98th Airborne Division Bolgrad. Section of the division after the collapse of the USSR
In January 1944, on the basis of the 13th Guards Airborne Division (VDD), the formation of the 98th Guards rifle division(sd). The command and rank and file was selected from cadets of military schools, sailors of the Pacific Fleet, the Amur Flotilla and personnel of training units.
On May 3, 1944, the division was awarded the battle flag. May 3rd is considered the annual feast of conjunction. In June 1944, the formation in full force was sent to the Karelian Front, where, as part of the 37th Guards Rifle Corps, it participated in the Svir-Petrozavodsk offensive operation.
On July 2, 1944, by order of the Headquarters of the Supreme High Command, for the courage and bravery shown during the crossing of the Svir River and the capture of the bridgehead, the division was awarded the title of Guards Svirskaya. By the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, 17 soldiers of the unit were awarded the title of Hero Soviet Union.
After the Svir-Petrozavodsk operation, the division, as part of the 37th Airborne Corps of the 3rd Ukrainian Front, took part in the battles to liberate Hungary, Austria and Czechoslovakia. On April 26, 1945, by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, the division was awarded the Order of the Red Banner for the exemplary performance of command assignments in battles with German invaders during the capture of the cities of Papa, Devecher, Sombalet (Sombathely), Kapuvar, Keseg and the valor and courage shown at the same time.
On May 1, the guardsmen successfully completed the task of the command to defeat the Nazi troops on the territory of Austria. On May 10, 1945, at 17:00, the forward units of the division joined with the allied American forces in the area of Pilzen and Hradec-Kralev in Czechoslovakia.
For distinction in military operations during the Great Patriotic War, 11,539 soldiers, sergeants and officers were awarded orders and medals, 19 people were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
From May 1945 to January 1946, the division was located in the city of Kishteleg (Hungary). At the beginning of 1946, the formation was relocated to the city of Murom, Moscow Military District, and in July 1946, to the village of Pokrovka, Molotovsky District, Primorsky Military District.
In accordance with the decree of the Council of Ministers of the USSR of June 3, 1946, the division was reorganized according to the states of the Airborne Forces and renamed the 98th Guards Airborne Svir Red Banner Division.
On June 1, 1951, parts of the division were redeployed to the city of Belogorsk, Amur Region (Far Eastern Military District). February 22, 1968 "for the great merits shown in the battles for the defense of the Soviet Motherland, successes in combat training and in connection with the 50th anniversary of the Soviet Army and Navy" by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, the division was awarded the Order of Kutuzov 2nd degree .
On July 21, 1969, by order of the commander of the troops of the Far Eastern Military District (FEMD), the passing Red Banner of the Military Council of the Far East Military District, which was awarded to the 98th Guards Airborne Division, was transferred to it for eternal storage.
In 1969, units and divisions of the division were relocated to the cities of Bolgrad and Chisinau of the Odessa Military District. The school of courage and military training for the division was participation in the major exercises "South", "Spring-72", "Crimea-73", "Efir-74", "Spring-75", "Shield-79", "Shield-82 "," Summer-90 ".
On November 5, 1987, by order of the Minister of Defense of the USSR, the division, as the best formation in the Airborne Forces, was given the honorary name “named after the 70th anniversary of the Great October Revolution” based on the results of combat and political training. Only three formations in the Armed Forces of the USSR were awarded this honorary title.
In the late 80s - early 90s of the last century, the personnel of the division carried out special tasks of the government in the republics of Transcaucasia and Central Asia. On July 11, 1990, the division was awarded the pennant of the Minister of Defense of the USSR "For courage and military prowess." Many officers and ensigns of the formation participated in the fighting in Afghanistan.
In May 1993, the division was redeployed to Ivanovo, and in the same year the 331st Guards Airborne Regiment became part of the division. From December 13, 1994 to February 20, 1995, 477 servicemen of the division, as part of a combined battalion, took part in the guidance constitutional order on the territory of the Chechen Republic. 455 people were awarded orders and medals, three servicemen were awarded the title of Hero of Russia.
In January 1996, a separate airborne brigade was formed on the basis of the division peacekeeping forces Russian Federation, which carried out a peacekeeping mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Since July 1998, the combined battalion of the division has been carrying out peacekeeping missions in the zone of the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict.
In May-June 1999, a combined battalion of the 98th Guards Airborne Division was formed and sent to Kosovo (Yugoslavia) to carry out a peacekeeping mission, based on the 2nd Airborne Battalion of the 331st Airborne Regiment. The formation of the battalion took place in a short time, taking into account the situation in the Balkans.
From September 1999 to March 2000, the combined regimental tactical group, formed on the basis of the 331st Guards Airborne Regiment, took part in combat missions as part of the Joint Group of Troops (Forces) during the counter-terrorist operation in the North Caucasus. For courage and heroism shown in the fight against bandit formations, more than 800 servicemen of the division were awarded state awards, and Guards Colonel Nikolai Mayorov, Guards Lieutenant Colonel Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, and Guards Lieutenant Roman Shchetnev were awarded the title of Hero of Russia.
In August 2008, the personnel of the division successfully took part in the operation to force Georgia to peace in the South Ossetian direction.
On May 3, 2009, the 98th Guards Airborne Svirskaya Red Banner Order of Kutuzov 2nd degree division celebrated its anniversary - the 65th anniversary of its formation.
While serving on a contract basis in units of the RF Armed Forces, many of them end up on the territory of Ukraine. They publish photos indicating their position, confident in their impunity. Without hiding their faces, contract soldiers are photographed embracing militants who uphold the ideals of the "Russian world".
The servicemen who arrived in the Donbass carry out the criminal orders of their command, without even thinking about what they have done. Intoxicated by the propaganda of Russian TV, by the speeches of their political officers, they think they are protecting the Russian-speaking population. The population, which for 26 years has not been infringed upon, has not been deprived of the right to speak Russian.
Contract soldiers as well as participants illegal formations the killers Ukrainian people. They also unquestioningly follow orders and fire from residential sectors, hiding behind civilians. They are the same killers of the Ukrainian people as Givi and Motorola. In moral terms, there is no difference whether you serve under a contract or you are a mercenary driven by a thirst for profit. Such people have nothing to be proud of, they will not be able to tell their descendants that they defended their homeland with dignity and honor. In the eyes of the world community, they will always remain murderers who encroached on the integrity of another state, on the freedom of citizens of another country ....
Ukhanov Artur Olegovich
Callsign: "Wuhan"
Date of birth: 04/05/1994
Place of residence: Cherepovets (Russia)
Status:Serviceman
98th Airborne Division
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Posted on the wallUkhanov Artur Olegovich (indirectly confirms participation in hostilities):«
06/28/2015 during the hostilities In the area of the village of Lugansk, my comrade and just a friend died. Vitya, eternal memory. Let the earth rest in peace for you. To be a warrior means to live forever
».
Ukhanov Artur Olegovich published a personal certificate that is issued public organization veterans of "Novorossiya", persons who took part in hostilities on the territory of Ukraine. 
In addition to the certificate, Ukhanov Artur published photographs with a re-attached geographic location, which only confirms the participation of the latter in hostilities. 
We also managed to establish that Artur Ukhanov, being among the members of illegal armed groups, took the call sign "Ukhan". 
Artur Ukhanov was not even embarrassed by the fact that “there are no Russian troops in the Donbass,” and since 2013, being a contract soldier, he has been trying to prove the opposite.
(The photos are taken from Ukhanov's personal archive, confirming that he served in the RF Armed Forces from 2013 to 2015 inclusive). 
Photo dated 2014 and taken on the territory of the Russian Federation. 
Geographic location data attached to the photo: 
Photo dated 2015
th year, made in a barracks-type room, a bayonet-knife placed on Ukhanov's belt indicates that the latter is on duty. 
When studying the profile of Artur Olegovich with the call sign "Ukhan", most of the photo albums were with materials indicating service in the Airborne Forces of the Russian Federation. Also came across the name of the Svir division. From which we can conclude that Ukhanov is undergoing contract serviceexactly there. Full name: 98th Guards Airborne Svir Red Banner Order of Kutuzov Division named after the 70th Anniversary of the Great October Revolution.
In the period from December 13, 1994 to February 20, 1995, the combined battalion of the division participated in the counter-terrorist operation in the Chechen Republic as part of the Joint Group of Federal Forces in the North Caucasus.
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98th Guards Airborne Svirskaya Red Banner, Order of Kutuzov Division named after the 70th Anniversary of the Great October Revolution - formation Airborne Troops as part of the Armed Forces of the USSR and Russia.
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In the order of the Supreme High Command of June 24, 1944, gratitude was announced to the troops of the Karelian Front for the successful crossing of the Svir and the breakthrough of the defense. Moscow saluted the troops of the Karelian Front with twenty artillery salvos from 224 guns. For the successful completion of the task of forcing the Svir, the 37th Guards Rifle Corps was given the name "Svir".
At the end of hostilities in Karelia, the division was transferred to the southern wing of the Soviet-German front, where it participated in the liberation of Hungary, Austria and Czechoslovakia.
After the war, the 98th Guards Rifle Division was again reorganized into an airborne division.
On February 27, 1968, for success in combat and political training and in connection with the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Armed Forces of the USSR, the division was awarded the Order of Kutuzov, 2nd degree.
On July 21, 1969, by order of the commander of the Far Eastern Military District, the passing Red Banner of the District Military Council, which was awarded to the 98th Guards Airborne Division, was transferred to it for eternal storage.
In 1969, units and subunits of the division were redeployed to the Odessa Military District: the cities of Bolgrad (division headquarters and headquarters, the 217th and 299th Guards Airborne Regiments, support and maintenance units) and Chisinau (300th Guards Airborne regiment), the village of Vesely Kut, Artsizsky district (1065th Guards Artillery Regiment). The school of courage and military training for the division was participation in the major exercises "South", "Spring-72", "Crimea-73", "Efir-74", "Spring-75", "Shield-79", "Shield-82 "," Summer-90 ".
From 1979 to 1989, many officers and ensigns of the formation took part in combat operations in Afghanistan, but not a single division of the division was introduced into the DRA.
On November 5, 1987, by order of the Minister of Defense of the USSR, the division, as the best formation in the Airborne Forces, was given the honorary name "named after the 70th anniversary of the Great October Revolution" based on the results of combat and political training. Only three formations in the Armed Forces of the USSR were awarded this honorary title.
In the late 80s - early 90s of the last century, the personnel of the division carried out special tasks of the government in the republics of Transcaucasia and Central Asia. On July 11, 1990, the division was awarded the pennant of the Minister of Defense of the USSR "For courage and military prowess."
In May 1993, due to the refusal to take the Ukrainian oath, the division was redeployed to Ivanovo, and in the same year it became part of the division.
In the period from December 13, 1994 to February 20, 1995, the combined battalion of the division participated in the counter-terrorist operation in the Chechen Republic as part of the Joint Group of Federal Forces in the North Caucasus.
In 2008, the howitzer battalion of the 1065th Guards Artillery Regiment, the 1st Airborne Battalion of the 331st Guards Airborne Regiment and the 2nd Airborne Battalion of the 217th Guards Airborne Regiment participated in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict.
As of January 2015, plans are known to recreate the 299th regiment (earlier in 1998, the 299th and 217th regiments were consolidated into one - the 217th pdp) in the Yaroslavl region
For the exemplary performance of the combat missions of the command in the fight against the Nazi invaders and the courage and heroism shown at the same time, 17 soldiers of the division were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. Among them, one officer, seven sergeants and nine soldiers.
Non-combat resonant losses of personnel
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As of 2014:
- 98th Guards Airborne Svirskaya Red Banner Order of Kutuzov Division named after the 70th Anniversary of the Great October Revolution (Ivanovo)
- 217th Guards Airborne Order of Kutuzov Regiment (Ivanovo)
- 331st Guards Airborne Regiment (Kostroma)
- 1065th Guards Artillery Red Banner Regiment (Kostroma)
- 5th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (formerly 318th Separate Guards Anti-Aircraft Rocket and Artillery Battalion; Ivanovo)
- 243rd Separate Military Transport Aviation Squadron (Ivanovo)
- 36th separate medical detachment (airmobile) (Ivanovo)
- 215th separate reconnaissance battalion (Ivanovo)
- 674th Separate Guards Signal Battalion (Ivanovo)
- 661st Separate Engineer Battalion (Ivanovo)
- 15th separate repair and restoration battalion (Ivanovo)
- 1683rd Separate Logistics Battalion (Ivanovo)
- 969th separate company landing support (Ivanovo)
- 728th courier-postal communication station (Ivanovo)
- educational and training complex (Pesochnoe, Kostroma region).
Division commanders
, Guards Major General - 1962-1966, Guards Major General - 1989-1993On the Independence Day of Ukraine on August 24, 2014, ten servicemen of the 331st Airborne Regiment of the 98th Guards Airborne Division of the Airborne Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation were detained by the Ukrainian military on the territory of Ukraine near the village of Zerkalnoe in Donetsk region(20 km from the border with Russia) and transferred to the SBU. The detainees were dressed in Russian-style military uniforms without insignia. According to them, a week earlier they were sent from Kostroma on a business trip to Rostov-on-Don, the echelon included 350-400 people, as well as 30 combat vehicles and 18 2S23 Nona-SVK artillery installations. From there, they advanced in a column on the march in an unknown direction. Their leadership, represented by Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Nemolyaev, told them that they were going to the exercises. Before leaving, they were given the command to paint over the equipment numbers and draw white circles on it in order to mark for the exercises, and for this purpose they were given white bandages on their arms and legs. Their documents and personal belongings were taken from them and left in a camp in Rostov. They did not move along the road, but over rough terrain.
A source from several news agencies at once in the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that "the indicated servicemen did indeed participate in patrolling a section of the Russian-Ukrainian border, crossed it, probably by accident, in an unequipped, unmarked area. They did not show resistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the arrest." Russian President Vladimir Putin commented on the fact of the detention of Russian servicemen on the territory of Ukraine in a similar vein and also noted that similar cases had previously happened with servicemen of the Ukrainian side and hoped that "there would be no problems with this." After some negotiations, the paratroopers were returned to their homeland. There was no international response to this incident.
Five days after the described incident, on August 29, 2014, four kilometers northwest of the place of captivity of these servicemen, in the area of the settlement. Chervonoselskoe, Amrosievsky district, Donetsk region of Ukraine, an ambush attack took place, followed by blocking of a transport column of Ukrainian troops leaving the city of Ilovaisk.
98th Guards Svir Airborne Red Banner Order of Kutuzov 2nd Class Division
was formed on May 3, 1944 on the basis of the Order of the People's Commissar of Defense of January 19, 1944. The unit was formed on the basis of separate guards airborne brigades, its first commander was Guards Colonel Konstantin Nikolayevich Vindushev, the head of the political department - Guards Lieutenant Colonel Brailov Pavel Sergeevich. The command and rank and file was selected from among the cadets of military schools, sailors of the Pacific Fleet, the Amur Flotilla and the personnel of training units. The vast majority of soldiers and sergeants underwent six months of training under the program of the Airborne Forces and had 8-10 training jumps from aircraft and balloons. The formation took place from January 20 to January 25, 1944 in the city of Dmitrov, Moscow Region. In June 1944, the formation in full force was loaded into echelons and sent to the Karelian Front. During the Great Patriotic War, the division participated in the crossing of the river. Svir and other water barriers, in the battles for the liberation of South Karelia, in the Svir-Petrozavodsk offensive operation. Successfully overcoming the stubborn resistance of the White Finns, breaking through the heavily fortified positions of the enemy, the unit fought 236 km, liberated the city of Olonets and 62 other settlements.
For skillful fighting The commander of the troops of the Karelian Front Meretskov K. M. declared gratitude to all the personnel of the formation. On July 2, 1944, by order of the Headquarters of the Supreme High Command, for the courage and bravery shown during the crossing of the Svir River and the capture of the bridgehead, the division was awarded the title of Svir Guards. By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, 17 soldiers of the unit were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union for the exemplary performance of the combat missions of the command in the fight against the German invaders. The Fatherland highly appreciated the heroic feat of the soldiers on the Svir. On June 24, 1944, Moscow saluted twenty artillery volleys to the valiant troops of the Karelian Front, including the soldiers of the unit. After the Svir-Petrozavodsk operation, the division, as part of the 37th Airborne Corps of the 3rd Ukrainian Front, took part in the battles to liberate Hungary, Austria and Czechoslovakia. The division in heavy battles with the Nazis in the mountains of Hungary and Austria liberated a number of cities and towns. The 98th Division, as well as the 37th Corps as a whole, was fought by selected Nazi troops of the 6th SS Panzer Army, which were equipped with the best combat formations, such as the 3rd SS Panzer Division "Dead Head", 5th I am the SS Panzer Division "Viking", the 9th SS Panzer Division "Hohenstaufen", the SS Panzer Division "Hitlerjugend", and many other elite units. But these elite SS formations could not resist the guards-paratroopers and were defeated. In the second half of March 1945, the paratroopers defeated the grenadier tank division SS Adolf Hitler. The Fuhrer personally oversaw her, favored her. fighting qualities This connection gave the Hitlerite command reason to believe that it would crush and throw back units of the Red Army north of Lake Balaton. However, in stubborn and fierce battles, the SS division "Adolf Hitler" was defeated. For successful combat operations during the war, the soldiers of the division were awarded seven commendations from the Supreme Commander-in-Chief. On April 26, 1945, by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, for exemplary performance of command assignments in battles with German invaders during the capture of the cities of Papa, Devecher, Sombalet (Sombathei), Kapuvar, Keseg and the valor and courage shown at the same time, the division was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Battle. By the same decree, the 296th and 299th regiments of the division were awarded the Order of Kutuzov 3rd degree, and the 302nd regiment - the Order of Alexander Nevsky. On May 1, the guardsmen successfully completed the task of the command to defeat the Nazi troops on the territory of Austria. On May 5, the formation was assigned a combat mission - pursuing the enemy along a 100-kilometer route: Matzendorf, Schenau, Vienna, the Imperial Bridge across the Danube, Leopoldsdorf, Gerasdorf, Bogennoizadal. On May 8, a new task is to board the vehicles of the army autobattalion and pursue the retreating enemy in a north-western direction along the route: Langau, Drosendorf, Emnice, Da-chide, Jindrichuv-Hradec, Drochov, Begin, Pisek and, having reached the area of the city of Pilzen, capture crossings and cut off the escape routes of a large enemy grouping seeking to surrender to allied American and British troops. Pursuing the enemy, the paratroopers, inflicting continuous flank attacks, forced the Nazis to abandon their plans and capitulate to the Soviet troops. On May 10, at 17:00, the forward units of the division joined up with allied American troops in the area of Pilsen and Hradec-Kralev in Czechoslovakia. During the years of the war, the unit fought 550 km, crossed 7 large water barriers, captured 69 settlements, destroyed and captured 5 generals, more than 600 officers and more than 30 thousand enemy soldiers. For distinction in combat operations, 11,539 soldiers, sergeants and officers were awarded orders and medals, 19 people were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. On June 24, 1945, 25 soldiers and officers from the 98th Guards Svirskaya Red Banner Division took part in the Victory Parade. From May 1945 to January 1946, the division was stationed in the city of Kishteleg in Hungary. At the beginning of 1946, the 98th Guards Airborne Division was relocated to the city of Murom, Moscow Military District, and later, in July 1946, in the village. Pokrovka, Molotovsky District, Primorsky Military District. On June 1, 1951, parts of the division were redeployed to the city of Belogorsk, Amur Region, Far Eastern Military District. During these years, the personnel of the division improved their field and airborne skills during various military exercises that were held in the Far Eastern Military District. February 22, 1968 "For the great merits shown in the battles for the defense of the Soviet Motherland, success in combat training and in connection with the 50th anniversary of the Soviet Army and Navy" by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, the division was awarded the Order of Kutuzov II degree. On July 21, 1969, by order of the Commander of the Far Eastern Military District, the passing Red Banner of the Military Council of the Far Eastern Military District, which was awarded to the 98th Guards Airborne Division, was transferred to the division for eternal storage. In 1969, units and divisions of the division were relocated to the city of Bolgrad of the Odessa Military District. A good school of courage for the division was the major exercises: "South", "Spring-72", "Crimea-73", "Efir-74", "Weight-on-75", "Shield-79", "Shield-82" , "Summer-90". On November 5, 1987, by order of the Minister of Defense of the USSR, the division, as the best formation in the Airborne Forces, following the results of combat and political training, was given an honorary name - the name of the 70th anniversary of the Great October Revolution. Only three formations in the Armed Forces of the USSR were awarded this honorary title. From 1979 to 1989, the soldiers of the division took part in the fighting in Afghanistan. Late 80s - early 90s. At this time, hotbeds of national strife broke out in the Soviet Union. The paratroopers became a dividing wall between the opposing sides and did not allow civilians to die from the bullets of nationalists of various stripes and nationalities. Personnel The 98th Guards Airborne Division carried out special government assignments in the republics of Transcaucasia and Central Asia. On July 11, 1990, by order of the Minister of Defense of the USSR, the division was awarded the pennant "For Courage and Military Valor". After the collapse of the USSR, part of the airborne units remained outside of Russia. In May 1993, the 98th Guards Airborne Division was redeployed from Ukraine (Bolgrad) to Russian territory in the city of Ivanovo. In the period from December 13, 1994 to February 20, 1995, 477 servicemen of the 98th Guards Airborne Division, as part of a combined battalion, took part in a special mission in Chechnya. 455 people were awarded orders and medals, three servicemen were awarded the title of Hero of Russia. May 9, 1995 in Moscow at a military parade dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic war , the 331st Guards Airborne Regiment of the division had the honor of representing the Airborne Troops. The guardsmen of this regiment also marched in parade through Red Square on May 9, 2000. In January 1996, on the basis of the division, a Separate Airborne Brigade of the Peacekeeping Forces of the Russian Federation was formed, which is carrying out a peacekeeping mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In July 1998, the combined battalion of the division departed to carry out a peacekeeping mission in the zone of the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict. In October 1998, while performing his official and military duty, Guards Private Dmitry Mironov died in Abkhazia. For courage and heroism, he was awarded the title of Hero of Russia (posthumously). In March 1999, the personnel of the division took part in the Air Bridge-99 military exercises. In their course, 20 pieces of equipment and more than 700 paratroopers were parachuted. During these exercises, inside the BMD-1 combat vehicle, a crew consisting of: the commander of the platoon of the guard, Lieutenant Alexei Shmelev and the driver of the guard, Private Vyacheslav Ilyin, landed. On May 3, 1999, the 98th Guards Svirskaya Airborne Red Banner Order of Kutuzov 2nd degree division named after the 70th anniversary of the Great October Revolution celebrated its anniversary - the 55th anniversary of its formation. Order ribbons and military awards adorn the Guards Banner of formation, remind young people of the glorious military exploits of front-line soldiers, inspire them to new military deeds in the name of the Fatherland. In May-June 1999, a combined battalion of the 98th Guards Airborne Division was formed and sent to Kosovo (Yugoslavia) to carry out a peacekeeping mission, based on the 2nd Airborne Battalion of the 331st Airborne Regiment. The formation of the battalion took place in a short time, taking into account the situation in the Balkans. In the period from September 17, 1999 to March 21, 2000, the combined regimental tactical group, formed on the basis of the 331st Guards Airborne Regiment, took part in combat missions as part of the Joint Group of Forces in the North Caucasus. For courage and heroism shown in the fight against gangs, about 800 military personnel were awarded government awards, three of them were awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation. On May 7, 2000, the 331st Guards Airborne Regiment of the division was awarded the Pennant of the Minister of Defense "For courage and military prowess". As part of the 98th Guards Svir Red Banner Order of Kutuzov, 2nd Class Airborne Division, there is a unique, the only one in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the 217th Guards Parachute Regiment, which was awarded pennants of the Minister of Defense "For Courage and Military Valor" three times .
1975. Teachings "Spring-75". The courage, military skill and skill of the guardsmen of the 217th paratrooper regiment were noted by the Minister of Defense, and on March 18, 1975 they were awarded the Pennant "For Courage and Military Valor". 1982. The personnel of the 217th Guards Airborne Regiment also took part in the exercises of the troops of the Warsaw Pact countries, which took place on the territory of Bulgaria. Despite the difficult weather conditions, the personnel of the unit carried out the landing, showing courage, bravery and the will to win, earning the gratitude of the Minister of Defense. On December 15, 1982, the regiment was awarded the second Vympel. 1990. In the midst of a fire of ethnic conflicts. The paratroopers became a living wall between the opposing sides, between two fires, saving, sacrificing themselves, the lives of citizens. On February 20, 1990, the personnel of the 217th Guards Airborne Regiment were awarded the third Pennant of the Minister of Defense "For Courage and Military Valor" for courage and military prowess shown in the performance of Government assignments.
Subsequent generations of paratroopers retained and continued the military glory of the unit. The division has a close-knit combat team of professionals, masters of their craft, those who with dignity and right can bear the high and proud title of soldiers of the "winged Guard of Russia".
In May 1993, the 98th Guards Airborne Division was redeployed from Ukraine (Bolgrad) to Russian territory in the city of Ivanovo.
8 period from December 13, 1994 to February 20, 1995, 477 servicemen of the 98th Guards Airborne Division as part of a combined battalion took part in a special mission in Chechnya. 455 people were awarded orders and medals, three servicemen were awarded the title of Hero
Russia.
On May 9, 1995, in the city of Moscow, at a military parade dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the 331st Guards Airborne Regiment of the division had the honor of representing the Airborne Forces. The guardsmen of this regiment also marched in parade through Red Square on May 9, 2000.
In January 1996, on the basis of the division, a Separate Airborne Brigade of the Peacekeeping Forces of the Russian Federation was formed, which is carrying out a peacekeeping mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In July 1998, the combined battalion of the division departed to carry out a peacekeeping mission in the zone of the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict. In October 1998, while performing his official and military duty, Guards Private Dmitry Mironov died in Abkhazia. For courage and heroism, he was awarded the title of Hero of Russia (posthumously).
In March 1999, the personnel of the division took part in the Air Bridge-99 military exercises. In their course, 20 pieces of equipment and more than 700 paratroopers were parachuted. During these exercises, inside the BMD-1 combat vehicle, a crew consisting of: the commander of the platoon of the guard, Lieutenant Alexei Shmelev and the driver of the guard, Private Vyacheslav Ilyin, landed.
On May 3, 1999, the 98th Guards Svirskaya Airborne Red Banner Order of Kutuzov 2nd degree division named after the 70th anniversary of the Great October Revolution celebrated its anniversary - the 55th anniversary of its formation.
Order ribbons and military awards adorn the Guards Banner of formation, remind young people of the glorious military exploits of front-line soldiers, inspire them to new military deeds in the name of the Fatherland.
In May-June 1999, a combined battalion of the 98th Guards Airborne Division was formed and sent to Kosovo (Yugoslavia) to carry out a peacekeeping mission, based on the 2nd Airborne Battalion of the 331st Airborne Regiment. The formation of the battalion took place in a short time, taking into account the situation in the Balkans.
In the period from September 17, 1999 to March 21, 2000, the combined regimental tactical group, formed on the basis of the 331st Guards Airborne Regiment, took part in combat missions as part of the Joint Group of Forces in the North Caucasus.
For courage and heroism shown in the fight against gangs, about 800 military personnel were awarded government awards, three of them were awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation.
On May 7, 2000, the 331st Guards Airborne Regiment of the division was awarded the Pennant of the Minister of Defense "For courage and military prowess". As part of the 98th Guards Svir Red Banner Order of Kutuzov, 2nd Class Airborne Division, there is a unique, the only one in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the 217th Guards Parachute Regiment, which was awarded pennants of the Minister of Defense "For Courage and Military Valor" three times .
The 98th Svir Guards Airborne Division is part of the collective rapid reaction forces of the Collective Security Treaty (KSOR CSTO).
COMPOUND:
217th Guards Airborne Order of Kutuzov Regiment (military unit 62295, formerly 42246, Ivanovo);
331st Guards Airborne Regiment (military unit 71211, Kost-Roma);
1065th Red Banner Guards Artillery Regiment (military unit 62297, Kostroma);
215th separate guards reconnaissance company (military unit 65391);
190th separate anti-aircraft missile and artillery battery (formerly 318th separate anti-aircraft missile and artillery battalion) (military unit 65376);
661st separate engineer-sapper battalion (formerly 321st separate engineer-sapper company) (military unit 65379);
674th Separate Guards Communications Battalion (military unit 65381);
15th separate repair and restoration battalion (military unit 65389);
1683rd separate battalion of material support (military unit 65385);
969th separate airborne support company (military unit 65392);
3997th military hospital (airmobile) (military unit 65390);
728th FPS station (military unit 36477);
243rd separate military transport aviation squadron (military unit 65394, in Bolgrad military unit 68266, Ivanovo, Yasunikha, according to other sources, military unit 47302);
728th courier-postal communication station (military unit 36477);
polygon (Pesochnoye village, Kostroma region).
Organization of the collective security(CSTO) is a military-political union created by the CIS states on the basis of the Collective Security Treaty (CST), signed on May 15, 1992. The contract is renewed automatically every five years.
The goals and objectives of the CSTO are to protect the general cultural, economic and territorial residual post-Soviet space (CIS) by joint military methods of the armies and auxiliary units of the ministries and departments of the CIS member countries (Armenia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan) from any external military-political aggressors , international terrorists, as well as from large-scale natural disasters.
On May 15, 1992, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan signed a Collective Security Treaty (CST) in Tashkent. Azerbaijan signed the agreement on September 24, 1993, Georgia on September 9, 1993, Belarus on December 31, 1993.
The treaty entered into force on April 20, 1994. The contract was for 5 years and could be extended. On April 2, 1999, the presidents of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan signed a protocol on the extension of the agreement for the next five-year period, but Azerbaijan, Georgia and Uzbekistan refused to extend the agreement, in the same year Uzbekistan joined GUAM.
At the Moscow session of the Collective Security Treaty on May 14, 2002, a decision was made to transform the Collective Security Treaty into a full-fledged international organization- Organization of the Collective Security Treaty (CSTO). October 7, 2002 in Chisinau signed the Charter and the Agreement on legal status CSTO, which were ratified by all CSTO member states and entered into force on September 18, 2003.
On December 2, 2004, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution granting the Collective Security Treaty Organization observer status in General Assembly UN.
On August 16, 2006, a decision was signed in Sochi on the full accession (restoration of membership) of Uzbekistan to the CSTO.
On February 4, 2009, in Moscow, the leaders of the countries of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) approved the creation of the Collective Rapid Reaction Force. According to the signed document, the Collective Rapid Reaction Forces will be used to repel military aggression, carry out special operations to combat international terrorism and extremism, transnational organized crime, drug trafficking, as well as to eliminate the consequences of emergencies.
On April 3, 2009, a representative of the CSTO secretariat stated that Iran could in the future receive the status of an observer country in the CSTO.
On June 14, 2009, a session of the Collective Security Council of States was held in Moscow, according to which the Collective Rapid Reaction Forces were to be created. However, Belarus refused to participate in the session due to the outbreak of the "milk war" with Russia, believing that without cessation of actions that undermine the foundations of the economic security of partners, it is not possible to make decisions on other aspects of security. Nevertheless, the decision to establish the CRRF at the summit was made by the rest of the member countries, but it turned out to be illegitimate: in accordance with paragraph 1 of Rule 14 of the Rules of Procedure of the bodies of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, approved by the Decision of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization on documents, regulating the activities of the Collective Security Treaty Organization of June 18, 2004, the non-participation of a member country of the organization in the meetings of the Collective Security Council, the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs, the Council of Ministers of Defense, the Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils means the absence of the consent of the member country of the organization to the adoption of decisions considered by these bodies and, accordingly, the lack of consensus for making decisions in accordance with Rule 14. Thus, the documents considered on June 14 at the CSTO summit in Moscow cannot be considered adopted due to the lack of consensus. In addition to Belarus, the document on the CRRF was not signed by Uzbekistan either. At the summit in Moscow, the illegitimate document was approved only by five of the seven countries that make up the organization: Russia, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan.
On October 2, 2009, news agencies spread the news that the Republic of Belarus had joined the agreement on the CRRF based on the statement of the President of the Republic of Belarus that all procedures for signing documents on the CRRF have now been completed. Nevertheless, already on October 6 it turned out that Belarus had not signed the agreement on the CRRF. In addition, Alexander Lukashenko refused to observe the final phase of the exercises of the CSTO rapid response forces, which took place on October 16, 2009 at the Matybulak training ground in Kazakhstan.
On October 20, 2009, the CSTO Secretariat received documents signed by Belarus.
To strengthen the positions of the CSTO, the collective rapid deployment forces of the Central Asian region are being reformed. These forces consist of ten battalions: three from Russia, two from Kazakhstan, the rest of the CSTO countries are represented by one battalion. Total population personnel of the collective forces - about 4 thousand people. The aviation component (10 planes and 14 helicopters) is located at the Russian military air base in Kyrgyzstan.
The Collective Rapid Response Force (CRRF) is the joint military forces of the CSTO member states. The Collective Rapid Reaction Force is expected to be able to constant readiness to counter emergency situations, as well as military aggression, terrorism, organized crime and drug trafficking. The CRRF are classified as an analogue of the Warsaw Pact, but in a "new" form and with a new socio-political formation.
On February 4, 2009, the CSTO members agreed and signed a draft decision on the creation of the CRRF. They are supposed to be used to "repel military aggression, conduct special operations to combat international terrorism, transnational organized crime, drug trafficking, as well as to eliminate the consequences of emergency situations."
It is planned that the military component of the CRRF should consist of formations and units of constant combat readiness. They will be capable of mobile deployment to any point in the CSTO area of responsibility. The CRRF will also receive forces at its disposal. special purpose which will consist of internal affairs bodies or the police, internal troops, security agencies and special services, as well as bodies for the prevention and elimination of the consequences of emergency situations.
The composition of the CRRF will include the following formations, units and subdivisions of the CSTO member countries:
Russia:
98th Guards Airborne Division (Ivanovo)
31st Guards Air Assault Brigade (Ulyanovsk)
Kazakhstan
37th Air Assault Brigade Airmobile Troops (Taldy-Kurgan)
Marine Battalion
Armenia
1 battalion
Belarus
1 special forces brigade
Kyrgyzstan
1 battalion
Tajikistan
1 battalion
The Collective Forces will also include units of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and detachments of special forces of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. From Russia, they can include a special police detachment "Zubr", a special purpose police detachment "Lynx" and a detachment of the Ministry of Emergency Situations "Leader", from Belarus - special squad rapid reaction brigade of the special forces of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, from Kyrgyzstan - a special rapid reaction detachment of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The units will be located in places of permanent deployment. The CRRF troops are subordinate exclusively to the national commands of their countries, in the event of the moment of fulfilling their allied obligations, the actions of the allied troops are carried out by agreement of the CSTO parties. Troop formations of the CRRF are equipped with uniform camouflage uniforms and military equipment, as well as common identification marks, and operate under the flags of the CIS and the CSTO.
At the end of 2009, the CRRF (the countries of the former USSR) held the largest joint exercises since the collapse of the Soviet Union in the Kazakh-Chinese border area, at the military training ground Matybulak. All types of troops, units of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, as well as special forces were involved in the exercises.
Russia Russia
Kostroma region ,
Yaroslavl region
98th Guards Airborne Svirskaya Red Banner Order of Kutuzov II degree division named after the 70th anniversary of the Great October Revolution - formation (military formation, division) of the Airborne Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the Western Military District. Abbreviated name - 98 airborne. Code name - Military unit No. 65451 (military unit 65451). Point of permanent deployment - Ivanovo.
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The Great Patriotic War[ | ]
On December 20, 1943, the 13th Guards Airborne Division (1st formation) was formed. The basis for the creation was the 18th, 19th and 20th Guards Airborne Brigades.
By order of the People's Commissar of Defense No. 003 dated January 19, 1944, the 13th Guards Airborne Division was reorganized as the 98th Guards Rifle Division (98th Guards Rifle Division) on May 3, 1944 with the entry into the new 37th Guards Rifle Division corps.
The 37th Guards Rifle Corps was sent to the Karelian Front, where it became part of the 7th Army. The task of the corps was to defeat the Svir-Petrozavodsk grouping of German troops during the Svir-Petrozavodsk offensive operation. For the exemplary performance of the assigned combat missions during the crossing of the Svir River, the corps and all three divisions in its composition received the honorary name "Svir".
At the end of hostilities in Karelia, the division was transferred to the southern wing of the Soviet-German front, where it participated in the liberation of Hungary, Austria and Czechoslovakia.
On October 4, 1944, the Decree of the State Defense Committee No. 6650ss of the year "On the introduction of the Red Army airborne troops into the ADD and their subordination to the Commander of the ADD" was issued. In order to more efficiently control the troops of the Airborne Forces of the Red Army, they were all consolidated into the Separate Guards Airborne Army (OGVDA). The OGVDA Directorate was formed on the basis of the 7th Army Directorate. During the formation of the corps, the 98th Guards Rifle Division was again reorganized into an airborne division. Since the 13th airborne division (2nd formation) was formed on July 7, 1944, the serial number for the airborne formation based on the 98th Guards Rifle Division was left from the rifle division. The 98th Guards Airborne Division (98th Guards Airborne Division) included three airborne brigades created on the basis of rifle regiments. At the same time, the serial numbers of the brigades were taken the same as those of the brigades that served as the basis for the creation of the 13th Guards Airborne Division (1st formation):
- 18th Guards vdbr (2nd formation) - formed on the basis of the 296th Guards. cn;
- 19th Guards vdbr (2nd formation) - formed on the basis of the 299th Guards. cn;
- 20th Guards vdbr (2nd formation) - formed on the basis of the 302nd Guards. cn.
On December 8, 1944, an order was issued to reorganize the OGVDA by February 15, 1945 into the 9th Guards Army. During the reorganization of the 98th Guards. the airborne division became the eponymous guards rifle division in the same composition as it was in the 37th guards rifle corps in January 1944.
In February 1945, in full force, the 9th Guards Army was sent to the active army and performed tasks in cooperation with other troops to liberate the city of Vienna.
By the end of the war, the full name of the compound was 98th Guards Svir Red Banner Rifle Division .
post-war period[ | ]
From May 1945 to January 1946, the division was stationed in a city in Hungary.
In early 1946, the 98th Guards Rifle Division was redeployed from Austria to the city of Murom. Later, the division was redeployed to the Far East.
On June 14, 1946, by order No. 0051 of the commander of the airborne troops, the 98th Guards Rifle Division was reorganized into the 98th Guards Airborne Division as part of the 37th Guards Airborne Corps. Since the newly created airborne divisions were of two regiments, the 302nd Guards Rifle Regiment was disbanded in the 98th Guards Rifle Division.
By October 1948, instead of the regiments that had left the airborne divisions, new guards parachute regiments were formed to form new divisions. So in the 98th Guards. the 192nd Guards Airborne Regiment was created, which was soon disbanded.
By the beginning of 1949, the 98th Guards. sd stationed in with. Pokrovka, Ussuri Region, Primorsky Military District, included: 296th and 299th Guards Airborne Regiments, 17th Guards Artillery Regiment.
In 1951, the directorate of the 37th Guards Airborne Corps was relocated to the Trans-Baikal-Amur Military District in the settlement. Kuibyshevka-Vostochnaya (now the city of Belogorsk, Amur Region). Together with the corps, the 98th Guards was redeployed. vdd.
January 6, 1959 in the 98th Guards. vdd was transferred 243rd Separate Military Transport Aviation Squadron from 10 An-2 aircraft.
By Decree of the Council of Ministers of the USSR No. 362-233ss of March 17, 1956 and directive of the Minister of Defense of the USSR No. org / 3/39479 of April 4, 1956, the 37th Guards Airborne Corps was disbanded. Together with the corps, the 99th Guards Airborne Division was disbanded, whose 300th Guards Airborne Regiment (based in the city of Svobodny, Amur Region) was transferred to the 98th Guards. VDD instead of the previously disbanded 192nd Guards. pdp. Also in the 98th Guards. airborne division from the 99th Guards. The airborne division was transferred to the 74th Guards Artillery Regiment (with deployment in the city of Shimanovsk, Amur Region) to replace the previously disbanded 17th Guards Artillery Regiment.
In November 1960, on the basis of the directives of the Minister of Defense of the USSR of March 18, 1960 and the Commander-in-Chief ground forces dated June 7, 1960, the 74th Guards Artillery Regiment of the 98th Guards. The Airborne Division was reorganized into the 812th Separate Guards Artillery Battalion. Subsequently, the division was again deployed to the 1065th Guards Artillery Regiment.
On February 27, 1968, for success in combat and political training and in connection with the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Armed Forces of the USSR, the division was awarded the Order of Kutuzov, 2nd degree.
On July 14, 1969, according to the Directive of the General Staff of the USSR Armed Forces, in connection with the aggravation of the situation in the Middle East, the redeployment of the 98th Guards was started. airborne division from the city of Belogorsk, Amur Region, to the city of Bolgrad, Odessa Region (217th and 299th Guards Pdp), the village of Vesyoliy Kut, Odessa Region (1065th Guards, Ap) of the Ukrainian SSR, and the 300th Guards. PDP to the city of Chisinau, Moldavian SSR. Parts of the division were deployed in the military camps of the 48th Motorized Rifle Ropsha Red Banner Division named after M. I. Kalinin, which in 1968 was redeployed to Czechoslovakia, to the troops of the Central Guard Command.
On July 21, 1969, by order of the commander of the Far Eastern Military District, the passing Red Banner of the District Military Council, which was awarded to the 98th Guards Airborne Division, was transferred to it for eternal storage.
In June 1971, the 98th Guards. the airborne division participated in the exercises "South" and landed in one of the regions of the Crimea.
November 13, 1973 in the 98th Guards. Airborne Forces carried out the landing of the BMD-1 on the P-7 parachute platform from the An-12 aircraft, together with the crew of Sergeant A. I. Savchenko and Senior Sergeant V. V. Kotlo, who were inside the combat vehicle.
In 1986, the 68th separate anti-tank artillery battalion of the 98th Guards. The airborne division became part of the 1065th Guards Artillery Regiment as a linear division.
On November 5, 1987, by order of the Minister of Defense of the USSR, the division, as the best formation in the Airborne Forces, was given the honorary name "named after the 70th anniversary of the Great October Revolution" based on the results of combat and political training.
In 1989, the 98th Guards Airborne Svirskaya Red Banner, Order of Kutuzov Division had the following composition:
- Division Directorate - Bolgrad
- 217th Guards Airborne Order of Kutuzov III degree regiment (military unit 42246) - Bolgrad;
- 299th Kutuzov Guards Airborne Regiment III degree (military unit 52432) - Bolgrad;
- 300th Guards Airborne Regiment (military unit 40390) - Chisinau;
- 1065th Guards Artillery Regiment (military unit 31539) - the village of Vesely Kut;
- 215th separate guards reconnaissance company (military unit 03391);
- 100th separate anti-aircraft missile and artillery division (military unit 73512) - Bolgrad;
- 112th separate engineer-sapper battalion;
- 674th Separate Guards Communications Battalion (military unit 89592) - Bolgrad;
- 15th separate repair and restoration battalion;
- 1683rd separate battalion of material support;
- 613th separate airborne support battalion;
- 176th separate medical battalion;
- 728th courier-postal communication station (military unit 36477);
- 243rd Separate Military Transport Aviation Squadron (military unit 68226);
- the division's training ground - the village of Tarutino.
In the course of restoring constitutional order on the territory of the Azerbaijan SSR in the fall of 1989, an Il-76 aircraft with servicemen of the 98th Guards got into a plane crash. vdd. 48 servicemen and 9 crew members were killed.
Section of the division after the collapse of the USSR[ | ]
Parachute landing of military personnel of the 98th division to the landing site "Budikhino" (Kostroma region). January 16, 2019.
In May 1993, the division was split between Ukraine, Russia and Moldova. Russia withdrew the headquarters of the division with a banner and awards, the 299th Guards. PDP, most of the 217th Guards. PDP with the banner of the regiment, most of the 1065th artillery regiment with the banner and some parts of the divisional set. Part of the 217th Guards departed to Ukraine. PDP and part of the 1065th artillery regiment, which was stationed in the village of Vesyoliy Kut. went to Moldova military equipment 300th Airborne Regiment. The personnel of the 300th Guards. The PDP was transferred to the city of Abakan and on its basis the 100th separate airborne brigade was formed.
Division in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation[ | ]
In 1993, on the basis of the 217th Guards. PDP 98th Guards. airborne division and 331st guards. PDP 106th Guards. The airborne division in the city of Ivanovo was reorganized into the 98th Guards Airborne Division.
In the period from December 13, 1994 to February 20, 1995, the combined battalion of the division participated in the counter-terrorist operation in the Chechen Republic as part of the Joint Group of Federal Forces in the North Caucasus.
In 2008, the howitzer battalion of the 1065th Guards Artillery Regiment, the 1st Airborne Battalion of the 331st Guards Airborne Regiment and the 2nd Airborne Battalion of the 217th Guards Airborne Regiment participated in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict.
As of January 2015, plans are known to recreate the 299th regiment (earlier in 1998, the 299th and 217th regiments were consolidated into one - the 217th pdp) in the Yaroslavl region
Connection Heroes[ | ]
The following servicemen of the 98th Guards Rifle Division were awarded the highest state award of the USSR Hero of the Soviet Union on July 21, 1944:
One officer of the 98th Guards Airborne Division was posthumously awarded the title Hero of Russia on 1 March 1995:
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Soldiers of the 98th Guards Airborne Division during the exercises "Slavic Brotherhood-2016" in Serbia
As of 2014, the 98th Guards. vdd included:
Division commanders[ | ]
Scandal with the detention of military personnel on the territory of Ukraine[ | ]
Parade crew of the 331st Guards Airborne Regiment of the 98th Division at the victory parade on May 9, 2018 in Moscow.
On the Independence Day of Ukraine on August 24, 2014, ten servicemen of the 331st Airborne Regiment of the 98th Guards Airborne Division of the Airborne Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation were detained by the Ukrainian military on the territory of Ukraine near the village of Zerkalnoye in the Donetsk region (20 km from the border with Russia) and transferred
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