General Shemyakin, his air career and earthly real estate

During the North Ossetian conflict of 2008, General Shemyakin, in carrying out his official duties, directed the actions of transport aviation. Judging by the results of the military operation, he did it well, there were no problems with the delivery of military cargoes. He was even presented to the Order "For Services to the Fatherland" of the IV degree, but the then commander-in-chief of the Air Force, Zelin, for unknown reasons refused to award.

For a real soldier, this is not a problem, albeit unpleasant. But servicemen serve their native country for rewards, moreover transport planes are not stormtroopers or bombers, they were not hit by enemy fire during the August war, and did not fly over the hostile territory. So, perhaps, so routine work, led by General Shemyakin, did not fall under the definition of deed, although he even had to sit down at the helm of the heavy Il-76.

He was not the first, and if he had to take risks, he would have fulfilled his duty, there is no doubt about it. Participation in combat conflicts is much more tension that bail. And fighting awards.

In 2013, a scandal erupted in connection with the fraud in the distribution of real estate, to which General Valery Shemyakin became a party. The news of forged documents provided by the defendant to the housing commission of the Ministry of Defense for receiving gratuitous material assistance, an apartment and a land plot, spread after the trial of him.

In the face of obvious and proven facts, General Shemyakin chose a rather unusual line of defense. He did not explain his actions, but the accusation in them, in his opinion, was the reason for his disagreement. To whom? First, the leadership of the Defense Ministry in general and the Air Force in particular. Someone liked the place of the deputy commander-in-chief. And secondly, his brave actions were greatly angered by the special services of the defeated enemy, that is, the Georgian.

Situation: Beslan airport, air bridge, sit and take off transport aircraft, General Shemyakin directs the work of the pilots, standing on the concrete. Here, some dark personalities approach him and, with a Caucasian accent (typical spies), they suggest stopping the activity on the transfer of manpower and equipment. What are the actions of the brave defender of the homeland? He detained the insolent? No, in his own words, he offered the officers to change into jackets without shoulder straps and continue to command. Such courage General Yermolov once delicately called shyness. For this manifested resourcefulness of one order is not enough ...

And another episode of pressure was remembered by Valery Shemyakin. The general, upset by his refusal to reward him, takes a mobile phone in his hand, and from there, again, with the same emphasis, unidentified persons gloat over this. Here, they say, as we have vindicated you, you do not see the Order!

According to some representatives of the public who condemn Putin in all possible terms, the sentence to Shemyakin is the same cynical reprisal as the Khodorkovsky case. There is nothing to refute the prosecution's arguments, it remains to hint at "disagreeable with the authorities".

However, it would be strange if the country's leaders liked generals, who aspire to snatch as much material goods from their home country as possible. Such commanders should be objectionable.