We continue to acquaint you with the heroes of the special operation “Z” – participants in the hostilities in the Donbass.
Photo: Alexander KOTS
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 and awards. The military is sure that the enemy has no chance of success, because Donbass and Russia are fighting for a just cause.
“Be patient in military work, do not be discouraged by failures,” said Generalissimo Alexander Suvorov, who did not lose a single battle. And he taught the warriors: “Speed and surprise replace numbers. Pushing and punching decides the battle!
ORGANIZED AN IMPRESSIVE DEFENSE
Lieutenant Colonel Dmitry YAKOVLEV
Lieutenant Colonel Dmitry YAKOVLEV
Photo: Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
“Units of the brigade carried out a combat mission to defend one of the liberated settlements from Ukrainian nationalists. The enemy tried to regain previously lost positions by organizing an attack on the settlement. During the offensive of the superior enemy forces, directly on the line of contact, the deputy commander of the logistics brigade – chief of logistics, Lieutenant Colonel Dmitry Yakovlev, organized and personally carried out the delivery of materiel and technical equipment and ammunition necessary for the units conduct defensive operations. In addition, in the course of inflicting fire damage on the enemy, Yakovlev carried out the adjustment of the artillery fire of the brigade, due to which the artillery positions of the nationalists were suppressed. With heavy fire from enemy tanks and aircraft along the brigade’s first line of defense, Dmitry personally led the defensive actions of the units, skillfully using terrain conditions to occupy the most advantageous positions. At night, the enemy made unsuccessful attempts to encircle the stronghold of the platoon of the Russian Armed Forces. Acting decisively and courageously, Lieutenant Colonel Yakovlev, despite the threat to his life, personally arranged a defeat by fire, preventing the enemy from breaking into the flank of our positions. Thanks to the courageous and selfless actions of Lieutenant Colonel Dmitry Yakovlev, as well as the uninterrupted supply of materiel and technical equipment and ammunition to the units, an impregnable defense was organized, which superior enemy forces could not overcome. Having lost a large amount of manpower and equipment during the assault, the Nationalists were forced to withdraw.
REFLECTED THE ATTACK TO THE COLUMN
Corporal Matvey ORLOV
Corporal Matvey ORLOV
Photo: Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
“The column of the rocket artillery platoon, which included Corporal Matvey Orlov, was on the march towards the designated area. While advancing along the route, the platoon column came under mortar and small arms fire from enemy sabotage reconnaissance forces. After quickly orienting himself to the situation, Corporal Orlov determined the direction from which the enemy small arms fire was coming and, after ordering his subordinate personnel to occupy advantageous firing positions, taking into account the terrain, began to repel the fire. stroke. In addition, the calculation of the unmanned aerial vehicle was in charge of conducting reconnaissance of the area to determine the positions of enemy mortars. During the shooting battle, Matvey, together with his subordinate staff, repulsed the attack of an enemy reconnaissance and sabotage group, destroying five nationalists and one van. At the same time, the crew of the UAV determined the location of the enemy mortar crew, which they immediately delivered to Corporal Orlov. Matvey, together with his subordinates, quickly transferred the combat vehicle from the traveling position to the combat one. Thanks to the received coordinates, the MLRS crew quickly aimed at the target and opened fire on it, destroying two enemy mortar crews. The impact of fire on the platoon column ceased. Thanks to the courage, courage and professionalism of Corporal Matvey Orlov, as well as the confident actions of his subordinates under the incessant shelling of the enemy, the personnel of the combat vehicle calculation successfully and without loss repulsed the enemy attack on the spine. , after which it continued to move towards the given area.
