Police special forces in the Caucasus (26 photos). The story of "Musik" (GRU special forces colonel) GRU special forces operations in the second Chechen war

The first Chechen war in 1994, which could have been the beginning of a new stage in the construction of Russia, ended on a tragic note. An attempt to restore order in Chechnya led to a bloody war. But why did such an experienced politician as Yeltsin suddenly get involved in the Chechen war? Sergei

GRU special forces brigades in the wars in Chechnya

The most acute phase of operations in the North Caucasus and Chechnya in particular has already passed. But only for those who have never been closely involved with these events. Every GRU special forces soldier in Chechnya, videos of which can be found in large quantities in this article, is unlikely to ever forget every day spent in the Chechen Republic. This article is long overdue, and it’s not even that it’s approaching, there are simply topics that cannot be ignored.

Let's talk about the participation of special forces in the campaign against the militants of the Chechen field commanders. Or, more simply, about the GRU special forces in Chechnya. The video materials presented in the article will also arouse interest. It is also worth remembering the heroes of this war, or the counter-terrorism operation - as you prefer to call them. The essence will not change from this. Just as there is no way to return those guys from the GRU special forces brigades in Chechnya who remained forever looking at the mountains. Not through the sight of a machine gun, but from the sky.

Those who don’t know history are forced to go through the science all over again. And it would be wrong to forget about the high sacrifices of special forces in this terrible southern meat grinder. You can safely watch GRU special forces on television, stumble upon them in the news or in films, but not know their glorious history. Yes, this often happens. Therefore, it would not be out of place to talk about the nice tough guys from the GRU special forces brigades who honestly fulfilled their duty. And here you can watch a video of GRU special forces in Chechnya in good quality.

Chechen syndrome

What can I say, Russia has a long history, and all sorts of things have happened in it. Different people, different nations live on our vast territory, and even now there are people who secretly dream of independence. What can we say about the collapse of the USSR and the creation of new independent states. Many countries had independent sentiments, but only 15 Soviet socialist republics stood out. The aspirations of SA General Dzhokhar Dudayev did not come true.

The Ichkeria conflict is, of course, not only the battles of Dudayev against the GRU special forces in Chechnya. It just so happened that they were the most combat-ready units in the newly formed Russian army, which had lost in numbers, combat effectiveness, equipment and material resources. But it was pleasant to look at the GRU special forces - trained people, most of whom had gone through the crucible of fighting spooks in unfriendly Afghanistan.

The tough guys from the special forces brigades of the Main Intelligence Directorate became everyone in the units that served in Chechnya. Often, poorly trained recruits were thrown into the war, who were afraid even to shoot at the Wahhabis, who were well trained, radically minded, and well armed, with a machine gun. That is why the losses were extremely high. But with the special forces, everything was different - the elite, whatever one may say, are fighters who are prepared to destroy the enemy. If you watch various videos of GRU special forces in Chechnya, you can see how they perform often impossible tasks. But in the GRU special forces brigades there are no random people. It is a fact.

And everyone is a hero

I don’t know if you’ve heard about Senior Lieutenant Dolonin, who served in military intelligence e, V . Now this unit, unfortunately, no longer exists; it was disbanded as a result of the notorious reforms of the Russian army in 2009. But that's not the point. You are unlikely to find a mention of his feat in the collections of videos of the GRU special forces in Chechnya. Yes, and with films on this topic - extremely suitable, I note - it’s a bit difficult, frankly speaking. But the man showed incredible resilience: being seriously wounded, he covered the retreat of his practically surrounded comrades with machine gun fire for a long time. Senior Lieutenant Dolonin died, but his comrades from the 12th GRU Special Operations Brigade were saved from imminent death at the hands of Chechen militants.

People like Senior Lieutenant Dolonin are the quintessence of the entire essence of the role of special forces in the bloody war with the rebels. It was not at all embarrassing to look at the GRU special forces. They were proud of them, respected by their own and openly feared by their enemies. For killing a special forces soldier there was a separate, very large bonus plus promotion up the military ladder. But the soldiers of the GRU special forces brigades destroyed enemies and carried out combat missions rather than fall into the bloody clutches of the enemy and the cold hands of the goddesses of death.

No, of course, special forces soldiers died. It cannot be that the warring parties did not lose anyone - this is the prerogative of myths, cheap action films and all sorts of computer toys. The GRU special forces in Chechnya suffered very heavy losses, amounting to tens and hundreds of people. There were losses due to command errors and encirclement by enemies, from ambushes, during the performance of various tasks, including those that were and are considered impossible. But we are talking about the elite, the very best. Yes, there were losses, but if it weren’t for these soldiers, they would have had to send the best of the worst, and the losses would have been much greater. We must look at the GRU special forces as the force through which many young soldiers went through this school of survival and returned home alive.

Conclusion

I repeat once again: I am convinced and believe that the role of the GRU special forces in Chechnya is practically invaluable. Military intelligence units were the most combat-ready of all units in the Russian army, in principle, as they are now. That's how it should have been. And in wartime, their power, experience and hardening were very necessary to turn the tide of the war in their favor, so that the arriving guys felt more confident under the wing of strong defenders. A war without experienced people develops into a banal throwing of meat.

It is not for nothing that the collections of videos of the GRU special forces in Chechnya are quite large - often the tough guys from the special forces were on the front line, performing a variety of functions and tasks. The broad masses of the population often do not know the names and surnames of ordinary workers of the GRU special forces brigades, but if you wish, you can always get acquainted with the list of at least those who did not live to see the end of the war.

Military Intelligence Day is a very important holiday in the army calendar, perhaps not as famous as Airborne Special Forces Day, but many know about it. I would, of course, like to make this holiday more famous, but not everything depends on the Voenpro online store. We can (and do) write more often about GRU special forces brigades, we can help people buy - we have a wide range of goods for special forces - and we will continue to do this, because we consider it our duty to talk about deserving people.

To make the memory of your service in the military intelligence and special forces unit of the GRU brighter, you can decorate your brigade, detachment, even the personalized flag of your platoon.

And in the fall and winter, in addition to the very symbolism of the formation and type of troops, excellent

Europeans caught Russian spies, the Crimean bridge began to collapse into the Kerch Strait, and China and the United States embarked on a path of confrontation

1. I want to start today with more and more confirmation of the theory about the onset of total devastation in Russia. Superstitious people would say that from a successful president, Vladimir Putin has turned into a real curse, bringing only troubles and problems every day. Today, for example, the Crimean Bridge has not yet been completed. During the installation of a railway section, an entire span fell into the sea and overturned. The reasons are being clarified, but this is clearly an unkind sign.

2. It gets even cooler further. During the conflict between the authorities of Chechnya and Ingushetia, Putin forced the latter to transfer part of their territory to the former. For the Russian president, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov is, of course, more important than the Ingush. But they did not like this option; they are against the actions of their superiors, Chechnya and the Kremlin. Now in Ingushetia, mass protests of people are going to be crushed by force. For 15 years there was nothing like this in the Caucasus, but now there is an uprising almost every month. Either Kabardino-Balkaria will seethe, then Ingushetia. I think this is not the end of the story yet.

3. But the main problems for the Russian leadership today arose not at the borders of the country, but ABOUT the border. Dutch authorities have publicly announced the exposure, capture and deportation of four Russian military intelligence officers who tried to break into the computer networks of the local prosecutor's office and police, as well as hack into the servers of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. Grushnikov was interested in the investigation data on the Skripal case, on the chemical attacks in Syria, as well as any information about the Boeing flight MH-17 shot down over Donbass. Russian spies, as it turned out, had completely forgotten how to work: the Dutch even found a taxi receipt from one of them, according to which he went to Sheremetyevo directly from the headquarters of the “cyber troops” of the Russian Federation, the address of which is already well known to everyone. He might as well have arrived in Amsterdam in military uniform, with a walkie-talkie and a parachute on his back.

4. Not only the Netherlands, but also their friends promised to introduce new sanctions in response to the spy war. Its ambassador in The Hague, Peter Wilson, said that "we intend to work together to counter the GRU. We will shed light on their activities. We will expose their methods, and we will share this with our allies." At the same time, he added that strengthening sanctions against Russia would be considered as a retaliatory measure for Moscow’s “hostile activities.” I welcome this statement and want to remind you: the best way to influence the Russian leadership is to limit the capabilities of Vladimir Putin’s circle. The boyars and their relatives are the most sore point of the current regime in the Russian Federation.

5. Solidarity with the Dutch. The statement on this issue said that "Russia must stop its reckless pattern of behavior, including the use of force against its neighbors, attempts to interfere in electoral processes and large-scale disinformation campaigns." I can answer this to my NATO comrades: if you introduce normal sanctions, then the regime in Russia will change. And when the regime changes, then all sorts of attacks will stop. In general, everything is in your own hands!

6. The Americans also reacted to the information from Amsterdam. The US Secretary of Defense said the Kremlin must be held accountable for its actions and also promised to introduce new sanctions against Moscow. James Mattis understands everything correctly and draws the right conclusions. Despite his nickname "Mad Dog," he is more circumspect, smarter, and more forward-thinking than many supposedly thoughtful politicians who are often overwhelmed by greed or fear. By the way, today the US Department of Justice is trying to hack into the networks of anti-doping agencies and other organizations. Among the accused are both “Dutch” criminals and others who were involved in other attempts to hack foreign computer networks.

7. There are no detailed and sane answers to all these accusations from Moscow. It is already clear to everyone that there is no point in denying it - there is plenty of evidence, it is absolutely damning. I don’t even know how to get out of this. The only thing that comes to mind is to just stupidly deny everything until the press forgets about this story. Yesterday, Putin, commenting on the Skripal case, almost begged for “everything to end as soon as possible.” Apparently, in order to speed up the process and avoid getting into an unpleasant situation, his people began to eliminate witnesses. Today, in a plane crash, Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Sahak Karapetyan. He has led oversight of the investigation of high-profile criminal cases since 2016. Among other things, his area of ​​competence included the case of the attempt on the life of the Skripals. In this regard, by the way, it is very interesting how “Petrov” and “Boshirov” feel? Are they alive? Doesn't anything hurt them?

8. However, there was other news. Today, US Vice President Mike Pence gave a big speech in which... According to him, what the Russians are doing is “little flowers” ​​in comparison with the scale of Chinese attacks on the United States. According to him, the Chinese are engaging in unfair competition, engaging in industrial espionage, illegally annexing the South China Sea, buying up entire countries, investing billions of dollars in local dictators, and also continuously waging a cyber war against the United States. If Pence is right, then problems with the Russian Federation will indeed turn out to be just an easy warm-up for the West before the inevitable rise of China and its global influence. Then the fight will begin for real, and not with idiots like “Petrov”, “Boshirov” and that figure with a taxi receipt.

9. China's response to this speech. This is quite a clever move: American shale oil producers are big supporters of Donald Trump, who is supporting them with all his might. The departure of such a large and reliable buyer as China will certainly be a very unpleasant surprise for American exporters. The trade war between the two countries is gradually gaining momentum, already entering the trade and political mainstream. In addition, the Americans recently sent their strategic bombers to the South China Sea, and the Chinese sent warships. This region of the world is becoming more and more interesting!

Author: On Tuesday news appeared on news agencies that a group of militants had been destroyed in Ingushetia. On the bodies of two of them, security officers found so-called “suicide belts.” Many people are familiar with the work of the Moscow riot police only from rallies. Although this special unit is not needed to disperse demonstrators. Few people know that for more than 15 years these people have been constantly going on business trips to the North Caucasus.
Be careful, there is one corpse under the cut.

Now the Combined Detachment of the TsSN of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in Moscow is stationed in several places: in the Grozny suburb of Khankala, in Mozdok, in the Baksan district of Kabardino-Balkaria and in the Republic of Ingushetia. At the end of March, another batch of fighters returned from the North Caucasus region. Information about their work there very rarely makes it into the media, but special forces groups really risk their lives almost every day. And largely thanks to their work, a large number of weapons and explosives are seized.
The photos I'm posting today are exclusive. They were made by a special purpose group of the Central Special Operations Center of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in Moscow during special operations. The faces of these people cannot be shown. During a special operation, photos and videos are usually taken by a sniper. Journalists are simply not allowed to attend these events, not only for security reasons, but also because most of these special operations are secret. This group is one of the most prepared. They have the best equipment and weapons. In Moscow, this group travels mainly to work with the criminal investigation department to capture armed criminals. The fighters of such groups constantly engage in sports and are the elite of the special forces. By the way, the average salary of an elite special forces employee is only 40,000 rubles.

The fighters tie white ribbons so that they can see their own people in battle. Many militants wear the same uniform.

Explosive detection dog.

Rock hammers are used for operations in the mountains.

A fighter practices knife fighting techniques. On the board is the face of an average enemy.

Going on a mission. Kalashnikov assault rifle 100 series. Soldiers buy armored helmets with glass armor themselves. The state gives them ZSh-2 helmets, but they are heavy and uncomfortable to work in. In general, employees buy many items of equipment with their own money.

There are 18 people in the group, but not everyone likes to be photographed.

And this group leaves for an ambush.

Machines with silencers.

Look how beautiful it is. But behind every stone there can be a villain.

View from an ambush. Soldiers can sit in an ambush from 5 hours to 3 days.

Preparation for a special operation.

Almost everything that the fighters wear is bought by them themselves. The camouflage is American, only the soldier in ours is standing on the left. Shoes issued by the state cannot be worn at all. They also buy all the unloadings or do it themselves. In general, I was very surprised that the state cannot even properly provide special forces. What can we say about conventional troops? The situation reminded me of Iraq - there the police are forced to buy everything for themselves, even weapons. There are even special arms markets where Iraqis can buy themselves a machine gun or grenade launcher. It’s good that we still issue weapons.

The operation area is blocked along the perimeter. The villains will no longer run away. All roads are blocked.