Heroes of the first Chechen (6 photos)

Once upon a time Nevzorov took a very strong and scary movie about the war in Chechnya - Purgatory. Many of the heroes of the film were real prototypes. In the continuation of small stories about how it was

Grigorashenko





Igor A. Grigorashenko was born May 12, 1968 in the town of Karakol Kyrgyz SSR.
In 1994, he graduated from the Chelyabinsk Tank School.

In Chechnya - the commander of a tank platoon omsbr 135 (a / h 64 201). In Mozdok he met his classmates who fought, and asked to be transferred to them (74 omsbr in / h 21005). First, it took the operator on a captured tank. Initially, guarded command post Rohlina.1, then became commander of a tank vzvoda.2 in Grozny replaced three tanks, and after they were burned, became pehotintsem3.

Died January 8, 1995 in Grozny. He was struck by shrapnel mines when going down the hatch of the tank.
Lieutenant Grigorashenko buried in the cool. Posthumously awarded the Terek Cossack cross "During the fighting in Chechnya" 1 degree and a silver cross "For the revival of the Orenburg Cossacks." Suvorov



131 omsbr commander Col. Ivan Savin. Died January 2, 1995 in Grozny.

Kostya Piterskiy



Constantine Mosalov from 793rd separate company Spetsnaz.

And about one person in more detail:

Viper







"Colonel Efentev, callsign" Gurza "with their children during the day leads a continuous fight, literally. He has done the impossible, to release the passage to the center and to bring all without losses. After, harried scouts throw the rescue infantry ... every second of detachment was wounded, every third killed.
He became a legend in his lifetime. Thrice was granted the title of Hero of the Russian Federation ... thrice denied "due to lack of feats."

Alexey is married and has three sons and a daughter. Commands of "Don" (Voronezh region). Taking bankrupt farm under his leadership, two years Alexey managed to achieve notable success.

Brief biography:
Alexey Efentev was born in 1963 in Bairam-Ali, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic, in a family of a serviceman. Higher education. Candidate Master of Sports. He is married and has three sons. Lives in the city of Voronezh.
In 1980, after graduating from school, serving in the Caspian Flotilla Soviet Navy.
In 1986, after graduating from the Baku Higher Military Command School, seeking direction to Afghanistan and gets under the command of a group of special forces until 1988 ...
In the 1990-1992. - Chief of Intelligence Regiment, serving in Azerbaijan and Karabakh.
In 1992-1994. - Captain, Chief of Staff of the independent reconnaissance battalion group Russian Armed Forces in Germany.
In 1994, a separate part of the special forces, which he commands, transferred to Voronezh.
In 1996, serving in Chechnya, 793 commanded by a separate company of SPN (a / h 71 602). On account of his dozens of raids in the rear of Dudayev, assault Bamut and surrounded by the blockade in the center of Grozny Coordination Center, where many were rescued by the higher ranks of the Army and the Interior Ministry, as well as a large group of Russian journalists. For this feat in 1996. Alex Efentev was promoted to the rank "Hero of Russia".
In 1999-2000. - Separate battalion commander, is in Kosovo as part of the Russian peacekeeping contingent.
In 2000 - the rank of lieutenant colonel goes to the reserve.
In 2001 - Deputy Director of "Don", and since April 2002 - the general director of "Don". Is chairman of the Voronezh regional public organization "Life". Is a member of the Agrarian Party of Russia.
Awarded with the "Red Star", "courage", "For Military Merit", two medals "For Military Merit" medal "for distinction in military service I degree" and other awards.