On January 7, 1988, a battle took place at an altitude of 3234 m in the Afghan-Pakistan border zone. Based on these events, the film “The Ninth Company” was made. We decided to remember the most famous fights, in which Soviet soldiers participated in Afghanistan.
View from height 3234. Photo from the personal archive of S.V. Rozhkova, 1988
BATTLE AT HEIGHT 3234
On January 7, 1988, in Afghanistan, at an altitude of 3234 m above the road to the city of Khost in the Afghan-Pakistan border zone, a fierce battle took place. This was one of the most famous military clashes between units of the Limited contingent of Soviet troops in Afghanistan and the armed formations of the Afghan Mujahideen. Based on these events, the film “The Ninth Company” was shot in 2005. The height of 3234 m was defended by the 9th parachute company of the 345th Guards separate parachute regiment with a total number of 39 people, supported by regimental artillery. Soviet fighters were attacked by special mujahideen units numbering from 200 to 400 people, trained in Pakistan. The battle lasted 12 hours. The Mujahideen never managed to capture the heights. After suffering heavy losses, they retreated. In the ninth company, six paratroopers were killed, 28 were injured, nine of them seriously. All paratroopers for this battle were awarded the Order of the Red Banner and the Red Star. Junior Sergeant V.A. Alexandrov and Private A.A. Melnikov was posthumously awarded the title of Hero Soviet Union.
Artillery played a big role in repelling the attacks, in particular, two howitzer batteries of six howitzers: three D-30 howitzers and three self-propelled Akatsiyas, which fired about 600 rounds. Presumably, the Mujahideen were supported by the Pakistani armed forces, delivering ammunition and reinforcements to the neighboring valley using transport helicopters and taking the dead and wounded towards Pakistan. Salvos from a Smerch launcher were fired at the helipad from a distance of about 40 km, as a result of which the helicopters were destroyed.
FIGHT NEAR COGNAK VILLAGE
On May 25, 1985, a battle took place between the guardsmen of the 4th motorized rifle company of the 149th guards motorized rifle regiment with the Afghan mujahideen of the Islamic Party of Afghanistan and the Pakistani mercenaries of the Black Stork detachment. The clash occurred during the “Kunar Operation” - a large-scale planned combined arms operation in the Pechdara gorge near the village of Konyak near the city of Asadabad in the Afghan-Pakistan border zone. The guards carried out combat mission to search and liquidate weapons and ammunition depots and members of the armed Afghan opposition.
As it turned out, the guides were local residents associated with the Mujahideen. In the highlands, these “guides” led the company into a cauldron, where, finding itself in a closed ring, for 12 hours it fought a fierce unequal battle with superior forces of the Mujahideen and Pakistani mercenaries. 43 military personnel fought with more than 200 Mujahideen. In this battle, Guard Junior Sergeant Vasily Kuznetsov behaved heroically. Heavily wounded, he, covering the company's retreat, having used up his ammunition, found himself surrounded by the enemy, let the enemies come close and destroyed them and himself with the last grenade. For this feat, Vasily Kuznetsov was posthumously awarded the Order of Lenin. 23 servicemen were killed in the clash, 18 servicemen were injured of varying degrees of severity.
BATTLE NEAR THE VILLAGE OF KHARA
On May 11, 1980, in the Pechdara gorge near the village of Khara near the city of Asadabad in the Afghan-Pakistan border zone, a battle between units of the 66th separate motorized rifle brigade took place against a large detachment of Afghan Mujahideen. While marching on foot from the village of Barkandai towards the village of Khara, Soviet units were ambushed by Mujahideen, approximately numbering 150-200 people and, being surrounded, took on a fierce battle. This battle is one of the largest in terms of the number of losses in the history of the Afghan war. 17 people emerged from the battle, in which 90 servicemen took part. According to the surviving participants in the battle, they came out of the encirclement with a fight, fighting hand-to-hand (one of the confirmed facts of hand-to-hand combat in the war in Afghanistan. Another fact of hand-to-hand combat was in 1984). The group went out in complete darkness, dragging the wounded and weapons in the water. The Mujahideen pursued for 1.5 km along the road along the river, but did not realize that the remnants of the encircled unit had leaked past them in the water. According to some reports, enemy losses amounted to 120 killed and seriously wounded.
BATTLE ON MOUNT JAFSADJ
On June 17, 1986, on Mount Yafsaj at an altitude of 2540 m in the Jarav gorge near the village of Mirheil in Takhar province, a battle took place between the 783rd separate reconnaissance battalion - the “Kunduz Reconnaissance Battalion” and a detachment of Mujahideen field commander Kazi Kabir. The clash took place during the large-scale combined arms operation “Maneuver”. The landing force was supposed to eliminate the transshipment base in the Mugulan, Cholbakhir, Tali-Gobang mountain range in the Ishkamysh region, which supplies weapons and ammunition to rebel units and stronghold settlements under their control in the north-eastern part of the Republic of Afghanistan. In addition, it was assumed that the field commander Ahmad Shah Massoud, who was in the combat area, would be captured.
The 783rd separate reconnaissance battalion was literally landed on the main strong point of the fortified area and found itself in a zone of continuous fire damage. There was a mistake by the commander of the helicopter squadron of the 335th separate helicopter regiment at the landing site northwest, almost 8 km from the planned landing point, which led to significant losses of personnel at the very beginning of the operation. The planned landing point was prepared for the landing by preliminary artillery and aviation fire. However, the landing began in an unprepared area directly under direct enemy fire from commanding heights; the first wave of reconnaissance troops landed on an absolutely unsuppressed enemy. Having taken advantageous positions at that time, the landing party immediately entered the battle. The absence of an element of surprise in the attack of the 783rd ORB, due to the leak of information about the time and details of the planned operation, the actual numerical advantage of the Mujahideen, as well as their competent use of the strategic position in the highlands led to a compression of the encirclement and blocked the scouts' escape routes. At CP 201 MSD they continued to erroneously believe that the landing force had been landed correctly, until the commander of the 783rd ORB, Major P.V. Korytny on the radio did not convince them that they were in a completely different place. Only on the morning of June 18, SU-25 attack aircraft and Mi-24 combat helicopters were sent to the actual battle area, which were aimed at the targets by landing forces. Also, thanks to the reinforcements sent, the landing party was able to capture the fortified area, weapons and ammunition depots and destroy the infrastructure of the transshipment base. In this battle, the 783rd ORB lost 18 killed, more than 15 servicemen were injured.
Tatar shuravi – 38
‘’According to the definition of the famous Chinese historian Li Hsin-chuan,
the Tatars were divided into shu-dada (shu-tata) and shen-dada (sheng-tata),
that is, “cultured, mature, familiar”
and “wild, immature, unfamiliar.”
In addition, in Liao shi (History of the Liao Empire) it is said,
that the Tatars were divided into bai-dada (white Tatars)
and Hey-Dada (Black Tatars).
Zhao Hong considered Genghis Khan a Black Tatar
(according to historical information, Genghis Khan was red-bearded and blue-eyed).
Zhao Hong considered everyone to be Black Tatars
commanders, ministers and dignitaries of Genghis Khan’’.
Nasrtdinov Akhat Gabdullovich
Private, driver,
genus. 4.7.1968 in the village. New Ibraikino, Aksubaevsky district, Tat. ASSR.
Tatar.
He worked on the collective farm "Usyar" in Aksubaevsky district.
In Arms. The forces of the USSR were called up on October 15, 1986 by the Komsomolsk RVC in Naberezhnye Chelny.
In Rep. Afghanistan since July 1987.
Made more than 60 flights to deliver fuel and lubricants to combat units and subunits. On June 16, 1988, during the next flight on the route Kabul - Bagram, a convoy of tankers was fired upon by rebels. Having shown high professionalism. skills, N. took the car out of the fire zone.
While repelling the attack, the pr-ka died.
He was buried in his native village.
Nasybullin Rustem Khusnullovich
Private, grenade launcher gunner
genus. 02/26/1962 in Kazan Tat. ASSR.
Tatar.
He worked at the Dvigatelmontazh trust in Kazan.
In Arms. The forces of the USSR were called up on 2.4.82 by the Moscow RVC of Kazan.
In Rep. Afghanistan since June 1982.
Motorized rifle, the company in which he served, was assigned on May 2, 1983 to escort a convoy of vehicles transporting valuable material. Not far from Kandahar, rebels fired at a convoy.
In battle N. acted boldly, suppressing 2 fires. rebel points.
Died, wounded by grenade fragments.
Load hord. Red Star (posthumously).
He was buried in his hometown.
Nasyrov Danil Mirsultanovich
Lieutenant, anti-tank commander, platoon, born 10/22/1961 in Gorlovka Donets, region. Ukrainian SSR. Tatar.
In Arms. USSR forces since 5.8.79.
Graduated from Khmelnitsky VACU.
In Rep. Afghanistan since March 1985.
On June 8, 1985, rebels attacked the guarded facility, of which he was the chief of guard. N. skillfully organized the defense. He was seriously wounded, but continued to lead the battle until he lost consciousness.
He died from his wounds on June 11, 1985 in the hospital.
For courage and valor. hord. Red Star (posthumously).
Buried at home.
Nafikov Khamit Muginovich
NAFIKOV Khamit Muginovich,
lieutenant, commander of the special forces group,
genus. 12/20/1960 in the village. Sharama, Nizhneserginsky district, Sverdlov, region.
Tatar.
In Arms. USSR forces since 1.8.78.
After Sverdlovsk SVU he graduated from Ryazan VVDKU.
Skillfully commanded a special forces group. On August 15, 1984, while performing the next combat mission, his group was discovered by pr-k.
In an unequal battle, N. showed courage and bravery.
Being surrounded by rebels, he shot back to the last bullet.
He died in this battle.
Load hord. Lenin (posthumously).
Buried in the village. Ufa-Shigiri.
There is a street named after him.
In the city of Mikhailovka, a memorial plaque was installed on the house where his father lives.
(20.12.1960 - 15.08.1984)
Khamit Nafikov was born on December 20, 1960 in the village of Ufa-Shigiri, Nizhneserginsky district, Sverdlovsk region.
In 1976, he graduated from eight classes at a school in the city of Mikhailovsk, where his family moved in 1972.
Relatives remember:
“...for us he was a gentle, loving friend. Although outwardly he was always restrained and unperturbed, his warm, loving, brave, noble heart was always felt. A real man, master of your words and actions...”
After school, Khamit entered the Sverdlovsk Suvorov Military School, from which he graduated in 1978. Then he studied at the Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School. After graduating from college, since 1982, Lieutenant Nafikov has been serving in the TurkVO (15th special forces brigade in Chirchik).
In the fall of 1983, he was sent to Afghanistan, to the 2nd company of the 1st separate battalion special purpose(military unit 35651, Jalalabad).
On August 15, 1984, near Mount Markoh, Nangarhar province, Lieutenant Nafikov’s group blocked the path of a retreating gang of dushmans. When the cartridges and grenades ran out, the scouts entered into hand-to-hand combat. Left alone, Hamit, with a knife in his hands, repelled the attacks of brutal enemies several times. All attempts to capture him alive failed, and he was shot at point-blank range with machine guns.
From a letter from a company commander to his brother:
“... I can’t help but write to you, because Khamit was not just a subordinate to me, but a friend.
Death has truly snatched from us one of the best, and his place cannot be filled by anyone... When our command came to the heads of local authorities, they immediately learned that the news of Hamit’s heroic deed had already reached here. First of all, they proposed to honor the memory of the Soviet soldier with a minute of silence. Even his enemies appreciated his courage. This was conveyed to us through the relevant authorities, which we trust... Almost everything here resembles him... Here is his report for the next vacation, which I never signed...”
Khamit Nafikov was posthumously awarded the Order of Lenin.
He was buried in his native village.
Khamit’s father, Mugin Mubarakovich, lives in the city of Mikhailovsk, Nizhneserginsky district.
In the Sverdlovsk region, the memory of the Tatar special forces soldier Khamit Nafikov was honored - Tatarlar.ru 08/02/2010. 23:12
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On the eve of the 80th anniversary of the creation Airborne troops In the Sverdlovsk region, a motor rally “Polevskoy - Mikhailovsk - Ufa-Shigiri” took place, dedicated to the significant date, as well as to the Tatar special forces soldier Khamit Nafikov, who died in Afghanistan.
A column of a dozen cars with paratroopers, cadets and combat veterans drove along the roads of the Sverdlovsk region for more than 200 km. The final destination of the rally was the Tatar village of Ufa-Shigiri, Nizhneserginsky district - the birthplace of the hero of the Afghan war, Khamit Nafikov.
In an unequal battle near Mount Markoh, Nangarhar province, Hamit and 3 of his subordinates shot all the ammunition and went into hand-to-hand combat. All attempts to capture him failed, and he was shot point-blank with machine guns.
As reserve lieutenant colonel Nail Fazylov said, the essence of the feat is not that Nafikov destroyed so many Mujahideen in hand-to-hand combat: “The point is that the Mujahideen themselves were amazed by the heroism and professionalism of our soldier. And the elders of the Pashtun tribe were forced to recognize him as the messenger of Allah.”
The officer’s feat so impressed the elders of the Pashtun tribe that they asked the command of the Soviet troops to allow him to be buried in their land so that they could educate their soldiers by his example. Having received a refusal, the Afghans promised that there would be no more attacks by dushmans on Soviet soldiers in Nangarhar, and they kept their word. Nail Fazylov: “Not a single one of our Soviet shuravis, soldiers, paratroopers, tankers died! This is thousands of lives saved! Thanks to Hamit and his 3 subordinates.”
Lieutenant Nafikov was posthumously awarded the Order of Lenin. Twice he was nominated for the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, but the documents did not pass through the appropriate authorities. The main goal of the rally, according to the participants, is for modern Russia to know and remember its heroes.
Participants in the rally laid flowers at the grave of their comrade and met with his relatives. Khamit's father Mugim Nafikov was presented with a memorial sign for the 80th anniversary of the Airborne Forces.
Alfiya Gabdusheva, Tatar-inform
Nigmatulin Rafael Anvarovich
NIGMATULIN Rafael Anvarovich
private, driver,
genus. 01/01/1965 in the village. Kara-gai-Pokrovka, Kuvandyk district, Orenburg, region.
Tatar.
He worked as a tractor driver at the Vysotny state farm.
In Arms. The forces of the USSR were called up on 30.3.83 by the Kuvandyk GVK.
In Rep. Afghanistan since June 1983.
11/10/84 made a flight to deliver food to Afg. to the population.
On one section of the route, his car was blown up by a mine. N., having been seriously wounded, died on November 30, 1984.
Load hord. Red Star (posthumously).
Buried in the village. Karagai-Pokrovka.
Nigmatzyanov Rinat Akhatovich
Lieutenant, tank commander, platoon,
genus. 10.6.1958 in the village. Rybnaya Sloboda Tat. ASSR.
Tatar.
In Arms. Forces of the USSR since 31.7.75.
Graduated from Kazan Higher Technical School.
In Rep. Afghanistan since Dec. 1979.
Repeatedly took part in combat operations.
In battles he confidently commanded his subordinates.
10/17/1980 died as a result of careless handling of weapons.
He was buried at the Novo-Tatar cemetery in Kazan.
Nizameev Lenar Azatovich
NIZAMEEV Lenar Azatovich,
lieutenant, deputy special forces company commander for technical parts,
genus. 9.8.1963 in the village. Tonkoye, Totsk district, Orenburg region.
Tatar.
In Arms. USSR forces from 5.8.81.
Graduated from Kazan Higher Technical School.
In Rep. Afghanistan since Nov. 1986.
He took part in 4 combat operas. He showed courage, bravery and high professionalism. preparation. On March 28, 1987, as part of a unit, he carried out a combat mission in the province of Farah. While moving forward, the company was suddenly fired upon by the rebels. Commanding the cover group, N. ensured the entry into battle of Ch. unit forces.
He died in this battle.
Load hord. Red Star (posthumously).
He was buried at the Sorochinsky Muslim Cemetery, Orenburg, region.
His name is included on a memorial, a plaque at the monument to internationalist soldiers killed in Afghanistan.
Niyazov Marx Sibgatovich
Sergeant, commander of the special forces squad,
genus. 8.7.1962 in the village. Takhtagul, Vagai district, Tyumen region.
Tatar.
He worked as a tractor driver on the collective farm named after. Kalashnikov.
In Arms. The forces of the USSR were called up on 30.3.82 by the Tobolsk OGVK Tyumen, region.
In Rep. Afghanistan since Nov. 1982.
He took part in combat operations.
Showed courage, bravery and dedication.
2.9.83, when capturing the dominant height, acted in the capture group.
Commanding the squad, he completed the assigned task without loss.
At the same time, he personally destroyed 5 fires. points.
On January 14, 1984, for 4 hours he fought an unequal battle with the rebels in the region of the village of Waka, Kabul province.
Having used up the cartridges, he blew himself up with the last grenade, but did not surrender.
Load hord. Red Star (posthumously).
Buried in the village. Mukhina-Malkovo, Vagai district.
UNKNOWN PAGES OF THE AFGHAN WAR
Battle near the village of Ivalk
reconnaissance and search group of border guards
Moscow border detachment with a gang that crossed the border of the USSR
Photo of soldier Alexander Artamonov, who survived the battle, near the memorial plaque at the battle site
The Central Museum of Border Troops has an exhibition dedicated to this battle:
Detailed diagram of the clash.
From the memoirs of Lieutenant General Anatoly Terentyevich CHECHULIN (in the magazine “Veteran of the Border” No. 4-2012 p. 46-51):
April 1987. We discovered that Afghans from the village of Punimur (the hard-to-reach junction of the 11th and 12th border outposts) not only graze livestock and collect wild plants, but are also slowly setting up caches on our bank of the Pyanj. We began to parachute large detachments there, led by an officer. We put things in order. But the bandits decided to take revenge for the violation of the “usual way of life.”
Having covered the approaches with guard posts, the core of the border group settled in the former Bai garden. The Mujahideen crossed Pyanj on rafts, placed machine guns and grenade launchers on commanding heights and advanced in three directions to capture the group. It was an insidious and absolutely real plan! But on the narrow path behind the stone, Alexey Kurkin was on duty. It was him that the bandits stumbled upon. In the impenetrable darkness, amid the sound of rain, Alexey caught a barely audible rustle. Before several dozen Mujahideen shot him at point-blank range, he managed to fire a rocket and fire a burst. You should have seen this stone, literally riddled with bullet marks. Kurkin completed his task - he deprived the enemy of surprise. Other security posts opened fire. The reserve ran out of the tent. A second later, a grenade explosion blew it to pieces along with the radio station. A bloody battle ensued. Thick mulberry trunks protected more than one border guard from bandit bullets and grenade fragments.
We fought back and survived! Two people were killed and several were injured. We were missing three - we were gone! Idle tongues hastened to tell that they, wounded, were seen in an Afghan mosque. Captured border guards?! Deputy Chief of Border Troops, Colonel General Ivan Vertelko, arrived to investigate the situation. I stood my ground: I know the missing guys well, they couldn’t give up! They searched for a day, two... On the third, the guys with weapons went to the neighboring 12th outpost. It turned out that they were pushed back by battle. The squad's honor was saved!
One day in April
From the newspaper “Komsomolskaya Pravda” dated April 25, 1987, personal information. corr. M. Kozhukhov.
On the night of April 8-9, a gang of Afghan dushmans invaded the territory of the USSR. A detachment of Soviet border guards entered the battle with them.
From Kunduz we traveled by "transport". We transferred from helicopter to helicopter. We walked at low altitude at an extremely low altitude, out of the zone of destruction of Dushman's anti-aircraft missiles. Above the mountains, in the patches of plowed fields. Above the light green steppe in the scarlet spots of wild poppy. Over the tormented, blood-stained land of Afghanistan...
Small birds fought against the cockpit glazing, leaving feathers at the junctions of glass and metal. The grazing camels flinched and ran away. The nomads took a break from their work and ran out of their tents. They threw back their heads and followed them with their gaze: what kind of people are they, where are they flying?
The last part of the journey - from the village of Moskovsky in the south of the Kulyab region of Tajikistan to the site of the incident - went over Pyanj along the very edge of the border. Major Alexander Kashin was shifting the helicopter from side to side, and it was clear: somewhere above, above the blades, the walls of the canyon were propped up against the sky by red, wrinkled sheer cliffs.
And here is the first meeting with the participants in that battle. Dima Zemlyanoy, Vadim Lyubimtsev, Sasha Artamonov - in spotted camouflage suits and helmets. They sit silently, shoulder to shoulder, clutching machine guns between their knees. We returned to that recent night, to that fiery flurry, to those two endlessly long and swift hours, when there was very little between life and death...
I don’t know how to more accurately describe the location of the battle. It's like someone moved the mass inaccessible mountains where the border Pyanj, spilling over the valley, smoothly turns, going into a narrow canyon. Well, everything else is mountains.
The places here are remote: except for rangers and foresters, who occasionally wander here on official business, and border guards, there is not a single living soul for many kilometers around. Thirty years ago people gave up on these regions. And how can you live here if the paths that lead here are destroyed every year by avalanches and mudflows. You will curse the white light, you will stop seven pairs of shoes, and you will look back - you just jumped over the hill, the wall is in front of you. The border, moreover, only on the map looks like an intermittent thin thread: this plateau is only a small part of it.
And you can’t leave it unattended: this is our own, Soviet land.
To prevent violation of the State Border of the USSR - this was the task performed by the reinforced border guards on this patch of Soviet land.
The first days of service passed calmly. Border guards went on patrol and checked the trails. Once it seemed that on the far hill either there was a house, or some other suspicious object had been built - you couldn’t see it with binoculars. We spent almost the whole day climbing the rocks, but it turned out that it was in vain - that “house” was just a big fancy stone. On the way we saw an eagle's nest - also an event. The only people who joked live above the eagles are the Bigfoot and even the border guards. It is not for nothing that they call us eagles.
On April 8, just in time for the arrival of the helicopters that were supposed to remove the squad from the plateau, it began to rain. We got in touch on the radio and heard the voice of the duty officer: you guys will have to hold out until the morning, and then, if you’re lucky with the weather, the pilots will pick you up.
We had dinner quickly. It was starting to get dark.
They didn’t know, the border guards couldn’t know that in those twilight hours the dushmans were already gathering on the other side to the designated place. The details of the attack were clarified. They loaded the magazines of their machine guns. Two groups secretly went down to the river, buried themselves in the reeds, and waited for pitch darkness to fall to the ground. We were sure that the battle would be short. With superior forces, they will easily destroy the outfit, throw grenades at you, flog you with lead, and have time to dissolve in the mountains and melt in the gorges before morning comes.
Purpose, meaning? Don't shoot at people, shoot at politics. In the process of national reconciliation in Afghanistan. To the friendship and cooperation of our peoples... The instructions received from Pakistan by Bashir, the leader of the gangs of the “Islamic Party of Afghanistan” in the border province of Takhar, demanded that this be prevented by any means. This was the goal of the provocative action planned and carried out on that rainy April night.
The air is like aromatic tea infused with herbs. Yellow, red, blue flowers on the slopes. The Pyanj River is lazily on the rift with muddy brown water.
Red poppies lie near a large stone above a stream rushing towards the river. Attached to the stone are “gilded” letters, prepared for shoulder straps on a dress uniform. PV - border troops. This is where Lesha Kurkin died.
He accomplished a lot before his death. The combat report says this: “Private Kurkin A.I. performed surveillance duty. In conditions of extremely limited visibility, I discovered the hidden approach of a gang of dushmans who had invaded Soviet territory. He gave the command “For battle!”, opened fire, and at point-blank range destroyed two bandits who were preparing to throw grenades at our squad. Having been wounded twice, he changed his position, continued to fight... calling fire on himself, and ensured the maneuver of his comrades.” The third wound was fatal...
“We should have time to pay our dues. Either I’m all dressed up, or the Komsomol organizer is on patrol: it’s a mess,” he told Dima Zemlyanoy the day before. Dima nodded understandingly: you’re good, you’ll be home soon, it’s time to put things in order. They had been friends ever since Alexey suggested once, after Dima’s illness, that they train together - enter into sports uniform. And he looked after him like a brother: he had two years of service on the border behind him - no joke. Now this was especially important, because for Dmitry, as well as for almost half of the squad, this was the first time to go to the border. A little over a month has passed since they graduated from the training center. But for Lesha, it is quite possible that that trip to the border could have been his last before returning home. Just became the last one.
I know that words cannot help grief. And yet Alevtina Fedorovna and Pyotr Mikhailovich: your son Alexey Kurkin, your Lesha died a hero’s death on the Soviet border. He died, shielding his comrades from death.
Everyone remembers what happened next in their own way. They agree on one thing: a second ago the quiet impenetrable night became day. Flashes from grenade launchers, machine gun tracers, and machine gun fire illuminated the gorge, which was buzzing with explosions and shots. From the wild, bestial howl of the attackers.
Meanwhile, the group led by officer Melnik was moving towards the river, to a place where it could take up defensive positions. Their maneuver was covered by Ramil Yamilov, already wounded, but not letting go of his machine gun. His friend Ivan Petrov told me: Ramil was very good guy. They were also friends and often talked about home. Ramil spoke with pride about his brother, who served conscript duty in a limited contingent of Soviet troops in the DRA. “Now everyone is drinking tea at home,” Ivan for some reason remembered this conversation. - At this time we always drink tea. And my father is probably reading the newspaper. Eh, it’s a pity I’m not there...”
Only in the morning did they find out that their kind, cheerful comrade did not retreat and was fighting to the death...
There was one post by Sasha Artamonov near a stone on the slope.
Sasha Artamonov was probably called “quiet” or something like that behind his back at school. He really is a quiet, calm guy. But those who, having once decided on something, will not turn back, will not retreat. That’s how it was with him: he determined that world electronics couldn’t do without Artamonov, but so be it. To begin with, he graduated from technical school well and worked as an electrician in his homeland, in the city of Vyksa, Gorky Region, at a metallurgical plant. And, having entered the army, he asked to become a signalman - in general, that was also an interesting thing. If his school friends knew what he really is like, their Shurik...
He saw the Dushmans immediately, a few meters away. And they saw him too. Three against one: the forces are unequal.
With the first burst, he knocked down one of the dushmans, the one who stood closest to everyone. Then it acted automatically. Throw to the top of the slope. Queue. I had time to think: why don’t they shoot after me? I managed to make a decision: they will pursue me - I can’t run. I rolled a meter down the back side of the hill. Freeze. He himself became a stone. The two grew up on the top of the hill. He gave it a short shot - they both fell down and rolled down the slope, almost hitting him...
Waking up from his oblivion, he saw: he was lying on the path, about a hundred meters from that slope. Only now it became uneasy. Until my hands tremble. To the point of cold sweat. He realized what could happen. He actually understood a lot at that moment. He was a different person.
A strange feeling broke through the fear. Sasha definitely remembered that the day before he was expecting something good from this day... My dear mothers, today is my birthday! Yes, on the night of April 8-9, Sasha Artamonov turned exactly twenty years old. “Hello, mom. — He wrote after returning from battle. - Don't worry, I'm fine. I recently celebrated my anniversary. Very fun. There were even gifts..."
Well, he, in general, did not prevaricate. The best gift a man can give himself at twenty is to become a man. Although this, however, is already a detail. I just had to talk about what kind of guys are serving on our border today.
At dawn the results of that night's battle were summed up. He turned out to be the last for fourteen dushmans. The fifteenth, wounded, was taken from the rocks near the river.
Moskovsky village - Kabul.
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Limited contingent of Soviet troops in the Afghan War of 1979-1989. A number of military clashes of the contingent gained wide popularity due to their particular drama and numerous losses. The most famous of these are the following.
1 Battle near the village of Khara
2 Battle near the village of Shaest
3 Death of the 1st battalion of the 682nd motorized rifle regiment
4 Death of the Maravar company
5 Battle of the 4th company of the 149th Guards motorized rifle regiment near the village of Konyak
6 Battle near the village of Afridge
7 Battle on Mount Darigar
8 Battle on Mount Yafsaj of the 783rd ORB
Battle near the village of Khara
The battle near the village of Khara (the mouth of the Pechdara River in the Pechdara gorge near Asadabad, Kunar province) in the Afghan-Pakistan border zone, from May 11 to May 30, 1980, as a result of being ambushed by units of the 66th Motorized Rifle Brigade consisting of: a mortar platoon of 1 mortar battery, AGS platoon, mortar platoon of the 1st company of the 1st battalion. The battle was fought with a detachment of Afghan Mujahideen, whose number on May 11, 1980 was more than 150 people.
The total number of units caught in the “bag of fire” was 77 people, of whom 31 were killed, 25 were injured, 21 people died from wounds. The battle lasted from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. the same day. Enemy losses amounted to more than 100 killed and wounded. There were 36 Mujahideen corpses left on the battlefield.
Battle near the village of Shaest
Battle near the village of Shaesta August 3, 1980 - a defensive battle near the village of Shaesta in the Mashhad Gorge, in the Kishim region (height 3408), near the city of Faizabad, Badakhshan province, northeast of the Republic of Afghanistan. During the implementation of intelligence data on August 2, 1980, units of the 201st MSD - the 783rd ORB and the 149th Guards. SMEs conducted a private military operation in the Mashhad Gorge. In the highlands, the units, drawn deep into the gorge, found themselves in an ambush organized by a larger detachment of Mujahideen, in the ensuing battle - the 783rd ORB lost 49 (forty-nine) people killed, 48 (forty-eight) wounded.
[edit]Death of the 1st battalion of the 682nd motorized rifle regiment
Death of the 1st battalion of the 682nd motorized rifle regiment
Battle in the Khazar Gorge - defensive battle in the Khazar Gorge 35°18′50″ N. w. 69°38′20″ E. d. (G) (O) Panjshir province of the 1st battalion of the 682nd MRR of the 108th MRD with a detachment of Afghan Mujahideen of the Panjshir Gorge under the command of the famous field commander Ahmad Shah Massoud in the Afghan war of 1979-1989, during the 7th Panjshir operation in April 1984. During this battle, 80 people died. Mujahideen losses amounted to 20-25 killed.
Death of the Maravar company
The death of the Maravar company - a defensive battle near the village of Sangam in the Maravar gorge of Kunar province in the zone of the Afghan-Pakistan border of the 1st company of the 334th OoSpN (5th battalion) of the 15th OBRSpN GRU General Staff with a detachment of Afghan Mujahideen field commander Yunus Khales.
On April 20, 1985, a company under the command of Captain N. Tsebruk carried out ambush and search operations to neutralize members of armed formations. Moving towards the village of Sangam, the scouts discovered the retreating Mujahideen. During the pursuit of this group, the company was drawn into the depths of the gorge and was ambushed by the waiting Mujahideen. A fierce battle ensued with superior Mujahideen forces, in which the company lost 31 people killed.
Battle of the 4th company of the 149th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment near the village of Konyak
Battle of the 4th company of the 149th motorized rifle regiment near the village of Konyak
The battle of the 4th company in the Kunar mountains - a defensive battle of the 4th company of the 149th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 201st Motorized Rifle Division with a detachment of Afghan Mujahideen and Pakistani mercenaries “Black Storks” in the Pechdara gorge near the village of Konyak near Asadabad, Kunar province in the Afghani zone -Pakistan border.
The battle of the guardsmen of the 4th MRR and the attached forces of the 2nd MRB during a large-scale planned combined arms operation under the command of Army General V.I. Varennikov, head of the control group of the USSR Ministry of Defense in the Republic of Afghanistan. Known as one of the dramatic events of the Kunar operation. During the many-hour defensive battle, the 4th company and the units of the 2nd motorized rifle battalion attached to it lost: 23 people killed and 18 wounded. Among them is the commander of the 4th motorized rifle company - Guard Captain Peryatinets. Being seriously wounded and having used up his entire supply of ammunition, he found himself in a tightening ring of surrounding Mujahideen, and in order to avoid being captured, he chose to shoot himself. In this battle, the feat of another guardsman of the 4th motorized rifle company, Guard Sergeant Kuznetsov, also took place. Following in the lead patrol, he was the first to discover an organized ambush and, shouting “Spirits!”, warned his comrades of the danger, which caused heavy fire on himself. Being seriously wounded and having used up all his ammunition, he allowed the Mujahideen who surrounded him to get as close as possible and blew himself up with their last grenade. For this feat of the Guard, Sergeant Kuznetsov was nominated for the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, and was eventually awarded the Order of Lenin (posthumously).
Battle near the village of Afrij
Battle near the village of Afridge - defensive battle near the village of Afridge in the Zardev Gorge, Darayi-Kalat mountain range, Darm Valley, Baharak district, Badakhshan province, northeast of the Republic of Afghanistan. A short battle between border guards of the Panfilov border detachment outpost, a motorized maneuver group - MMG KVPO (Red Banner Eastern Border District) and a detachment of Afghan Mujahideen field commander M. Yunus - November 22, 1985. 19 people died
Battle for Jawara Base
The battle on Mount Darigar is an offensive battle of the special forces “Commandos” detachment of the DRA army during participation in a large-scale planned military operation in the Jawar area in Khost province in the Afghan-Pakistan border zone in the Afghan war of 1979-1989. - April 4-20, 1986. Dramatic battle of units of the Afghan army during a joint military operation with OKSVA units and formations. The command of the DRA army forces was carried out by Lieutenant General Azimi, later General Garfour. In that battle, the Commandos detachment lost 63 out of 80 people killed.
Battle on Mount Yafsaj of the 783rd ORB
Battle on Mount Yafsaj - defensive battle on Mount Yafsaj - height 2540 m, in the Jarav gorge near the village of Mirheil near Ishkamysh, Takhar province of the 783rd ORB of the 201st Motorized Rifle Division with a rebel detachment of field commander Kazi Kabir (Mohammad Kabir Marzbon) - June 16, 1986 g. One of the most famous military clashes in the Afghan war of 1979-1989. occurred during the 2nd (mountain) stage of the planned combined arms operation “Maneuver” with a significant number of losses incurred. In that battle, the 783rd ORB lost 18 people killed. The course of the battle, despite receiving a severe through wound to the head in the first minutes, continued to be commanded by the commander of the 783rd separate reconnaissance battalion, Major P.V. Korytny, who was conscious for some time.
