Photo: Vladimir VELENGURIN
We continue to acquaint you with the heroes of the special operation “Z” – participants in the hostilities in the Donbass. Soldiers, sergeants, corporals, and officers who demonstrated their professional experience, character, and completed combat missions. His determination, assertiveness and combat experience in the Ministry of Defense of Russia, in the police units of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, receive the highest marks.
Our heroes thwarted the attacks and prevented the counter-offensive of the nationalists, for which they received state awards. But they do not serve for the sake of praise. The military is sure that the enemy has no chance of success, because Donbass and Russia are fighting for a just cause.
“One must not think that blind courage gives victory over the enemy. But the only thing that is mixed with it is military art, ”said Generalissimo Alexander Suvorov, who did not lose a single battle. And he warned the warriors: “Do not take large convoys behind you, the main thing is speed and onslaught, your bread is in the convoy and the backpacks of enemies.”
WAIT UNTIL THE ENEMY REMOVES THE EQUIPMENT
Senior Lieutenant Alexander Cherkasov
“The commander of the mortar battery, Senior Lieutenant Alexander Cherkasov, carried out a combat mission of artillery support for the defending units in one of the tactical directions. During aerial reconnaissance, using an unmanned aerial vehicle, he discovered a disguised enemy stronghold. Secretly observing the actions of the militants, Alexander came to the conclusion that the enemy was preparing to attack the positions of the Russian troops. Having assessed the situation, Cherkasov quickly handed over the coordinates of the enemy fortress to his subordinates, while he himself continued to observe the actions of the militants. Soon the enemy began to gather additional forces in this direction for the further breakthrough of the defense of the RF Armed Forces. After waiting, when a large number of manpower and military equipment appeared in the zone of destruction of the mortar battery, Andrey gave the order to the mortars to hit the target and continued to adjust the fire. Thanks to Cherkasov’s professionalism and the competent actions of his subordinates, targeted mortar attacks destroyed the enemy fortress with the militants and military equipment stationed there. The courage and courage of Senior Lieutenant Andrey Cherkasov thwarted the enemy’s offensive in this direction.
REPAIRED AND TESTED THE MORTAR IN CASE
Captain Alexander Poplevko
“Captain Alexander Poplevko’s unit carried out a combat mission to restore equipment damaged as a result of the battle. Being close to the line of contact with the enemy, the military carried out repairs in a clear and coordinated manner, and the repaired equipment was quickly returned to the units for further combat use. One day, the enemy, in an effort to disrupt the supply of Russian units, attacked a convoy of restored elements moving towards the area of active hostilities, using a mortar. Instantly assessing the situation, Poplevko ordered his deputy to withdraw the column from fire, and he, having determined the position of the enemy mortar team, together with his subordinates, quickly transferred the transported restored mortar to the combat position and suppressed the fire. enemy. aim with a directed salvo. As a result of the selfless and courageous actions of Captain Alexander Poplevko, the equipment was delivered on time and without damage to the assigned area.
