Photo: Alexander KOTS
We continue to acquaint you with the heroes of the special operation “Z” – participants in the hostilities in the Donbass. Soldiers, sergeants, corporals, and officers who demonstrated their professional experience, character, and completed combat missions. His determination, assertiveness and combat experience in the Ministry of Defense of Russia, in the police units of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, receive the highest marks.
Our heroes thwarted the attacks and prevented the counter-offensive of the nationalists, for which they received state awards. But they do not serve for the sake of praise and awards.
The military is sure that the enemy has no chance of success, because Donbass and Russia are fighting for a just cause.
“The unit consents. Look at the whole thing,” taught Generalissimo Alexander Suvorov, who never lost a single battle. He also warned: “If you like the heat, be capable of the cold.”
FORCE THE NATIONALISTS TO RUN
Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Verikhov
“The battalion under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Verikhov conducted offensive operations in the direction of two settlements in order to free them from Ukrainian nationalists. With heavy enemy artillery and tank fire at the front of the transition line, he organized and subsequently carried out a rout by enemy fire, destroying three infantry fighting vehicles, one errant mortar, one foreign-made all-terrain vehicle and up to 20 enemy troops. Showing courage and courage, despite the threat to life, he advanced to the commanding height, he personally directed and corrected artillery fire. Accurately aiming artillery at enemy targets, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Verikhov limited the actions of the militants, after which, having developed an offensive, he forced the enemy to retreat. Thanks to his courageous and decisive actions, the enemy, having suffered heavy losses, was driven from his positions, which made it possible to occupy new lines and positions.
LEAD ENEMIES INTO A MAZE OF DEATH
Lieutenant Colonel Roman Fokin
“Lieutenant Colonel Roman Fokin, together with the motorized rifle brigade entrusted to him, carried out tasks of defending positions in one of the important areas. Under enemy mortar fire, realizing the importance of creating a layered defense in a given area, he organized engineering and fortification teams for the defense line, excluding the possibility of a sudden and rapid offensive by the enemy forces. militant forces. One day, Ukrainian nationalists tried to break through the defense with the forces of a sabotage and reconnaissance group. Having assessed the situation, Roman, having taken an advantageous position, began to adjust artillery fire. Skillfully directing the defeat of the targets, Lieutenant Colonel Roman Fokin did not allow the enemy to break into the flank of the platoon fortress, inflicting significant damage on the militants and forcing them to retreat.
