 The URSN took part in a special operation to eliminate riots in the city of Ordzhonikidze (now Vladikavkaz).

December 18, 1981 A special-purpose training company, together with a group "A" of the KGB of the USSR, took part in a special operation to free children taken hostage by criminals in a school in the city of Sarapul, Udmurt Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.

In July 1982, the company personnel took part in measures to eliminate the consequences of a plane crash near the Vnukovo airport.

In October 1982 commandos liquidated the riots perpetrated by conscripts from the North Caucasus, traveling by train through Moscow to Yaroslavl.

In July 1984, a training platoon was added to the staff of the Special Forces Training Company to train young soldiers.

In November 1984, the personnel of the company carried out a particularly important task to provide assistance to the employees of the USSR Prosecutor General's Office during the investigation of the so-called. "Uzbek business".

In July 1985, the company was on alert during the World Festival of Youth and Students in Moscow.

In August 1985 methods of holding qualifying competitions for the title "Excellent worker in hand-to-hand combat" were developed.

September 21, 1986 special forces soldiers, together with group "A" of the KGB of the USSR, took part in a special operation to free an aircraft captured by terrorists at the airport in Ufa.

December 1986 A special purpose training company was reorganized into a special purpose training battalion (UBSN).

In January 1988, the tradition of qualifying tests for the right to wear a maroon beret was born.

February - March 1988 The servicemen of the UBSN took part in the prevention and elimination of mass riots, the protection of the local population and the protection of especially important facilities in places with a difficult operational situation in the city of Sumgait of the Azerbaijan ASSR.

In July 1988, the personnel took part in a special operation to unblock the Zvartnots airport (Yerevan), in September of the same year - in the liquidation of riots in the city of Yerevan.

November - December 1988 commandos ensured the state of emergency in Baku, participated in a special operation to liberate the square named after. Lenin from extremist-minded individuals.

In May 1989, the servicemen of the battalion took part in the release of hostages taken by criminals in the pre-trial detention center in the city of Kizela and in the correctional labor colony of the village. Forest.

In June 1989, the UBSN took part in an operation to suppress actions of nationalist terrorism, unprecedented in scale and cruelty, to liquidate riots, disarm extremists, and escort refugee convoys in the Fergana region of the Uzbek SSR.

In June 1989, commandos liquidated riots in the Mangyshlak region of the Kazakh SSR.

In July 1989, the servicemen of the UBSN prevented clashes on interethnic grounds in the Abkhaz ASSR.

In November 1989, the battalion personnel took part in the activities of law enforcement agencies to restore public order in the Moldavian SSR.

In January 1990, special forces soldiers assisted border guards in protecting the state border in the Nakhichevan Autonomous District of the Azerbaijan SSR. In the same month, joint actions were carried out with group "A" of the KGB of the USSR to detain extremists from the Popular Front of Azerbaijan in the city of Baku.

In March 1990, the formation of an experimental special-purpose officer (contract) company began in the battalion.

In April 1990, the battalion took part in a special operation to free hostages and liquidate a terrorist base in the region of Ijevan, Armenian SSR.

In August 1990 The special forces of the UBSN, together with group "A" of the KGB of the USSR, carried out a unique operation to free hostages and neutralize armed criminals in a temporary detention center in the city of Sukhumi.

In April 1991, the personnel took part in escorting a convoy with foodstuffs through the Roki Pass and disarming militants in the South Ossetian Autonomous District.

In May 1991, by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR dated 05.05.1991 No. 033, the 6th Special Forces Detachment was formed on the basis of the Special Purpose Training Battalion, which was named "Vityaz".

In June 1991, the Detachment ensures law and order and suppresses illegal actions in the Moldavian SSR.

In November 1991 Servicemen guard the building of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic blocked by extremists in Grozny.

December 1991The detachment provides law and order in a difficult operational situation in the city of Vladikavkaz.

May - September 1992the detachment's personnel participate in the resolution of the Ossetian-Ingush conflict and in the disarmament of illegal armed groups.

September - October 1992commandos take part in the elimination of riots in the detention center of the city of Nalchik, detain especially dangerous criminals in the city of Tyrnyauz of the Kabardino-Balkarian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.

November - December 1992Vityaz's personnel take part in disarming extremists, eliminating illegal armed groups, preventing clashes between warring parties in the zone of the Ossetian-Ingush conflict.

May 31, 1993 Commander of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia approved the "Regulations on the qualification examination for the right to wear a maroon beret."

In July 1993 The detachment's soldiers carry out tasks to eliminate bandit formations in the zone of the Ossetian-Ingush conflict.

In October 1993special forces soldiers performed the task of defending the Ostankino television center from armed oppositionists who were trying to illegally seize it.

Since December 11, 1994The detachment took part in the elimination of illegal armed groups on the territory of the Chechen Republic. The servicemen took part in the liberation from the bandits of the settlements: Argun, Gudermes, Orekhovo, Samashki, Ishcherskaya and others, participated in the battles near Bamut.

In January 1996 Detachment "Vityaz" was raised on alarm and successfully completed the task of freeing the hostages captured by S. Raduev's gang and held in the village of Pervomaysky, and in February of the same year liberated the settlement of Novogroznensky from the illegal armed groups stationed there.

March - May 1998The detachment carried out combat missions in the regions bordering with Chechnya.

January 31, 1999 The 6th Special Purpose Detachment of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia was reorganized into the 118th Special Purpose Regiment of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia (Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation of January 31, 1998, No. 07). By order of the GKVV of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia No. 84 l / s of June 30, 1999, the 118th Special Purpose Regiment of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation was reorganized into the 1st Red Banner Special Purpose Regiment, and then it was assigned the status of the Vityaz Special Purpose Regiment.

September 18, 2000qualifying competitions for the title "Excellent in hand-to-hand combat" were resumed.

June - December 2000Servicemen of the Vityaz Regiment performed service and combat missions during the counter-terrorist operation in the North Caucasus.

November - December 2001The regiment carried out service and combat missions on the territory of the Chechen Republic.

In accordance with the Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of RussiaNo. 051 dated December 25, 2001The 1st Red Banner Special Purpose Regiment “Vityaz” was reorganized into the 1st Red Banner Special Purpose Detachment “Vityaz”.

January - May 2002The detachment performs service and combat missions on the territory of the Chechen Republic.

23 - 26 October 2002The detachment took part in a special operation to free the hostages captured in the theater center on Dubrovka (Moscow) by Chechen terrorists.

January 12 to September 21, 2003year, the military unit performed service and combat missions during a regular business trip to the North Caucasian region.

The Vityaz special-purpose detachment performs service and combat missions in the North Caucasian region. For courage and heroism, more than 500 servicemen of the Detachment were awarded state awards, and six of them were awarded the high title of Hero of the Russian Federation.

Special requirements are imposed on servicemen serving in the Vityaz special forces unit, according to which a spetsnaz soldier must be physically developed and ready to perform important service and combat missions, have excellent health and high moral and psychological qualities.

Therefore, for the selection of servicemen for service in the Vityaz special-purpose detachment, an appropriate method has been developed that makes it possible to assess the physical capabilities of the candidate, where the test evaluates the endurance, strength, speed, flexibility and dexterity of the subject.
Test results are evaluated by the sum of points.

TEST No. 1. Endurance is assessed

Continuous running for 12 minutes is assessed by the distance covered by the subject during the specified time.

TEST No. 2. Power endurance is assessed

The Comprehensive Strength Test consists of exercises performed in succession.

Exercise number 1

The starting position is an emphasis squatting. Take the lying position and return to the starting position, repeat 10 times.

Exercise number 2
Performed immediately after exercise 1.

From the starting position, lie on your stomach and roll over onto your back (1), raise your legs without bending your knees (2), touch the floor behind your head with your toes (3) (if there is no touch, the exercise is considered unfulfilled), return your legs to their original position.
Repeat the exercise 10 times.

Exercise number 3
Performed immediately after exercise 2.

Roll over from your back to your stomach, take the starting position lying down, bend your elbows until your chest touches the floor (ground), straighten your arms.

Exercise number 4
Performed immediately after exercise 3.

Take a rest-crouching position, sit down on one knee, raise your hands up, put your palms on the back of your head. Jump up, straighten your legs, squat on the other knee.
Repeat the exercise 10 times.

Exercises 1-4 are a complete cycle of a complex test. The assessed person must try to complete the maximum number of cycles.

TEST No. 3. Strength is assessed

Hanging bar pull-up. In the lower position, the legs do not touch the ground (floor); in the upper position, the chin should be higher than the crossbar. Not allowed: rocking and jerking.

TEST No. 4. Speed ​​qualities are assessed

You need to run ten segments of ten meters in a minimum period of time.

TEST # 5. Flexibility is assessed

To assess flexibility, you need to complete 4 exercises.

TEST No. 6. Agility is assessed

The test consists of five exercises, sequentially going one after another without stopping. Each exercise must be performed skillfully and correctly (if exercises are not performed technically, 10 penalty seconds may be added). The test must be performed in the specified sequence in the shortest possible time.

Exercise number 1

A partner is needed to complete the exercise. The partner puts his feet shoulder-width apart, tilts the body parallel to the ground (floor). The subject makes a vault over a partner, crawls between the partner's legs and again makes a vault. Repeat the exercise 7 times (i.e. seven vaults and seven climbs).

Exercise number 2

Perform seven forward rolls and seven back rolls.

Exercise number 3

It is necessary to pass a segment of seven meters on the hands. If the tested person loses balance and touches the floor with his foot, repeat the exercise from the beginning.

Exercise number 4

Crawl 10 meters on bellies.

Exercise number 5

The starting position is lying on your back. Perform a kip-up lift 3 times in a row. Every unsuccessful attempt is repeated.
The conversion of seconds to points is done by subtracting the total number of points from 100 (100 - 1 = number of points).

TEST No. 7. Courage is evaluated

Ability to show self-control and endurance in a training duel.

Training fights according to the rules of boxing
One against one: according to the fight formula 1 round - 3 minutes
One (tested) versus two: 1 round - 2 minutes
just 5 minutes without a break

Expert assessment of test results
Test battle is passive - 0 points
The tested person is active - 20 points
Tested in battle 1 x 2 takes initiative - 50 points

During testing, athletes with sports categories in boxing, karate and hand-to-hand fighting are tested separately from the rest.

According to the proposed table, it is necessary to determine the total number of points by adding.

The lower limit is 295 points. It is not advisable to take a candidate with a lower number of points for service in special forces. Testing is carried out on the same day, the sequence of tests must correspond to their numbering. The time between each test should not exceed 10 minutes, while the ability of a person to endure various loads in a limited time is assessed.

TEST RESULTS TABLE

Meters covered	Glasses	The number of cycles	Glasses	Number of pull-ups	Glasses	Seconds	Glasses	Centimeters	Glasses	Seconds	Glasses
2800	20	1	0	up to 8	0	30	25	Control. # 1	80
2900	30	2	0	9	27	29	30	over 20	0	78	5
3000	35	3	20	10	30	28	33	15	5	76		3100	39	4	30	11	33	27	36	10	10	74		3200	42	5	40	12	36	26	39	5	15	72	10	3300	45	6	50	13	39	25	42	Control number 2	70			3400	50			14	42	24	45	over 30	0	68						15	50	23	50	20	5	66	15					16	50			15	10	64										10	15	60	20											60										Control. No. 3	58	25										over 10	O	56	30									5	5	54	35									0	10	52	40											50	45										0	48	50									Control. No. 4												over 10	0											0	10

MANDATE COMMISSION

The credentials committee is held at the final stage of the selection of candidates for the Vityaz special purpose unit, where the members of the commission alternately talk with the candidates, study the test results and performance characteristics, and hear the health worker about the health status of the person being certified.
With high test results, a positive characteristic and medical indications, the candidate is enrolled in a special purpose unit. If the person being certified has low rates in testing, then he can be enrolled in the reserve for service in special purpose units.

On December 29, 1977, on the basis of the 9th company of the 3rd battalion of the 2nd regiment of OMSDON, the first training company for special purposes (URSN) was formed in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It was created in order to prepare forces and means to ensure public safety during the upcoming Moscow Olympics. The task was extremely specific: to learn how to conduct an effective fight against armed and capable of anything terrorists and criminals.

Captain Vladimir Aleksandrovich Maltsev became the first commander of the spetsnaz company.
Thanks to the skillful organization of the training, in the shortest possible time, it was possible to provide a high level of training for servicemen.
The 1980 Olympics passed without incident. In 1981, the company, together with the group "A" of the KGB of the USSR, successfully completed the assigned task during the operation to free the hostages captured in one of the schools in the city of Sarapul in the Udmurt Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.

The addresses of the hot business trips of the future "knights" could be used to study the map of the Soviet Union. 1984 - providing practical assistance to the investigative group of the USSR Prosecutor's Office in the maintenance and protection of valuables seized as a result of the investigation of the so-called "Uzbek case" related to the facts of corruption, bribery, abuse of power. 1986 - participation in a special operation together with group "A" to free an aircraft captured by terrorists in Ufa. 1988 - suppression of pogroms, robberies and terrorist acts in Sumgait, special operations in Yerevan and Baku, 1990 - liberation of the Sukhumi temporary detention center, seized by armed criminals.

In May 1991, the training battalion was reorganized into the Vityaz special-purpose detachment.
In the early 90s, in the hot spots of the Caucasus, "knights" were thrown into the most difficult and dangerous areas. 1991 - disarmament of militants in the villages of South Ossetia. 1992 - detention in Vladikavkaz of a group of militants preparing terrorist acts; conducting reconnaissance and search activities in Karachay-Cherkessia with the aim of arresting and disarming Chechen fighters who tried to infiltrate Abkhazia; detention of especially dangerous criminals in the city of Tyrnauz, Kabardino-Balkaria.
From the first days of the Chechen war, the "knights" took part in battles with bandits, liberated Argun, Gudermes, Bamut, Novogroznensky, Pervomayskoye, distinguished themselves in the capture of height 541.9 in the Nozhai-Yurt district.
In 1999, on the basis of the detachment and the 1st Red Banner Regiment of ODON, the 1st Red Banner Special Purpose Regiment "Vityaz" was formed. However, three years later, in the interests of more efficient performance of tasks, he was again reorganized into a detachment. Now, on the basis of the unit, the 604th Special Purpose Center of the Explosives has been formed.
Since 2000, "knights" have been operating in Chechnya again.

Military personnel of the detachment killed in the performance of military duty

Sergeant major VOLCHENKOV Anatoly Viktorovich Served in the 1st GSN. Memory book

Petty Officer POINT Alexander Nikolaevich Petty Officer of the contract service of the 1st professional company. Died tragically in a special training class on October 15, 1990. Memory book

Lieutenant Alexey CHIRKOV Memorial Book of the Hero of the Russian Federation Private Nikolai SITNIKOV Born on January 2, 1974 in the regional center of Maslyanino, Novosibirsk Region. In 1993 he was drafted into the internal troops. He served in the Vityaz special forces unit. Minesweeper 2 GOS. Died on October 3, 1993 at the Ostankino television center in Moscow. He was buried at the Maslenino cemetery in the Novosibirsk region. The title of Hero of the Russian Federation was awarded by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 1792 of October 7, 1993 (posthumously). By order of the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, he was permanently enlisted in the lists of the unit's personnel. Memory book

Sergeant KISILENKO Alexander Mikhailovich Born on June 27, 1975 in Belgorod. Commander of the assault squad of the 1st platoon of the 2nd GSN. He died on April 14, 1995 in Bamut. Memory book

Private Konstantin Yuryevich SMIRNOV Born on October 12, 1975 in Ryazan. Shooter of the assault squad of the 2nd platoon of the 1st GOS. He died on May 24, 1995, height 541.9. Memory book

Private soldier AREFKIN Andrey Viktorovich Born on May 4, 1975 in the city of Penza. Commander of the combat support section of the 2nd platoon of the 2nd GSN. He died on May 24, 1995, height 541.9. Memory book

Senior Lieutenant RASTEGAEV Oleg Vyacheslavovich Born on February 18, 1971 in the city of Vladimir. Deputy commander of the 4th GOS for radar. He died on April 18, 1995 in Bamut. Memory book

Ensign RASSCHUPKIN Dmitry Nikolaevich Born on May 2, 1974 in Moscow. Senior instructor 1 GOS. He died on May 24, 1995 at an altitude of 541.9. Memory book

Warrant Officer LELEKA Valentin Anatolyevich Warrant Officer Valentin Anatolyevich Leleka was born on August 27, 1971 in the Luhansk region, Slavyanoserbsk district, Lotikovo settlement. Petty Officer 2 GOS. He died on May 24, 1995, height 541.9. Memory book

Private SEDIN Nikolay Sergeevich Born on August 19, 1976 in Belgorod. Senior shooter grenade launcher 2 platoon 3 GSN. He died on June 2, 1995, height 16.4. Memory book

Private Dmitry Mikhailovich EVDOKIMOV Born on July 1, 1977 in the village. Gravnoe, Mokrousovsky district, Kurgan region. Shooter 1 GOS. Died January 15, 1996 in the village. May Day. Memory book

Hero of the Russian Federation Sergeant BURNAEV Sergey Alexandrovich Born on January 15, 1982 in the city of Saransk, Mordovian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. In May 2000, he was drafted by the Zaoksky district military registration and enlistment office of the city of Tula into the internal troops. He served in the Vityaz special forces unit. He died on March 28, 2002 during a special operation in the city of Argun. The title of Hero of the Russian Federation was awarded by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 992 of September 16, 2002 (posthumously). Memory book

Hero of the Russian Federation Captain Ivan Yuryevich SHELOKHVOSTOV Born on July 10, 1978 in Novosibirsk. Graduated from the Novosibirsk Military Institute of Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. He served in the Vityaz special forces unit. He died on February 4, 2003 during a special operation in the city of Argun. The title of Hero of the Russian Federation was awarded by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 750 of July 8, 2003 (posthumously). Memory book

Hero of the Russian Federation Captain Dmitry Serkov Born on September 26, 1981 in Ryazan. In 2004 he graduated from the St. Petersburg Military Institute of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. Served in the OSN "Vityaz" in the positions of an officer of an assault group, a senior officer-commander of an assault group. He took part in counter-terrorist operations in the North Caucasus region. Awarded with the Suvorov Medal. Killed during a combat mission on August 2, 2007 in the Republic of Dagestan. The title of Hero of the Russian Federation was awarded by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation (posthumously). Memory book

Stepanov Vadim Valerievich senior machine gunner 2 GOS Died on 07/14/2009 while performing SBZ in the Republic of Dagestan Book of memory Hero of the Russian Federation Sergeant Sitnikov Alexey Sergeevich reconnaissance machine gunner RG was born on 26.06.1986. Died on 10/28/2009 while carrying out SBS in the Republic of Dagestan by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of February 10, 2010 Sergeant Sitnikov Alexei Sergeevich was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation (posthumously). Memory book

Kozlov Dmitry Aleksandrovich Deputy commander for work with the personnel of the RG was born on 02/29/1984 graduated from the Novosibirsk VI of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation in 2007. Killed 10/28/2009 while performing the SBZ in the Republic of Dagestan Book of Memory

Awarded with state awards

ORDER "FOR SERVICES TO THE FATHERLAND" IV DEGREE

The Order of Merit for the Fatherland is intended to reward citizens for particularly outstanding services to the state related to the development of Russian statehood, achievements in labor, the strengthening of peace, friendship and cooperation between peoples, for their significant contribution to the defense of the Fatherland. Awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, IV degree

Colonel Bulatov V.I.

Ensign Loskov O.V. (posthumously)

Colonel Lysyuk S.I.

ORDER OF THE RED BANNER

The Order of the Red Banner is awarded to citizens for special bravery, dedication and courage shown in the defense of the Fatherland. Awarded the Order of the Red Banner

Major Zhitikhin S.V. Junior Sergeant Lebed O.V. Lieutenant Colonel Lysyuk S.V. Senior Lieutenant V.N. Putilov

ORDER OF THE RED STAR

The Order of the Red Star was awarded to citizens for their great services in the defense of the USSR, both in wartime and in peacetime, in ensuring state security. Awarded the Order of the Red Star

Sergeant Bukin A.V. Ensign A.A. Goncharov Sergeant Dyatko S.A. Lieutenant Colonel Lysyuk S.I. Sergeant Mishchenko S.A. Senior Lieutenant A.I. Savchenko Sergeant A.A. Khodorov

ORDER "FOR PERSONAL COURAGE"

The Order For Personal Courage was awarded to citizens for their courage and courage shown in saving people, maintaining public order and fighting crime. Awarded the Order For Personal Courage

Senior sergeant A.V. Volchenkov Sergeant Grinchenko I.A. Captain Demkin S.V. Senior Lieutenant Drobushevich Yu.V. Ensign Zhivoderov A.A. Senior Lieutenant B.N. Ivonin Senior Lieutenant V.G. Kobzev Sergeant Kolotkov A.V. Major Kublin O.V. Ensign Kurgin V.N. Lieutenant Colonel Lyashenko B.V. Private V. Martynov Colonel A. N. Nikishin Major Oripov A.G. Major A.V. Reshetnikov Senior Lieutenant Sergeev S.V. Private Startsev A.V. Senior Lieutenant R.V. Tatarinov Captain Tretyakov O.P. Major Chekulaev I.V.

ORDER "FOR SERVICE TO THE MOTHERLAND IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE USSR" III - DEGREE

The Order "For Service to the Motherland in the Armed Forces of the USSR" is awarded to servicemen of the Soviet Army, Navy, border and internal troops. Awarded the Order "For Service to the Motherland in the Armed Forces of the USSR" III - degree

Colonel Lutsenko O.V.

ORDER OF COURAGE

The Order of Courage is awarded to citizens for dedication, courage and courage shown in saving people, maintaining public order, in the fight against crime, as well as for courageous and decisive actions performed in the performance of military, civil or official duty in conditions associated with a risk to life ... Awarded the Order of Courage

Lieutenant Mylarshchikov G.G. (awarded three times) Private Averin K.V. Private Arefkin A.V. (posthumously) Lieutenant Colonel Artsybashev V.V. Private Bobrov E.P. Private Borovkov E.N. Sergeant Brusentsov E.A. Private Bugaenko D.V. Private Burtsev V.P. Lieutenant Busygin R.V. Private Bykov V.V. Private Veselov S.V. Junior Sergeant Voropaev A.Yu. Private Glukhikh M.V. Private Glybovich A.O. Ensign Gnusova V.A. Major Gudenko S.A. Major Demkin S.V. Private Dubina R.L. Private Evdokimov V.V. Private Evdokimov D.M. (posthumously) Private Ezer R.P. Private Erokhin O.V. Sergeant Zakharkin I.N. Private Zernov I.N. Captain Ivonin B.N. Private Ivankin V.A. Private soldier Kalyukova A.V. Private Karasev A.E. Private Kibardin A.Yu Sergeant Kisilenko A.M. (posthumously) Senior Lieutenant A.L. Kozlov Private Kuznetsov S.V. Junior Sergeant Kuznetsov S.A. Private Kuznetsova S.V. Major S.A. Kurochkin Senior Lieutenant M.N. Kuzmin Ensign Leleka V.A. (posthumously) Colonel Lutsenko O.V. Private soldier Malgin E.V. Lieutenant Mikshun O.E. Private Mishustin V.A. Private P.P. Mulyukin Major Nikitenko V.V. Colonel Nikishin A.N. Lieutenant Nikulchev N.N. Private Ogurtsov I.N. Private Orlov A.P. Private Pavlov S.V. Private Paralev S.A. Private soldier Parakhin E.N. Private Parshikov E.A. Junior Sergeant Polovnikov V.S. Private soldier Popov S.N. Private Rasskazov A.V. Senior Lieutenant Rastegaev O.V. (posthumously) Ensign Rasshchupkin D.N. (posthumously) Lieutenant A.V. Reshetnikov Sergeant Rygun A.S. Private soldier Skirdach A.V. Private Smirnov K.Yu. (posthumously) Senior Lieutenant Smyshlyaev D.V. Private Sukach A.Yu. Junior Sergeant V.V. Sulimin Private soldier Syedin S.N. (posthumously) Senior Lieutenant V.N. Tikhonov Lance corporal Todrik V.N. Private Turenko E.N. Ensign Fokin E.A. Private Khaletov V.V. Lieutenant Tselovalnikov I.V. Captain Tsisar I.V. Major Chekulaev I.V. Private Chernykh A.E. Corporal Shabanov V.A. Private Yazev P.D. Senior lieutenant of the medical service Yakovlev E.S.

ORDER FOR MILITARY SERVICE

The Order For Military Merit is awarded to servicemen for exemplary performance of military duty, for ensuring the defense capability of the Russian Federation, for bravery and courage. awarded the Order of Military Merit

Major Gorokhov S.N. Colonel Lutsenko O.V. Major Nikitenko V.V. Lieutenant Colonel N.V. Soloviev

MEDAL OF THE ORDER OF SERVICE TO THE FATHERLAND, II - DEGREE

Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" II - degrees are awarded to citizens for their great contribution to the defense of the Fatherland, success in maintaining high combat readiness of units, units and formations, for excellent performance in combat training and other merits during military service; for strengthening the rule of law and law and order, ensuring state security. Awarded the Medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, II - degree

Senior Lieutenant V.A. Borshch Major Zhelyabin S.A. Sergeant Kisilenko A.M. Captain Kryuchkov A.V. Major Korepanov A.A. Lieutenant Colonel Lyashenko B.V. Lieutenant Mylarshchikov G.G. Captain Olkhovikov A.B. Ensign Parfenov A.V. Private Parshikov E.A. Senior Lieutenant D.V. Rozvyazev Colonel Soloviev N.V. Senior Lieutenant Filatov A.V. Senior Lieutenant G.M. Khusnulin Ensign Tsarev M.E. Senior Lieutenant Tsisar I.V. Captain V.V. Chesnokov

MEDAL "FOR BATTLE SERVICE"

The Medal "For Military Merit" is awarded to citizens for their courage in defending the state border of the USSR, excellent successes in combat and political training, mastering new military equipment and maintaining high combat readiness of military units and their subunits, and other merits during active military service. Awarded with a medal "For Military Merit"

Sergeant Gostev V.G. Colonel Lysyuk S.I. Lieutenant Colonel Lyashenko B.V. Private Malakhov A.V. Sergeant Melnikov O.V. Sergeant Pinitsky V.O. Private Semchuk A.V. Captain Tretyakov O.P.

MEDAL "FOR EXCELLENCE IN MILITARY SERVICE" I - DEGREE

Medal "For Distinction in Military Service" I - degree for excellent performance in combat and political training, special distinctions in exercises and maneuvers, during military service and combat duty, courage, dedication and other merits shown during military service. Awarded the medal "For Distinction in Military Service" I - degree

Senior sergeant A.V. Volchenkov (posthumously) Senior Lieutenant V.G. Kobzev Junior Sergeant A. Kokorin Senior Sergeant Nedorubov Yu.Yu. Junior Sergeant Popykhin V. Captain Tretyakov O.P.

MEDAL "FOR EXCELLENCE IN MILITARY SERVICE" II - DEGREE

The medal "For Distinction in Military Service" II - degrees are awarded to citizens for excellent performance in combat and political training, for special distinctions in exercises and maneuvers, during military service and combat duty, for courage, dedication and other merits shown during the passage military service. Awarded with a medal "For Distinction in Military Service" II - degree Major Oripov A.G. Captain Tretyakov O.P.

MEDAL OF HONOR"

The Medal "For Courage" is awarded to citizens for personal courage and courage shown: in battles in the defense of the Russian Federation and its state interests, in the performance of special tasks to ensure the state security of the Russian Federation, in the defense of the state border of the Russian Federation, in the performance of a military, service or civic duty, protection of the constitutional rights of citizens in conditions associated with a risk to life. Awarded with the Medal "For Courage"

Lieutenant Colonel Adamchuk S.A. Private Arkhipov D.A. Captain Arkhipov E.P. Ensign Berlin V.N. Private soldier Budaragin D.V. Lieutenant Beloglazov A.M. Sergeant Major Voroshilov S.L. Private Vitko E.A. Private Volokhov S.V. Private Gusarov V.A. Sergeant Gundorov V.M. Private Godyaev A.N. Lieutenant Colonel A.P. Gromova Private Dobryakov S.I. Major Demkin S.V. Major G.G. Evdokimova Private Efanov O.A. Private Emelyanov V.L. Private Zhuravlev Yu.V. Private Zhuravlev V.F. Private Zuenkov V.V. Private Ivankin V.A. Ensign Kozlov D.G. Lance corporal Kamenev A.V. Ensign Komlev A.N. Private Kuzyukov D.Yu. Major S.A. Kurochkin Private soldier Kalinin O.N. Junior Sergeant R.V. Kachaev Private Kazankin P.V. Private Klopov S.P. Private Kokorin M.V. Senior Lieutenant A.V. Karpenko Sergeant Lefter A.K. Senior Lieutenant P.P. Lebedev Ensign Lyaporov I.I. Ensign Mylarshchikov G.G. Private Mukhamedeev S.A. Junior Sergeant Mezhenin S.A. Private Mochalov S.A. Junior Sergeant Mustafin A.R. Private Neverov S.V. Private Ogurtsov I.N. Lance corporal Panurov S.N. Lance corporal Plotnikov A.E. Private Primakov V.A. Sergeant Paronov A.A. Senior Lieutenant A.P. Pastukhov Lieutenant A.V. Reshetnikov Lance corporal Rodnikov A.V. Senior Lieutenant Ryabov S.V. Captain Sedov V.Yu. Private soldier Spiridonov V.A. Private Sidorov S.A. Private soldier Syrykh A.M. Private Semyonov M.L. Lieutenant I.I. Samoilov Junior Sergeant Sokurenko A.V. Senior Lieutenant R.V. Tatarinov Lieutenant V.N. Teplykh Lieutenant Trofimov V.V. Private Utenkov D.A. Private Filatov M.V. Private Fomichev E.V. Private Kharkov S.O. Sergeant Chebotarev A.I. Captain Chekulaev I.V. Senior Lieutenant D.V. Shalov Ensign Sharapov A.I. Lieutenant Shelokhvostov I.Yu. Private Shchechkin Yu.V. Private Yakovlev A.N. Private Yanov Yu.A.

MEDAL "FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE PROTECTION OF PUBLIC ORDER"

The medal "For excellence in the maintenance of public order" for courage and courage shown in the maintenance of public order and the fight against offenses, for high performance in service activities and other merits during the period of service. Awarded the Medal "For Distinction in the Protection of Public Order"

Ensign Gnusov V.A. Private Enshin V.A. Junior Sergeant A.V. Zyga Major Kulinenko P.V. Colonel Lutsenko O.V. Senior Sergeant Makarenko N.I. Major Oripov A.G. Lance corporal Plotnikov A.E. Ensign Rasshchupkin D.N. Senior Lieutenant R.V. Tatarinov Ensign Sharapov A.I. Captain of the medical service Shelest O.V. Ensign Jacobson D.G.

MEDAL SUVOROV

The Suvorov Medal is awarded to servicemen for personal courage and courage shown in the defense of the Fatherland and the state interests of the Russian Federation in hostilities on land, during military service and combat duty, during exercises and maneuvers, while serving to protect the state border of the Russian Federation, as well as for excellent performance in combat training and field training. Awarded with the Suvorov Medal

Corporal Badalutsev A.Yu. Sergeant Belov V.V. Private Bogomolov D.V. Private Boroukhin E.P. Senior Lieutenant R.V. Busygin Private Veselkov E.N. Lance corporal Volkov A.E. Private Vyazovikin P.N. Private soldier Gritsyuk D.N. Captain Yu.E. Gordeev Ensign Efimov S.A. Sergeant Zhukov S.N. Lance corporal Zhdanov V.V. Junior Sergeant A.N. Ignatenko Lieutenant Iizyumov I.Yu. Lance corporal Ilyichov E.V. Major Kuzmin Yu.V. Private soldier Kolesnikov A.S. Private Kuptsov D.P. Private Krivoborodko L.A. Private Kazykhanov M.F. Senior Lieutenant A.S. Loboda Private Lopunov S.V. Major Lyashenko B.V. Ensign Mansurov A.V. Private Mitrakov V.V. Senior warrant officer Mokhov S.A. Junior Sergeant Mulin S.V. Lance corporal Matvienko V.A. Private Murygin A.N. Private Nekrasov Yu.S. Senior Sergeant Petrukhin I.V. Private Pashikhin S.N. Private Piskarev A.K. Private Pozhidaev V.A. Sergeant Pospelov V.G. Private Potapov V.A. Lieutenant Colonel V.E. Perikov Senior Lieutenant P.V. Pesotsky Lance corporal Polozov M.V. Private Protchenko D.M. Private Razumny A.V. Private Smirnov S.I. Private Sigov I.V. Private soldier Syukrin A.V. Senior Lieutenant Serebryakov P.N. Senior Lieutenant D.M. Soloviev Senior Lieutenant V.V. Stain Captain Serkov D.A. Lieutenant Filatov A.V. Junior Sergeant Khromov S.P. Major M. Shulegin Sergeant K. V. Shupletsov Senior Lieutenant Yanin E.V.

On December 29, 1977, a special training company (URSN) was formed on the basis of the motorized rifle regiment of the Separate Special Purpose Motorized Rifle Division (OMSDON) named after Dzerzhinsky.

The servicemen in this unit were selected from among the best athletes in the division on a voluntary basis. The candidates had to have excellent physical fitness and psychological stability. In 1989, a battalion was created on the basis of the company, which in 1991 became the Vityaz special-purpose detachment.

The detachment was originally created as an anti-terrorist unit. "Vityaz" regularly conducts operations to combat terrorism, patrols in Chechnya and on the border of the Caucasus. In addition, the soldiers are trained to prevent riots in prisons. More than 70 soldiers of the detachment were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation for courage and heroism.

History

In the 70s, in connection with the increased incidence of terrorism in European countries, it became necessary to have military units designed to carry out particularly important tasks in the fight against terror. In the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs, it was decided to create a special unit of constant combat readiness as part of the operational division of the internal troops, whose servicemen would have special training to counter terror and other illegal actions.

At the beginning of 1978, work began on the formation and training of a special-purpose training company (URSN). The recruitment of conscripts for this unit was carried out from among the best ODON athletes on an exclusively voluntary basis.

The first operation entrusted to the company was to provide security for the Olympic Games in Moscow.

In 1991, the Vityaz special-purpose unit was created. During the formation, the experience gained in the URSN and similar divisions of Russia was used.

The idea to take an exam for the right to wear a crane beret was also born at Vityaz. The first commander of the detachment, Sergei Ivanovich Lysyuk, together with other officers, developed the criteria for passing exams in special, physical and tactical training, which are still being carried out in all special forces units of the internal troops.

Sergey Ivanovich Lysyuk

ebony to candidates for admission to the special forces unit "Vityaz"

Special requirements are imposed on servicemen serving in the Vityaz special forces unit, according to which a spetsnaz soldier must be physically developed and ready to perform important service and combat missions, have excellent health and high moral and psychological qualities.

Therefore, for the selection of servicemen for service in the Vityaz special purpose detachment, an appropriate method has been developed that makes it possible to assess the physical capabilities of the candidate, where the test evaluates the endurance, strength, speed, flexibility and dexterity of the subject.
Test results are evaluated by the sum of points.

TEST No. 1. Endurance is assessed

Cooper's test. Continuous running for 12 minutes is assessed by the distance covered by the subject during the specified time.

TEST No. 2. Power endurance is assessed

The Comprehensive Strength Test consists of exercises performed in succession.

Exercise number 1

The starting position is an emphasis squatting. Take the lying position and return to the starting position, repeat 10 times.

Exercise number 2
Performed immediately after exercise 1.

From the starting position, lie on your stomach and roll over onto your back (1), raise your legs without bending your knees (2), touch the floor behind your head with your toes (3) (if there is no touch, the exercise is considered unfulfilled), return your legs to their original position.

Exercise number 3
Performed immediately after exercise 2.

Roll over from your back to your stomach, take the starting position lying down, bend your elbows until your chest touches the floor (ground), straighten your arms.
Repeat the exercise 10 times.

Exercise number 4
Performed immediately after exercise 3.

Take a rest-crouching position, sit down on one knee, raise your hands up, put your palms on the back of your head. Jump up, straighten your legs, squat on the other knee.
Repeat the exercise 10 times.

Exercises 1-4 are a complete cycle of a complex test. The assessed person must try to complete the maximum number of cycles.

TEST No. 3. Strength is assessed

Hanging bar pull-up. In the lower position, the legs do not touch the ground (floor); in the upper position, the chin should be higher than the crossbar. Not allowed: rocking and jerking.

TEST No. 4. Speed ​​qualities are assessed

You need to run ten segments of ten meters in a minimum period of time.

TEST # 5. Flexibility is assessed

To assess flexibility, you need to complete 4 exercises.

TEST No. 6. Agility is assessed

The test consists of five exercises, sequentially going one after another without stopping. Each exercise must be performed skillfully and correctly (if exercises are not performed technically, 10 penalty seconds may be added). The test must be performed in the specified sequence in the shortest possible time.

Exercise number 1

A partner is needed to complete the exercise. The partner puts his feet shoulder-width apart, tilts the body parallel to the ground (floor). The subject makes a vault over a partner, crawls between the partner's legs and again makes a vault. Repeat the exercise 7 times (i.e. seven vaults and seven climbs).

Exercise number 2

Perform seven forward rolls and seven back rolls.

Exercise number 3

It is necessary to pass a segment of seven meters on the hands. If the tested person loses balance and touches the floor with his foot, repeat the exercise from the beginning.

Exercise number 4

Crawl 10 meters on bellies.

Exercise number 5

The starting position is lying on your back. Perform a kip-up lift 3 times in a row. Every unsuccessful attempt is repeated.
The conversion of seconds to points is done by subtracting the total number of points from 100 (100 - 1 = number of points).

TEST No. 7. Courage is evaluated

Ability to show self-control and endurance in a training duel.

Training fights according to the rules of boxing
One against one: according to the fight formula 1 round - 3 minutes
One (tested) versus two: 1 round - 2 minutes
just 5 minutes without a break

Expert assessment of test results
Test battle is passive - 0 points
The tested person is active - 20 points
Tested in battle 1 x 2 takes initiative - 50 points

During testing, athletes with sports categories in boxing, karate and hand-to-hand fighting are tested separately from the rest.

According to the proposed table, it is necessary to determine the total number of points by adding.

The lower limit is 295 points. It is impractical to take a candidate with a lower number of points for service in special forces. Testing is carried out on the same day, the sequence of tests must correspond to their numbering. The time between each test should not exceed 10 minutes, while the ability of a person to endure various loads in a limited time is assessed.

TEST RESULTS TABLE

Meters covered		The number of cycles		Number of pull-ups				Centimeters

Notable operations

"Vityaz" took part in the resolution of all interethnic conflicts that arose on the territory of the former USSR.

Together with group "A" of the KGB of the USSR, in 1989 they carried out a unique special operation to storm the Sukhumi temporary detention center, where riots broke out. In 1994-1996. participated in the disarmament of illegal armed groups on the territory of the Chechen Republic. In 1996, the detachment took part in battles near the village of Pervomaysky.

Battle for Pervomaiskoe

10 january Under the guise of a human shield, the militants set off in nine buses towards Chechnya, but were stopped by federal forces near the village of Pervomayskoye. The militants seized a checkpoint there. Novosibirsk Riot police, having captured 36 militiamen (the deputy commander of the militia detachment was killed while trying to resist), and entered the village.

For the next four days of confrontation, both sides actively prepared for hostilities. The militants strengthened the village with hostages. Federal troops brought up artillery, additional units, carried out reconnaissance... Thus, near Pervomayskoye, a variety grouping of troops with a total strength of 2500 people, 32 guns and mortars, 16 flamethrowers, 10 grenade launchers, 3 MLRS Grad installations, 54 BMPs, 22 armored personnel carriers, 4 BRDMs, several tanks and combat helicopters were concentrated. S. Raduev had about 300 militants, over 100 hostages, 82-mm mortars taken from Kizlyar in trucks with the bodies of the dead, as well as a large number of machine guns, grenade launchers, flamethrowers and other weapons and ammunition.

Salman Raduev

The militants have replenished their arsenal by disarming the Novosibirsk OMON checkpoint.

January 15 terrorists shot two people who came to them for negotiations Dagestan elders and 6 militiamen-hostages, after which it was decided to storm the village of Pervomayskoye using helicopters, tanks and Armored personnel carriers, despite the possible loss of the hostages. The general command of the federal forces was carried out by Viktor Zorin, the first deputy director of the FSB Mikhail Barsukov .. On the morning of January 15, after ineffective artillery preparation and air support, nine assault groups: a special task force " Knight", Special rapid response units ( SOBR) and units of the 22nd separate special-purpose brigade GRU GSh - went to the assault. In the second echelon, a group of the anti-terrorist center was walking in full readiness for the assault on buildings that could contain hostages. Alpha". By 13 o'clock the "knights", having overcome the canal, captured the first line of defense of the militants on the outskirts of the village and broke into the southeastern quarter. The rest, having stumbled upon furious fire resistance in the area of ​​the bridge and the cemetery, were forced to stop. Two hours later, having suffered small losses, the Vityaz also stopped. With the onset of dusk, all units were ordered to retreat to their original positions.

January 16 at the Turkish port Trabzon , terrorists led by M. Tokdzhan, who fought, according to him, in Basayev's battalion, was captured by the ferry "Avrasia" with mostly Russian passengers on board. The terrorists' demands were the lifting of the blockade of the village of Pervomayskoye and the withdrawal of federal troops from the North Caucasus.

January 17 In the morning, a small, possibly reconnaissance, group of militants broke through to the village of Sovetskoye, which is nearby from Pervomayskoye, from Chechnya and destroyed a UAZ car with Dagestani riot police.

On the night January 19 the main forces of the militants (including Raduev and Turpal-Ali Atgeriev) managed to escape from surroundings and return to Chechnya. The total number of militants who moved forward - 256 people who left in 7 trucks KamAZ... During the night breakthrough of the Raduevites from Pervomayskoye, having accepted the battle, almost all the fighters of the 22nd separate special-purpose brigade who found themselves on the way of the militants' retreat, including the chief of intelligence of the 58th army of the North Caucasus Military District, Colonel A. Stytsin, perished.
In 1999-2003. the detachment took part in many counter-terrorist operations in the North Caucasus. Also "Vityaz" took an active part in special operations to eliminate the leaders of gangs in Chechnya.

In November 2002, Russian President Vladimir Putin presented the Golden Star of the Hero of Russia to the parents of Sergei Burnaev, a soldier of the Vityaz detachment, who died while performing his military duty in Chechnya and was awarded the award posthumously, at the opening ceremony of a monument to the soldiers of the internal troops.

In October 2002, the Vityaz detachment, together with other special forces of the FSB and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, took part in a special operation to eliminate the terrorists who took hostages at the Theater Center on Dubrovka.

On the evening of October 23, 2002, at the beginning of October 10, more than 40 terrorists seized the theater center on Dubrovka. At this time the second act of the musical "Nord-Ost" began there. 916 spectators and artists were taken hostage. The terrorist group was headed by 23-year-old Movsar Barayev, a man who left to fight immediately after graduating from high school and has not learned anything else.

Movsar Baraev (center)

Two days of pitch hell: several hostages who miraculously managed to escape, negotiators incapable of negotiations, hysteria and fainting, hostages shot dead. Then there was an assault in the early morning of October 26, piped gas, 130 dead - mainly due to unqualified medical assistance. Or simply - because of not provided assistance.

On the night of October 25-26, a decision was made to storm. It is known that the operational headquarters included the deputy head of the FSB, General Viktor Pronichev, and the head of the presidential administration of the Russian Federation, Alexander Voloshin. From the operational headquarters, a command was sent to storm the units of the Central Security Service of the FSB, which were commanded by another deputy head of the FSB, General Alexander Tikhonov.

The force operation began with the supply of gas through the ventilation system. The exact time when the gas began to flow into the hall with the hostages is still unknown. The formula of the gas itself is still classified. It is known that the composition of the gas included heavy opiates based on fentanyl (used in medicine for anesthesia). It is also known that this substance is fatal with rapid and under-dosed use and is especially dangerous when exposed to people in a sitting position.

The exact time of the start of the military operation to destroy the terrorists is unknown. Some of the employees of the Central Security Service of the FSB entered the hall through a gay club that functioned on the territory of the theater center. Video cameras recorded only the appearance of special forces in the foyer of the theater center at 6.22 am. It is known that during the assault the commandos were also poisoned, but none of them died under the influence of the gas.

It is also known that the terrorists recorded the flow of gas for at least twenty minutes, identified it as an assault attempt, but the explosive devices and suicide bombers' belts were not detonated, and there was no attempt at mass execution of the hostages. The hostages saw that some of the terrorists (shahids) fainted from the gas.

As a result of the special operation, all terrorists, even those who were unconscious, were shot (including control shots to the head).

The operational headquarters has thought out a special operation to destroy the terrorists to the smallest detail. The operational headquarters had no plan to rescue the hostages. 129 people died.

commandos rescue hostages

The authorities called the storming of the Theater Center on Dubrovka “a brilliant special operation”. The investigation in the Nord-Ost criminal case established that the death of the hostages occurred as a result of a confluence of many factors, primarily from severe chronic diseases of the hostages themselves, aggravated by dehydration, lack of food and stress. The rescue operation was recognized as effective, despite the fact that the case file recorded the failure to provide any medical assistance to 73 of the 129 killed hostages.

Uniforms and insignia

The squadron fighters wear the usual combined-arms camouflage. When carrying out counter-terrorist operations, the detachment's fighters can wear black uniforms with SPETSNAZ stripes; a Chevron with a blood group is worn on the left side of the chest. On the right sleeve, the unit's chevron is worn, on the left - a special chevron with the flag of Russia.

chevrons of special forces

Armament and military equipment

The armament, equipment and equipment of the special forces are strikingly different from the analogues of motorized rifle units.

Along with the standard armament "Vityaz" has a large arsenal for carrying out special operations. Technical means of reconnaissance: high-tech complexes of television and thermal imaging, radar, electronic and seismic acoustic reconnaissance; systems for detecting the positions of shooters "Antisniper", which allow, in a short time after the shot, to determine the location of the shooter with high accuracy and take measures to defeat him; the "Owl" detection complex based on an automatic grenade launcher, which, when firing at a column, detects the direction, range of the shot and even the caliber and automatically hits the target; stun and psychoactive ammunition. Vityaz snipers are armed with rifles Vintorez , MC-116, large-caliber rifles "Kord". The fighters are using Klin submachine guns , special machines "Val", various grenade launchers.

When carrying out special operations, Tiger vehicles are used.

On September 1, 2008, on the basis of the Vityaz and Rusich detachments, the 604th Order of the Red Banner Special Purpose Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia was created.

For more details about the training of the special forces, see the website: Spurs for the OVS - Organization of the Armed Forces - Training of the GRU special forces.