Senior Warrant Officer Vitaly Korshak and Senior Sergeant Ramazan Musaev
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.
“Hatred overshadows reason,” said Generalissimo Alexander Suvorov, who never lost a single battle. And he repeated: “It is better to encounter danger than to expect it on the spot.”
COMMUNICATION STATION RESTORED
Senior Ensign Vitaly Korshak
“In the course of a special military operation, Senior Warrant Officer Vitaly Korshak carried out combat missions to organize uninterrupted communications and information exchange between the tactical group of the battalion of Russian troops and the higher headquarters. The enemy, seeking to recapture previously lost territories, attacked the defensive positions of the Russian troops. As a result of the artillery shelling of the nationalists, the components and assemblies of the communication station were damaged by fragments of the MLRS shell. Realizing that the lack of communication would deprive the command of the ability to quickly coordinate the actions of the units in battle, Korshak, risking his life, moved towards the damaged equipment and began to repair it. Under fire from the militants, Vitaliy assessed the nature of the damage and promptly replaced the damaged units, after which he reconfigured the station. Bold and determined actions by Chief Warrant Officer Vitaly Korshak to prevent a breakdown in communications and ensure continued stable command and control of the troops.
MATURE SUBUNIT ENVIRONMENT
Ensign Balgan Banzaraktsaev
“The foreman of a motorized rifle company, Ensign Balgan Banzaraktsaev, acted as part of a battalion tactical group, assuming defense in the area of one of the settlements. A group of nationalists, after artillery preparation and with the support of armored vehicles, went on the offensive using unmanned aerial vehicles. Banzaraktsaev was in his position and repelled the attacks of the advancing enemy, after artillery shelling he took a more advantageous position and continued to fight. During the battle, Banzaraktsaev received a shrapnel wound to the right shoulder. Having provided himself with first aid, he continued to fire at the enemy and lead the unit. During the battle, Balgan noticed that the nationalists were trying to isolate him and some of the personnel from the main company forces. Competently assessing the situation, Banzaraktsaev quickly organized a maneuver of subordinate firearms, concentrating fire on the enemy assault group. The decisive actions of Ensign Balgan Banzaraktsaev made it possible to thwart the attempt to blockade the unit. The enemy suffered significant losses and withdrew. Only after the end of the confrontation, Balgan was evacuated to a safe zone, where he received medical assistance.
Ensign Balgan Banzaraktsaev
THEY “INTERROGATED” THE ENEMY’S TROPHY UAV
Senior Sergeant Ramazan Musaev
“Senior Sergeant Ramazan Musaev carried out a combat mission to protect the position of Russian troops in one of the tactical directions. While monitoring the airspace in a certain sector, Musaev discovered two quadrocopter-type UAVs approaching the Russian positions. Assessing the situation, Senior Sergeant Musaev used an anti-drone weapon, as a result of which the quadcopters, having lost control, fell before reaching the positions of the Russian troops. During the inspection of the site of the fall of enemy UAVs, information carriers were found on which the locations of enemy artillery crews were captured, which made it possible to launch a targeted artillery strike on them. The bold and decisive actions of Senior Sergeant Ramazan Musaev deprived the enemy of the opportunity to conduct aerial reconnaissance of the positions of the Russian troops, and also contributed to the suppression of their artillery in this area.
