137 Airborne Regiment, Ryazan: features, composition and leadership

Among all the branches of the armed forces in the Russian Armed Forces, the command is placing high hopes on the airborne troops, which have already proved their effectiveness in performing various combat missions. During the conflict in Afghanistan, Chechnya and other hot spots, the Ryazan 137th Airborne Regiment particularly distinguished itself.

Ryazan - the capital of the paratroopers

This city can rightly be considered the center of the airborne forces. In Ryazan, there are a number of institutions that are directly related to these troops:

• Higher Command School of the Airborne Forces. V.F. Margelova.
• Museum of the Airborne Forces.
• The monument to the first paratrooper Army General Margelov V.F. (Located on the central square of the city).
• Alley of Heroes of the Airborne Forces.

• 137th Parachute Regiment. Today it is known as the 137th Airborne Regiment.

Ryazan is a city in which large holidays are celebrated simultaneously. It 's City Day, Ilya 's Prophet's Day and Airborne's Day.

When was the 137th Airborne Regiment created?

Ryazan has excellent conditions for training the airborne troops. In 1948, on the basis of the 347th Ryazan Parachute Guards Regiment (PAP), a landing airborne regiment was created. In 1949, he was renamed the Guards 137th PDP.

In 1997, the 137th Airborne Regiment (Ryazan) was awarded the honor of being called the Kuban Cossack Regiment and was awarded the Order of the Red Star. The unit is part of the 106th Red Banner Guards Airborne Division. Its headquarters are stationed in Tula. The military units are located in such cities as Tula, Narofominsk and Ryazan.

Events in Nagorno-Karabakh

137th regiment of the Airborne Forces (Ryazan) was used to destroy bandit groups and establish public order among other units. 1980 was the beginning of a difficult period in the life of the country. In 1988, a movement for reunification with Armenia arose in Nagorno-Karabakh . Azerbaijan was stirred by a series of rallies and demonstrations, which ended in bloody clashes. After the tragic events in Sumgait, general terror and destruction, the previously prosperous industrial city was on the verge of an economic and technological catastrophe. The Soviet leadership decided to enlist the 137th Airborne Regiment (Ryazan) to resolve the conflict. The commander of the unit, Lieutenant-Colonel V. Khatskevich, after the landing of the regiment near the city of Baku, sent troops to carry out the assigned task (neutralization of bandit groups). After the completion of the combat mission, the regiment returned to the city of Ryazan.

Military operations in Grozny

The first and second Chechen campaigns did not ignore the Ryazan regiment. Lieutenant Colonel G. Yurchenko (commander) in November 1994 received an assignment to arrive in Grozny. And on New Year's Eve of 1995 the order to break into the area of the railway station was followed. The 131st motorized rifle brigade was surrounded there. The commanders of the two amphibious companies, Koshelev and Teplinsky, decided to consolidate themselves in the five-story buildings closest to the station. From there, an attack was launched on the militants. The Ryazan regiment became a cover for the Russian armored group, which attacked the bandits from the back of the station. Resistance terrorists did not last long. In January 1995, the regiment of the Airborne Forces launched an assault on the five-story building occupied by militants. Commanded a paratroop squad captain Alexander Borisevich. Since the "spirits" were already ready for an airborne attack, this battle for the 137th Regiment proved to be very difficult. Victory for Russian airborne troops was not easy: seven soldiers were injured.

Who is proud of the regiment?

During the counter-terrorist operation in Chechnya in 1994, the 137th regiment of the Airborne Forces (Ryazan) distinguished itself among the units that fought there. The leadership in the fighting gave an example of courage to their subordinates.

Lieutenant Colonels Svyatoslav Golubyatnikov and Gleb Yurchenko, Major A. Silin, captains Alexander Borisevich and Mikhail Teplinsky became Heroes of Russia. The entire landing battalion, which took part in the "station battle", was presented to the Order of Courage. One of the paratroopers, Igor Potapov, who lost his legs in Chechnya, remained in the army and serves in the peacekeeping contingent in Kosovo, which once again proved his right to such a high award. During the entire period of the existence of this regiment, 700 fighters were awarded with the prizes of the Motherland.

Our days

Today the place of deployment of the landing regiment is military unit No. 41450. The 137th Regiment of the Airborne Troops (Ryazan) is recruited primarily for contract service (80%). Employees undergo mandatory training in the Ryazan command school. Margelova V.F.

Soldiers-conscripts and contract personnel are convinced that of all the landing regiments available on the territory of the Russian Federation, the best is the 137th Airborne Regiment (Ryazan). Its address is October Town, military unit No. 41450.

What do you need to enter the unit?

Contractors must present the following documents upon admission:

• Passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation.
• Autobiography. It is made in an arbitrary form.
• The work book.
• The completed application.
• Characteristics from the last place of work.
• A copy of the birth certificate.
• Diploma of graduation from 9 classes.
• Health certificate.

Those wishing to enter the contract service are given psychological selection, after which each applicant is assigned his category. To enter the airborne division of the logistics department, it's enough to have a category no lower than the 3rd. Holders of the 2nd category are admitted to the combat battalion.

In what conditions are the paratroopers?

Special kubrick-type hostels, designed for 5 people, and not standard barracks, are intended for those who chose the 137th Airborne Regiment (Ryazan) for their service. The soldiers' testimonies indicate good material and living conditions:

• Each unit is equipped with a separate bathroom and shower.
• In the hostel there is a laundry and a dining room.

Servicemen with families can rent accommodation on the territory of the garrison. After the signing of the re-contract, the mortgage-funded system begins to operate for servicemen. Such contractors can get their own housing.

According to Valery Yasenev, an officer supervising the testing of future contractors, young people show an interest in the Airborne as an opportunity to acquire a mortgage on their own housing.

On the territory of the military unit there are:

• House of Culture.
• Museum of the Airborne Forces.
• Gym.
• Training complex VDV. It contains special towers for jumping.
• Library.

For the personnel of the 137th Regiment there are stipulated dismissal. The conscript has the right to leave the territory of the military unit until 20.00, if relatives leave a passport on bail. After taking the oath, leave for military leave is allowed once every two weeks.

Soldiers have the right to receive remittances from relatives on a bank card. The monetary allowance for each soldier is charged once a month.

Control of military personnel

Limited communication on a mobile phone before the oath is a rule that anyone who wishes to enter the 137th Airborne Regiment (Ryazan) should observe. Personnel up to the oath has the right to use the phone only on Sundays, from 20 to 22. Other days soldiers give their phones to the commander on receipt.

Usually, the oath is taken in the morning, on Saturdays. Especially for this event, a scheme is displayed at the checkpoint of the military unit, indicating the location of the tables and lists of recruits. Also here you can get all the necessary phones to get in touch with the management.

After the oath, the phones are kept by contract soldiers. During the periods of field exercises or inspections all communication facilities of the personnel are withdrawn again. Employees of the Commission of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation are checked:

• Private accounts of soldiers in social networks.
• Calls.
• MMS and SMS messages.

Armored vehicles

To perform its combat missions, the regiment uses:

• BMD-4 (amphibious combat vehicle). It is on the arms of the 137th Airborne Regiment since 2006. After conducting demonstrative command post exercises at the training ground in Dubrovichi in August 2006, the combat skills of the personnel of the 137th Regiment were highly appreciated by the Russian Defense Minister.

• 2S25 "Sprut" (self-propelled antitank gun).
• Armored carrier "Shell".

It is believed that the Ryazan school is now experiencing its second birth. On the Day of the Airborne Forces in army tents, wishing to receive consultations on the service under the contract, the youth is lining up in big queues. The people of Ryazan are proud of their military high school and military unit No. 41450. The festive tradition of bathing paratroopers in fountains on the Day of the Airborne Forces returned to the city, which in recent years has been considered a relic of the past.

Today, military service is gaining popularity. Participants and organizers of the Airborne holiday in Ryazan are united by a sense of patriotism and love for their army.