Military units of the Airborne Forces in Belarus list. Army of Belarus: Patch of the Special Forces. I am a special forces company of the Western Operational Command of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus

August 2 marks the 85th anniversary of the creation Airborne Troops, whose successors in our country were the special operations forces. Our freelance correspondent met with the commander of the SOF of the Armed Forces of Belarus, Major General Vadim DENISENKO (pictured)

— Comrade Major General, in Belarus, the airborne troops have been transformed into a new branch of the military — special operations forces. What fundamental difference?

- With the development of weapons and military equipment, the views on the conduct of armed struggle, as well as on the use of the Airborne Forces, have also been transformed. Therefore, it was decided to create in our country on the basis of units of the Airborne Forces a separate branch of the Armed Forces - special operations forces.

Home distinctive feature MTR is that they are in constant readiness for use both in peacetime and in war time and are intended to solve special tasks in the interests of achieving political, military, economic and psychological goals aimed at preventing the escalation or ending the military conflict against the Republic of Belarus. The military units and subunits of the MTR are entrusted with the following tasks: conducting counter-sabotage, reconnaissance and combat operations and conducting special measures. Also, units of the special operations forces are involved in the fight against terrorism, carrying out measures to strengthen the regime of protection of the state border and maintain law and order, together with the personnel of the units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

- When creating special operations forces, was it studied whether Foreign experience?

- Of course, but we should not forget that the Belarusian special operations forces were not created from scratch. We had a strike component - well-trained landing brigades. We reinforced these mobile formations with a reconnaissance component - a brigade special purpose. Both components were united under a single command - in general, they made the best decision for a country with a small territory and compact mobile Armed Forces.

I must say that today our experience is being carefully studied by other countries.

And when did you realize that you were on the right path?

“In 2004, while working out the tactics of actions, we understood that mobile brigades are mobile, capable of making large marches in any conditions, can be airlifted and deliver serious blows. All this was taken into account by us. A special forces group, capable of operating in any conditions, found the object, and soon a mobile unit arrived at the designated point. The commander of the special forces group, together with the commander of the mobile unit, clarified the decision and carried out the destruction of the object. The following year, we were already confident that we were moving in the right direction. The tactics of our actions were also tested during various large-scale exercises of the Belarusian Armed Forces.

- Do not we reveal all the secrets of the special operations forces in this way?

— This is the tactics of any professional unit in the world. And as for the secrets of mastery, believe me, professionals are very reluctant to share them. And we are no exception here. So let's leave the secrets of mastery outside of this interview.

- The BTR-80 armored personnel carriers have replaced the airborne combat vehicles in the mobile brigades. Also to match modern look?

- We proceeded from the fact that our units must be very mobile: move at any time and on any roads. And this allows you to do the BTR-80. They contribute to the successful fulfillment of the tasks before us. "Wheels" in our conditions look preferable. Artillery of special operations forces is also on wheels. Today, we are already considering the BTR-82 armored personnel carrier, which has more firepower, for re-equipment. In particular, 30 mm automatic gun will replace the heavy-caliber 14.5 mm KPVT machine gun.

- Since we touched on the issues of equipping the MTR with modern weapons and military equipment, tell us how seriously it has changed in Lately?

- Tests of the armored vehicle "Fox" have recently been completed. We decided what changes should be made to its design in order for the vehicle to meet our requirements for it: which combat module to install, how to arrange seats, loopholes ... All this was taken into account in the terms of reference submitted to the Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant. First of all, the "Foxes" will go to mobile battalions on cars. This year, the newest ORSIS-T5000M sniper rifles, capable of hitting targets at ranges up to 1,500 meters, were put into service. They have become a good addition to the modern sniper rifles VSK-94, OSV-96, MTs-116M.

The troops received high-precision powerful ammunition with an expansive bullet (338 caliber LAPUA MAGNUM), which pierces all existing armor protection equipment (body armor, helmets of the highest protection classes).

Our military personnel are provided with the most modern means observation and aiming of domestic production: day-night sights DNS-1, night NV / S-18, night monocular NV / M-19, laser designator LAD-21T, collimator sight PK-01VS.

Delivered to the special operations forces and very worthy means of individual armor protection. In particular, the Skat protective helmet, which provides protection against a bullet from a Makarov pistol already at a distance of one meter, the Raven bulletproof vest, capable of protecting against a bullet from an SVD at a distance of ten meters.

Work is underway to ensure and adopt other advanced optical sights, ammunition, small arms, tactical and shooting points, grenade launchers RPG-32 "Hashim".

Our divisions are provided with reliable communication. On the basis of the Bogatyr vehicle, a modern command and staff vehicle was developed (a means of communication for the commander of the MTR and brigade commanders).

Modern models of weapons and military equipment are supplied to the troops and mastered in the course of combat training. The mobility of ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft installations has significantly increased the mobility of the ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft installations, the modernization of this weapon, which is located today along with ammunition on the basis of the Ural-43202 vehicle. In the next two months, we plan to put them in the 38th Guards Separate Mobile Brigade.

The form of clothing and equipment of the military personnel of the special operations forces is being improved.

We have recently received new ATVs that have been tested in the Armed Forces. In the future, they will be adopted. I must say it's very efficient technique when performing tasks in forests, in swampy areas, on rough terrain ... This was also confirmed by the exercises that took place in Tajikistan, Kazakhstan as part of the verification of the collective rapid reaction forces of the CSTO.

- Servicemen of the 103rd Guards Separate Mobile Brigade are constant participants in such exercises. How important are they to us?

- First of all, it is gaining invaluable experience. We have a lot to learn from Russians, Kazakhs, Tajiks. In these exercises, we always learn something new. And, of course, we learn to interact.

Many other teachings are also of great benefit. For example, the joint Belarusian-Chinese anti-terrorist exercises (trainings) "Swift Eagle". Not so long ago, another such exercise (the third in a row) ended on the basis of the 38th Guards Separate Mobile Brigade.

But the closest cooperation has been established with Russian colleagues. Of the latest joint exercises, a battalion-tactical exercise that took place in the 38th brigade, in which a company of the 76th Guards Air Assault Division took part. Our servicemen showed themselves worthy during the humanitarian search and rescue operation at the North Pole, where they had to perform tasks in difficult climatic conditions. Those who distinguished themselves are presented for state awards. Trial north pole withstood both modern uniforms and the equipment of the military personnel of the special operations forces. Many of our novelties were received with interest by the Russians. For example, cargo containers with which our military personnel jumped with a parachute.

- Comrade Major General, what other successes did you remember the jubilee year for?

- In the first half of the year, the command of the special operations forces, as well as units of the 38th and 103rd Guards Separate Mobile Brigades, successfully passed the inspection of the Ministry of Defense. The MTR team distinguished itself at international competitions for the best special forces group, held in Kazakhstan, where it won a prize. Our servicemen won the competition for the best special purpose sniper pair of the Armed Forces, which was attended by representatives from all law enforcement agencies of our country and teams from Russia and Kazakhstan.

The SSO team won the championship of the Armed Forces in army hand-to-hand combat. The next tests for the right to confer the badge "Valor and Mastery" also showed the increased level of training of our servicemen.

Bilateral battalion tactical exercises were interesting. A very useful event was a joint diving training camp held in Ryazan. great attention In the course of it, it was devoted to the study of new diving equipment, which is being supplied today to the Russian Armed Forces.

This year, 11 of our servicemen have mastered the most modern parachute systems"Crossbow". They were trained at the center of special airborne training Russia.

Of course, the participation on May 9 of the military personnel of the 5th separate brigade special purpose at the parade held on Red Square in Moscow. They adequately represented the Belarusian Armed Forces.

Another important event was the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the 334th separate special forces detachment, which took place on the basis of the 5th separate special forces brigade.

It's nice that the successes of the special operations forces do not go unnoticed, including at the highest level. Only in this year Colonel Vladimir Bely and Lieutenant Colonel Nikolai Smekhovich were awarded the Orders "For Service to the Homeland" III degree by the Head of State for exemplary performance of official duties. Last year, these high awards were awarded to Lieutenant Colonel Sergei Sukhovilo and Major Alexei Khuzyakhmetov.

- At all times, service in the "troops blown by all winds" was prestigious. How popular is service in the special operations forces today? Is it in demand among young people?

— We do not experience a shortage of people who want to serve in the special operations forces.

As for the training of officers for our kind of troops, it is carried out at the faculty military intelligence Military Academy of the Republic of Belarus, as well as in the Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School of the Ministry of Defense Russian Federation. Training is conducted in two specialties: "Use of mobile units" and "Use of special forces".

The demand for the profession of an officer of the special operations forces is evidenced by the annual competition for admission to the specialty of the MTR. This year, he made up more than two people per place, and for the specialty "Use of special forces" - more than three people per place.

Service in the special operations forces is really prestigious. We are glad to see in our ranks those who have a craving for romance, a desire to see something new, learn a lot and build character.

CHRONICLE
On August 2, 1930, during an exercise near Voronezh, a group of armed paratroopers was shown dropping out. The landing force consisted of twelve people, who were divided into two groups of six paratroopers. The paratroopers were supposed to drop weapons and ammunition from aircraft on special cargo parachutes.
After a successful landing, groups of paratroopers, armed with rifles, light machine guns and grenades, were ready to perform combat missions.
PERSPECTIVES
The main directions of the construction and development of special operations forces of the Armed Forces:
- development and testing of new ways of performing tasks;
- optimization of the organizational structure of formations and military units in accordance with the tasks being solved, as well as taking into account changes in the forms and methods of military confrontation;
- modernization of existing weapons, military and special equipment and equipping with new models of both domestic and foreign production;
- improving the quality of training of specialists for special operations forces;
- beautification of military camps and the creation of housing and living conditions for servicemen that meet modern requirements.

Interviewed by Alexander MAKAROV

Almost everyone knows that there are special forces in Uruchcha, Maryina Gorka, Minsk, there are Alfa and Almaz groups. However, few people know how these structures differ from each other, who manages them, what is included in their functions.

"Nasha Niva" presented short review the main Belarusian special forces.

Uruchensk Special Forces Brigade
The third separate Red Banner Special Forces Brigade (military unit 3214, Uruchcha) was formed in the 1990s on the basis of the 334th regiment of the 120th division. It is prepared both to disperse street actions and to participate in special operations. This is the shock part of the Internal Troops. Its number is about 1500-2000 people. The unit consists of several subdivisions - special purpose battalions, Special Squad rapid response (SOBR) and support units.
The main tasks of the brigade are the fight against terrorism, actions in the event of emergencies, combat training in case of military danger.
IN Peaceful time brigade soldiers perform security functions public order. Often representatives of the brigade go on assignments outside of Minsk. For example, they guard the "Slavianski Bazaar".
During the street actions of the opposition, the Uruchen brigade is usually kept on a safety net. They are used only in extreme cases, when the PMSN cannot cope with the demonstrators. Pavlichenko's fighters were seen several times during the last presidential elections.
Pavlichenko himself, being the commander of the brigade, repeatedly stated that he was trying to educate the fighters in the "spirit of Orthodoxy." There is a temple on the territory.
Very great importance assigned to combat training, it is several times stricter than in other military units. The program includes acrobatics, hand-to-hand combat, strength training, athletic gymnastics, crosses. Great importance is attached to shooting from different types of weapons, as well as tactical and special training for actions in various situations.
It is worth noting that most of the ordinary fighters are in the brigade for a year or a half. This is a normal term of service in the army.
It was Pavlichenko who figured in the cases of Zakharenko and Gonchar - while those cases were being investigated by the KGB. In 2000, Lukashenka dismissed KGB chairman Matskevich and Prosecutor General Bazhelko, and everything fell into place.

Minsk Special Purpose Police Regiment
The regiment was formed in the autumn of 2005, shortly before the presidential elections. The PMSN was created on the basis of the OMON, and Yuriy Podobed headed it. As Anatoly Kuleshov, then head of the Central Internal Affairs Directorate of the Minsk City Executive Committee (today's Minister of Internal Affairs), explained, the main objective The creation of the regiment was to protect public order during various mass actions.
According to him, the fighters of this unit must be prepared for cataclysms, disasters, natural and man-made accidents. Kuleshov called the third reason that the creation of the regiment would enable other police officers to perform their immediate duties. The officers of the regiment wear black uniforms. It was they who mainly participated in the dispersal of street protests, including on October Square.
The PMSN was created at the personal request of Yuri Podobed, who complained that the number of events that needed protection was constantly growing in the country. The staff has also been increased a lot.
Now Alexander Lukomsky manages PMSN. He graduated from the Leningrad Higher Political School internal troops(1992), the Police Academy (1998), the command and staff faculty of the Military Academy (2002). Prior to that, he headed the capital's police brigade of internal troops (military unit 5448).

Maryina Gorka
Near Minsk, in Maryina Gorka (Pukhovichi district), there is a 5th separate special-purpose brigade. But this is not the Internal Troops. This special forces belongs to the Ministry of Defense.
The formation of the brigade began to take place in 1962.
During Soviet times, the fighters reached a level of training that corresponded to the Vympel detachment of the KGB of the USSR. Fighters from Maryina Gorka took an active part in the Afghan conflict. Two years after the withdrawal from there, the paratroopers from Maryina Gorka again went to war. Almost the entire brigade (805 people) under the command of Colonel Borodach was in Armenia.
On December 31, 1992, former Soviet special forces swore allegiance to Belarus. The main areas of training for today's fighters in the unit are subversive activity and intelligence. Scouts are taught to overcome swamps, water barriers, forests. For this, exercises are often held in the forests. For ten days they are in an unknown area.
Maryina Gorka believes that their unit is the most elite in the country. There is an unofficial competition and confrontation between the special forces from Uruchcha and Maryina Gorka. Both there and there believe that their part is the best.
In 1996 former leader units in Maryina Gorka, Colonel Borodach took the side of the Constitution, against Lukashenka.

"Diamond"
In fact, the Belarusian special forces began with Almaz in the late 1980s. True, at that time this unit had the name "Berkut", and the main purpose was the organization of prison anti-terror detachments. They were also created in other Soviet republics.
Now it is a kind of rapid reaction squad. In 1994, the then head of Berkut and the future Minister of Internal Affairs, Vladimir Naumov, took the initiative to rename the special unit to Almaz. In a memo for fighters, Naumov once wrote: "Always remember that a special forces officer must be clean and hard as a diamond."
In 2002, Alexander Lukashenko personally opened the Almaz base.
In the event of an alarm, the "Almaz man" should arrive at the base within 5-7 minutes. And within 20 minutes, reconnaissance and a combat group are sent to the scene anywhere in the country. After another 20 minutes, the second group leaves.
The functions of the "diamond man" include the fight against terrorist activities, the release of hostages, and the disposal of explosives. Almazovites once detained murder suspects in Minsk Russian journalist Paul Khlebnikov.
"Almazovets" must train at least three times a week. These are not only sports exercises, fighters also go to barriers, manholes, ladders in full gear.
Basically, officers from similar units of the Ministry of Defense, police special forces, the security service of the head of state, and border troops get into Almaz. As a rule, these are people who have served at least five years and have already participated in special operations. Serve in the "Almaz" and women - negotiators and snipers.
It was Almaz employees who on March 2, 2006, beat up presidential candidate Alyaksandr Kazulin. Soldiers of the same detachment detained Mikalai Autukhovich and his supporters this year. It was the former "Almazovites" who were convicted in the case of the disappearance of cameraman Dmitry Zavadsky.
Almaz is headed by Colonel Nikolai Karpenkov. He was still in Berkut, when from 1992 to 1994. He was the commander of the combat group of the unit. In 2003, Karpenkov returned to Almaz as a commander.

"Alpha"
The Alfa group under the State Security Committee of the USSR was created back in 1974. In March 1990, the then chief Chekist of the Union Kryuchkov signed a decree on the additional introduction of the Alpha group with a deployment in Minsk. Among the goals of the creation of the group were the localization and prevention of terrorist and extremist actions, especially dangerous criminal manifestations that threaten the security of the country. Initially, the group also acted on the Baltic countries.
Interestingly, until January 1992, Alfa was directly subordinate to the main department under the President of the USSR. Only then did she enter the structure of the Belarusian KGB. Alpha fighters ensure the physical defense and security of the Belarusian leadership and distinguished foreign guests. The new duties also included the fight against the illegal export of valuable metals, material and historical values outside the country.
When creating Alpha, preference was given to Afghan officers, vedeveshniks, and professional athletes. Now higher education and military service is compulsory for candidates. Also, attention is paid to the ability to endure great psychological and physical exercise. The age of the fighters is 30-35 years.
It is noted that staff turnover at Alpha is very low. It takes four or five years to become a true professional. All this time the fighter is on the second or third roles. One full equipment"Alfa" (body armor, helmet, weapons, ammunition) weighs more than 20 kilograms.
Sergei Naumchik, deputy of the Supreme Council of the 12th convocation from the Belarusian Popular Front, in his memoirs claims that it was Alfa employees who beat up opposition deputies who went on a hunger strike in the oval hall.
For some time there were rumors that the Alpha fighters received military experience in Chechnya, but the group's leadership stubbornly denies this. The head of the Alpha group is Colonel Nikolai Ivinsky.

Border Special Forces
The border guards also have their own special forces. This is the Separate Service of Active Measures, perhaps the most closed and little-known special unit.
OSAM appeared after the collapse Soviet Union, in 1993. The first chief was Gennady Nevyglas.
First of all, the creation of a special unit was explained by the fight against illegal migration. Mostly, citizens from Asian countries to Europe. That was the first task.
Later, new ones appeared - the fight against economic crime and drug trafficking, countering transit terrorism and human trafficking.
Checking the future Osamo resident lasts from a year to two. During this time, with special attention, the service record of the fighter, all relatives and distant relatives. Average age officers 33 years old. On the uniform chevron of the OSAM fighter there are two crossed balls and a wind rose against the background of the contour of the country.
At one time, OSAM was headed by the current chairman of the Border Committee, Igor Rachkovsky. And the eldest sons of Lukashenka, Viktor and Dmitry, served in the special forces.

On March 20, 1992, a government decree "On the Creation of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus" was adopted. On the same day, the parliament of the republic adopted the Law "On the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus", on the basis of which their formation began.
In November 1992, the Supreme Council adopted the Laws "On Defense", "On General military service And military service"," On the status of military personnel.
And on December 6, 1992, at the 10th session of the twelfth convocation, the parliamentarians of the republic adopted the Military Doctrine. Among the CIS states, Belarus was the first to adopt this document.

In accordance with the adopted legislative acts former troops The Belarusian Military District (BVO) were reformed into the Armed Forces of Belarus in two stages.
At the first stage(1992) they were reduced by almost 30,000 people, their operational purpose was determined, and the main guiding documents were developed.
At the second stage(1993-1994) the reduction of the army was basically completed, its structural transformations were carried out, the command and control system was reformed.

The concentration of military units and formations in the republic was the highest on the European continent. One soldier accounted for 43 civilians. (For comparison: in Ukraine - by 98, in Kazakhstan - by 118, in Russia - by 634 people). For a republic with a population of ten million, such exorbitantly large Armed Forces were not needed, the costs of maintaining and equipping them were unacceptable. In addition, their total strength in accordance with the final act of the Helsinki Agreement of July 10, 1992, it should not exceed 100,000 military personnel.
In this regard, in 1992-1996, more than 250 military formations that fell under the jurisdiction of Belarus ceased to exist or were seriously reformed, and the number of military personnel decreased by a factor of three and in 1997 stabilized at around 83,000 people.
At the same time, the arsenal of military equipment and weapons was significantly reduced. This reduction was implemented by the beginning of 1996.

By the same time, the process of structural reform of the army was basically completed: combined arms and tank armies were transformed into army corps, motorized rifle and tank divisions into separate mechanized brigades, and part of them weapons and equipment storage bases, an airborne division and a separate airborne brigade - into the Mobile Forces, consisting of three mobile brigades, aviation divisions and regiments - into air bases.

Since December 2001, the Armed Forces have been transferred to a two-service structure - the Ground Forces and Air Force and air defense forces.

On command ground forces in addition to the tasks of maintaining the required level of combat readiness and combat readiness of subordinate formations and units, the function of directing the preparation and conduct of territorial defense is also entrusted. The city of Bobruisk became the place of deployment of the command of the Ground Forces.

On the basis of the 28th and 65th army corps, the Western and North-Western operational commands were created. By 2005, the total strength of the Armed Forces was 65,000 people (50,000 servicemen and 15,000 civilian personnel).

At present, the recruitment of the Armed Forces by sergeants and soldiers military service carried out mainly on a territorial basis.
Since 1995, in the Belarusian army, in the positions of privates and sergeants, contract service has been practiced.

The problem of training military personnel has been solved in the Belarusian army. Created in 1995 in accordance with the Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus on the basis of the Minsk Higher Engineering Anti-Aircraft Missile and Minsk Higher Military command schools Military Academy trains officers for almost all branches of the Armed Forces and combat arms. The basis of the country's main military university is 10 faculties.
Along with this, Belarusian officers and cadets have the opportunity to receive education in higher military educational institutions of the Russian Federation. Basically, military personnel of scarce specialties, whose training is not conducted in Belarus, are trained there.
To replenish formations and units with specialists and low-level commanders in the Armed Forces, there is a wide network of training units.

In 1995, the Minsk Suvorov military school. This educational institution its original purpose was returned - first of all, children of fallen servicemen, orphans, children from large and low-income families study there. Adolescents who have completed the 5th and 6th grades of secondary school have the right to enter the school.

The difficult international situation at the end of the 20th century required the creation of enough effective system security based on a political, economic and military alliance with the Russian Federation.
Proclaiming a purely defensive character military doctrine, the Republic of Belarus proceeds from the fact that at present none of the states is a potential adversary for it.

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Landing units and formations

In the early 90s of the last century, the military and political leadership of the country faced the difficult problem of preserving the 103rd Guards Airborne Division, the 38th Guards Airborne Assault Brigade and the 5th Separate Special Purpose Brigade, which were part of the Armed Forces of the Republic Belarus, as well as rethinking the tasks that it is expedient for them to perform.
This was dictated by the proclamation by the Republic of Belarus of the Military Doctrine, which is purely defensive in nature.
The reform of the country's Armed Forces, which followed this, did not bypass the airborne units.

In September 1995, on the basis of the 103rd Guards Airborne Division and the 38th Guards Airborne Assault Brigade, mobile forces were formed as part of the 38th, 317th and 350th separate mobile brigades. On the basis of the last two in 2002, a formation was formed, which was given the name 103rd Guards Order of Lenin, Red Banner, Order of Kutuzov II degree, a separate mobile brigade.

The mobile forces were a branch of the Ground Forces, designed to cover the strategic deployment of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus, disrupt special enemy operations and perform other suddenly arising tasks.
The process of comprehending the role of the newly created formations in the system of the Armed Forces has come a long way. Initially, in the mid-90s of the XX century, these formations were planned to be used similarly to combined arms. In the course of the exercises of those years, formations of mobile forces were most often used to conduct defensive and offensive operations, covering certain areas. Their main trumps: swiftness, onslaught and high maneuverability - remained unclaimed.

However, in the same period, the formations of mobile forces began to work out certain tasks of special actions, mainly related to countering illegal armed formations and airborne sabotage forces of the enemy. Special intelligence units worked out the issues of conducting special operations on the territory captured by the enemy. The theory and practice of special actions received further development during the preparation and conduct of complex operational and operational-tactical exercises Neman-2001, Berezina-2002, Clear Sky-2003, Shield of the Fatherland-2004, Shield of the Union- 2006 ", command and staff (tactical-special) exercises with the 38th Guards and 103rd Guards separate mobile brigades, the 5th separate special-purpose brigade.

In early 2004, in connection with the further increase in the role of special operations forces in modern wars, the Directorate of Special Operations Forces of the General Staff of the Armed Forces was created, cardinal changes were made to the organizational and staffing structure of mobile formations and units.

In 2005, during a bilateral command and staff exercise with the troops of the North-Western operational command a fairly large range of combat use of special operations forces was worked out.
result painstaking work was the further reform of mobile connections and their management system. The first step on this path was the reorganization of the command of mobile forces and formations, the direct subordination of mobile brigades to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus and the creation in operational management department of special operations forces.

In order to optimize the management of these formations, manage their combat and mobilization training, organize their construction and development, provide comprehensive support, coordinate actions in the course of performing assigned tasks, plan the activities of special operations forces in August 2007, the command of special operations forces was created in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus .

Currently, the total number of special operations forces is about five thousand people. They are intended to perform reconnaissance, special and organizational tasks both on temporarily captured by the enemy and on their own territory. An equally important task is the fight against terrorism.
IN modern conditions mobile brigades, which form the basis of the special operations forces of the Armed Forces, are considered not as mechanized formations, but as special troops capable of conducting highly maneuverable, stealthy and effective fighting specific (non-traditional) ways. They involve actions by small subunits, combined with active reconnaissance, the effective use of existing weapons, equipment, engineering ammunition, and secrecy of actions.
One of the features of the training of units of special operations forces (SOF) of the Armed Forces is mixed system their staffing - military men of urgent and contract service. This allows us to prepare a trained reserve for understaffing units to wartime states and to replenish units when combat capability is restored.

The training of units of special operations forces today is carried out directly at the training and material base of formations and military units of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces.
By the end of 2010, on the basis of the training ground of the 103rd Guards Separate Mobile Brigade "Losvido", it is planned to create a training center for training special operations forces. This center will ensure the implementation of measures to improve the special training of the SOF of the Armed Forces.
In the Belarusian SOF, when conducting special operations, it is planned to widely use standard armored vehicles and heavy weapons.
That is why mobile formations and military units in Belarus are also called “heavy special forces”.

The composition, structure and strength of individual mobile brigades are practically the same, with the exception of the military equipment of individual mobile battalions.
The 38th Guards Separate Mobile Brigade is armed with BTR-80 armored personnel carriers, and the 103rd Guards Separate Mobile Brigade is armed with combat vehicles landing BMD-1.
IN organizational structure formations and military units of special operations forces provides for almost all issues on which the performance of a combat mission may depend, while the emphasis is placed on mobility (reduction of "convoys"), long-term autonomy of the actions of units and subunits without reducing their combat capability.
In addition, the main units are in a state of readiness and are able to carry out combat missions without understaffing with personnel and equipment in the state of peacetime.

In the training of units of the MTR of the Armed Forces, joint training activities with other troops and military formations of other power structures are widely used. military organization states.
At the same time, in the course of training units of the MTR, the experience of combat use Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and Special Operations Forces foreign countries in modern military conflicts. The content of the training of the military personnel of the SOF of the Armed Forces is as close as possible to the real conditions of modern combat operations. MTR units are constantly in readiness to perform suddenly arising tasks, in close cooperation with other law enforcement agencies and local administrative and executive bodies.
At present, a coherent system of views has developed on the conduct of special operations and the use of special operations forces of the Armed Forces, although theoretical and practical developments in this area of military art continue.

Based on the analysis of trends in the development of the armed forces of foreign states, the experience of conducting military conflicts last decade and conducted exercises, it was determined that the special operations forces of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus are designed to perform various tasks using special methods and methods in order to prevent the escalation or cessation of the armed conflict against the Republic of Belarus by any aggressor and act as one of the main elements of strategic deterrence.

Patch of the Special Special Forces Detachment of the 5th Separate Special Forces Brigade of the Armed Forces of the Republic Belarus

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Joint Belarusian-Chinese tactical 2011 workout

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Patch stripe 5th ObrSpN of the Armed Forces of the Republic Belarus. Model 1994

Belarus
In 1994, for the 5th separate brigade, the commander of the brigade, Colonel Vilchkovsky I. B., developed a sleeve insignia with the image of a wolf against the background of an open parachute. The sleeve insignia lasted from 1994 to 2002.

Patch of the Special Special Forces Detachment of the 5th Separate Special Forces Brigade of the Armed Forces of the Republic Belarus

22nd Special Purpose Company of the Western Operational Command of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus

33rd Guards Separate Special Purpose Detachment of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus

original stripe The 33rd detachment looks exactly like this. Three colors on the field of the shield symbolize 3 elements in which the fighters of the detachment carry out their operational and official activities; blue-sky, green-earth, blue-water.

Reconnaissance Patch of the 38th Guards Separate Vienna Red Banner Mobile Brigade of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus

Special Forces of the Republic of Belarus

5th Separate Special Forces Brigade of the Special Operations Forces MO Republic of Belarus (inscription in Latin: "Leaving into the night").

38th Guards Separate Mobile Brigade of the Special Operations Forces of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Belarus (ceremonial version)

chevron of a special detachment ("officer company") of the 5th Separate Special Forces Brigade of the Special Operations Forces of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Belarus

5th Separate Special Forces Brigade of the Special Operations Forces of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic Belarus, ceremonial version (inscription in Latin: "Leaving into the night").

chevron of the 5th Separate Special Forces Brigade of the Special Operations Forces of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Belarus (inscription in Latin: "Leaving into the night").

chevron of the 103rd Guards Separate Mobile Brigade of the MTR Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus (Vitebsk)

chevron of the 38th Guards Separate Mobile Brigade of the MTR Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus (Brest)

In the center of the sleeve insignia is a "walking fox" against the background of a stylized red arrow. The fox is a cunning and cautious beast, acting secretly, assertively but prudently, small, but dangerous predator- symbolizes the specifics of the actions of special forces intelligence officers. The arrow, as an element of the heraldic sign, is an ancient symbol of intelligence - it symbolizes the ability to penetrate deeply behind enemy lines and the readiness to perform important tasks at the point of impact. In addition, the sign has a constellation Ursa Major and the Polar Star, which symbolize the accuracy in the choice of targets, control and orientation of special intelligence scouts.
In 1989 Minister of Defense of the Republic Belarus allowed a special company of the beaver of the Special Forces to have its own personal sleeve insignia - "Black Fox" and Chest sign. The sleeve insignia with this symbol in the form of a Gothic shield was developed by military personnel of the 5th arr. Forces of the Republic of Belarus.
From 1994 to 2002, the brigade had a sign with the image of a wolf, developed by the former commander of the brigade, Colonel Vilchkovsky I. B. Now the "veteran" sign has played huge role in instilling pride in servicemen for belonging to a unit and unit.

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