In the Ulyanovsk Airborne Brigade, a new commander was introduced. In the Ulyanovsk Airborne Brigade, a new commander of the 31st separate airborne assault was introduced

SAA continues to attack terrorist positions east of Damascus, Aleppo and Homs . Reports appeared on social networks that the 31st separate guards air assault brigade of the Russian Federation was deployed to Suwayda (southern Syria). These are not the Special Operations Forces (SOF), not units serving the VKS group in Syria (like the marines in Latakia). So far, nothing can be said about the composition of the brigade (what kind of battalions).

Syrian Arab Army (SAA) fired at militant positions near the city of Douma in the Eastern Ghouta of Damascus , freed a research center near the Damascus-Baghdad highway from the FSA; took control of the village of Zuluf and territories along the Syrian-Jordanian border in eastern Damascus; occupied the villages of Tell Fida and Al-Mazraat As-Salisa south of the Al-Jirah air base; fought with IS in the area of the Arak oil field, as well as in the Al-Shumaria mountains northeast of Palmyra, destroyed several vehicles of IS terrorists near the Deir ez-Zor air base; attacked the positions of the radicals in the Dar'a al-Balad area; destroyed three IS military pickup trucks east of Salamiyah; carried out airstrikes on IS positions near the city of Ukeyribat in Hama.

Islamic State (IS): exchanged prisoners with Jaish al-Islam; fought with Tahrir al-Sham near the Yarmouk refugee camp in southern Damascus; bombarded the neighborhoods of Kharabesh, Al-Jura and Al-Kusur in Deir ez-Zor, shelled the city of Salamiyah in the east of Hama.

Syrian Free Army (FSA) fought with the SAA in the area of \u200b\u200bthe city of Al-Hula in the northwest of Homs, destroyed a SAA military vehicle in the Al-Manshiya quarter in the south of Dar'a, and shot down a Syrian Su-24 aircraft in Dar'a.

Jabhat Fath Ash-Sham shelled the quarters of Dar'a, there are casualties among civilians.

Kurds fought with ISIS near the village of Huneyda, east of At-Tabka, captured the villages of Tal Malla and Salkhabiyat al-Sharqiya near Raqqa; lost six soldiers in an ISIS attack in Raqqa.

international coalition carried out airstrikes on strongholds of ISIS terrorists in the area of the settlement of Kudairan to the west of Raqqa.

Damascus Province

05/23/2017 (06:00) - FAN. In the south of Damascus, according to the Syrian Monitoring Center for Human Rights, there was an exchange of prisoners between militants of the Jaish al-Islam group and ISIS terrorists. After that, fighting resumed between ISIS and the Islamists "Tahrir al-Sham" near the Yarmouk refugee camp. This was reported by the Twitter channel (@P_Strickland).

Recall that detachments of the Islamic State and the armed opposition are stationed in the southern suburbs of Damascus. However, according to the Al Masdar News news agency, ISIS terrorists intend to leave the occupied territories and move to areas under the control of the Islamic State.

To the north-east of Damascus in the region of Eastern Ghouta, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) fired at militant positions in the area of the city of Douma, where the Jabhat Fatah Al-Sham group operates, which is not covered by the ceasefire.

In the southeast of Damascus, the SAA continued its offensive against the positions of the Syrian Free Army (FSA). During the offensive of government troops, a research center was liberated, located south of the Zaza intersection on the Damascus-Baghdad highway.

Also, according to AMN, the Syrian army, with the support of allied pro-government units, took control of the village of Zuluf along vast territories along the Syrian-Jordanian border, approaching the At-Tanf checkpoint.

Aleppo Province

05/23/2017 (06:00) - FAN. In the eastern part of the province of Aleppo, a large-scale offensive against strongholds of the Islamic State terrorists continued. Damascus Now reported that government troops occupied the villages of Tell Fida and Al-Mazraat As-Salisa, located south of the Al-Jirah military airbase.

The Syrian army plans to soon liberate the city of Muskana, a key IS outpost in Aleppo. At the moment, the army of Bashar al-Assad is working just 10 km from the city. Muscana has been occupied by IS militants since 2014.

Homs Province

05/23/2017 (06:00) - FAN. The liberated area of Al-Waer in the north-east of Homs, from which militants of the armed opposition were completely evacuated, yesterday began to be cleared of barricades and construction waste left by the Islamists. The radicals left for the city of Jarablus in the north of Aleppo. The capital of the region for the first time since 2011 is under the complete control of government forces.

In the east of the province, the Syrian army continued its large-scale offensive against the fortified areas of IS militants. Over the past day, fighting took place in the area of the Arak oil field, as well as in the Ash-Shumaria mountains northeast of Palmyra. The SAA operated with the support of the special detachments of the 5th Assault Corps, the Tigers, as well as the pro-government Palestinian Liwa Al-Quds detachments.

According to Al Masdar News, the Syrian army is preparing an offensive in the direction of the largest ISIS stronghold in the region, the city of Al-Sukhna, which is located on the way to Deir ez-Zor.

In the north-west of the province, skirmishes were also recorded between the SAR troops and militants of the armed opposition - in the area of \u200b\u200bthe city of Al-Hula. This was reported by the opposition portal Aleppo Media Center. Recall that these territories are in the de-escalation zone, in the area of \u200b\u200bwhich there is a regime without fire, however, the radicals do not stop attacking the positions of the SAA, which force government troops to return fire.

Deir ez-Zor Province

05/23/2017 (06:00) - FAN. During the day, the terrorists of the "Islamic State" continued to shell the quarters of the administrative center of the province. As a result of the attack by IS militants on the Kharabesh district in Deir ez-Zor, one civilian was killed and 13 were injured. This was reported by the portal Damascus Now. Also, during the shelling of the Al-Jura and Al-Kusur neighborhoods by IS militants, according to the Damascus Now news agency, five people, including two children, were injured.

Government troops fired back at strongholds of ISIS radicals near the Deir ez-Zor military air base and in the area of the city cemetery. According to AMN, several ISIS vehicles were destroyed.

Military experts agree that the militants intend to transfer their troops to Deir ez-Zor after the defeat in Mosul and for this they are trying to drive government units out of the provincial capital as quickly as possible.

Dar'a Province

05/23/2017 (06:00) - FAN. Despite the ceasefire regime, clashes between government troops and militants of the “free army” continued near the capital of the region. According to a military source on Twitter (@Step_Agency), militants destroyed a SAA military vehicle in the Al-Manshiya quarter in the south of Dar'a. There were also shelling of the city's districts by the anti-government group Jabhat Fatah Ash-Sham, as a result of which two women and a child were injured. The army of Bashar al-Assad, in turn, fired rockets at the positions of the radicals in the Dar'a al-Balad region.

Opposition sources claimed that the militants managed to shoot down a Syrian Su-24 military aircraft, but the data was not confirmed. The aircraft did suffer wing damage but managed to land, a government source said.

Hama Province

05/23/2017 (06:00) - FAN. In the province of Hama, over the course of yesterday, battles unfolded around the key city of Salamiyah, one of the connecting links of the strategic highway "Road of Life". The terrorists of the "Islamic state" fired at the city from rocket launchers, as a result of the attacks one person was killed, three civilians were injured. Damascus Now later reported that the Syrian Air Force had destroyed three ISIS vehicles east of Salamiyah.

In the eastern part of the province, Syrian warplanes carried out a series of airstrikes on IS positions near the villages of Suha and Rasm al-Awabid near the town of Ukeyribat, the main IS stronghold in Hama. There were no data on losses in the ranks of the radicals.

Opposition sources also reported on the shelling of the Syrian army in the area of the settlements of Al-Latamin and Kafr Zeta in the north of the region. This information has not yet received official confirmation. Recall that the territories in the north of Hama are included in one of the security zones, however, the Islamists, conducting regular provocative shelling of the fortified areas of government troops, are forcing the SAA to strike back.

31st Separate Guards Air Assault Brigade

31st Separate Guards Airborne Assault Order of Kutuzov Brigade (31st Airborne Brigade)- a military formation as part of the Airborne Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The brigade was created as a result of the reformation of the 104th Guards Airborne Division of the Order of Kutuzov in 1998, having received its final name in 2007.

The 31st brigade took part in the fighting on the territory of Chechnya during the Second Chechen War
The combined battalion tactical group of the 31st brigade took part in the armed conflict in South Ossetia in August 2008. The brigade is stationed in the city of Ulyanovsk (the village of Polivno). Since 2005, the brigade has been transferred to a contract recruiting system.

On June 4, 2015, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation decided to recreate the 104th Guards Air Assault Division of the three-regiment structure on the basis of the 31st Airborne Brigade.

IN brigade composition(military unit 73612) includes:
- Management and headquarters of the brigade
- paratrooper battalion
- 2 air assault battalions
- artillery battalion
- combat and logistics support units
- military transport aviation squadron
- engineering sapper company

In the military section of the Global Adventure forum, there is a video, two years ago, in which we are talking about the participation 31st odshbr in the exercises of the collective rapid reaction forces of the CSTO, held in April 2014 on the territory of Belarus. According to legend, the soldiers rebuff the terrorists who decided to carry out a military coup.

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Jabhat Fath Ash-Sham shelled the quarters of Dar'a, there are casualties among civilians.

Kurds fought with ISIS near the village of Huneyda, east of At-Tabka, captured the villages of Tal Malla and Salkhabiyat al-Sharqiya near Raqqa; lost six soldiers in an ISIS attack in Raqqa.

international coalition carried out airstrikes on strongholds of ISIS terrorists in the area of the settlement of Kudairan to the west of Raqqa.

Damascus Province

Aleppo Province

Homs Province

Deir ez-Zor Province

Government troops fired back at strongholds of ISIS radicals near the Deir ez-Zor military air base and in the area of the city cemetery. According to AMN, several ISIS vehicles were destroyed.

Dar'a Province

Hama Province

31st Separate Guards Air Assault Brigade

On June 4, 2015, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation decided to recreate the 104th Guards Air Assault Division of the three-regiment structure on the basis of the 31st Airborne Brigade.

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Mass media of Ulyanovsk, August 1, 2017, on the eve of the Day of the Airborne Forces, the second battalion set of new military equipment and weapons, in total including about 50 BMD airborne combat vehicles -4M and amphibious armored personnel carriers BTR-MDM "Rakushka".

Earlier, on April 28, 2017, the first battalion set of about 50 BMD-4M airborne combat vehicles and BTR-MDM Rakushka armored personnel carriers were handed over to the 31st Guards Separate Air Assault Brigade in Ulyanovsk.

Deliveries of battalion sets of new BMD-4M airborne combat vehicles (including armored personnel carriers BTR-MDM Rakushka) to the Airborne Forces have been carried out since 2016, and since 2017, apparently, two battalion sets per year have been carried out at a planned pace. In 2016, the first two battalion sets of serial BMD-4Ms (including one manufactured in 2015) of the 137th Guards Parachute Regiment of the 106th Guards Airborne Division of the Russian Airborne Forces, stationed in Ryazan. Now in 2017, the 31st Guards Separate Air Assault Brigade in Ulyanovsk received two BMD-4M battalion sets.

In addition, at the beginning of 2017, a BMD-4M company set (ten vehicles) of the 242nd Airborne Training Center in Omsk.

Each battalion kit includes 31 BMD-4Ms, and presumably 16 BTR-MDMs.

Serial production of the BMD-4M ("Object 960M") is carried out by JSC "Volgograd Tractor Plant", and the BTR-MDM ("Object 955") - by JSC "Kurgan Machine-Building Plant" (KMZ). The supply of serial BMD-4M and BTR-MDM is carried out under a long-term contract concluded by the Russian Ministry of Defense in 2014.

The first 17 serial BMD-4M and 12 BTR-MDM were delivered to the Ministry of Defense in the first half of 2015. According to known data, they were received by the Ryazan Higher Airborne Command Order of Suvorov twice Red Banner School named after General of the Army V.F. Margelov. The delivery of the first BMD-4M battalion set was also originally scheduled for 2015, but was eventually postponed for a year due to "the need to refine production documentation", and this first battalion set was handed over to the 137th Guards Airborne Regiment in Ryazan only in September 2016.

BMD-4M and BTR-MDM were officially adopted by the Russian Armed Forces in April 2016.

Transfer of the second battalion set of airborne combat vehicles BMD-4M and armored personnel carriers BTR-MDM "Rakushka" to the 31st Guards Separate Airborne Assault Brigade of the Russian Airborne Forces. Ulyanovsk, 08/01/2017 (c) ulpressa.ru

May 5, 2018 agency "Interfax-AVN", by 2023, in accordance with the plan for the construction of the Airborne Forces (VDV), it is planned to reorganize the 31st separate guards airborne assault brigade into the 104th guards airborne assault division. This information was announced on Saturday by the head of the State Duma Defense Committee, Colonel-General Vladimir Shamanov. He spoke at a solemn rally on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the redeployment of the 104th Guards Airborne Order of Kutuzov, 2nd class, division from the Republic of Azerbaijan to Ulyanovsk and the 20th anniversary of the formation of the successor formation of the 31st Separate Guards Airborne Assault Brigade.

BMD-4M airborne combat vehicles delivered in 2017 from the 31st Guards Separate Airborne Assault Brigade of the Russian Airborne Forces. Ulyanovsk, 08/01/2017 (c) ulpressa.ru

“Today, when the plan for the construction of the Airborne Forces until 2030 has been approved, we should expect that by the 25th anniversary of the brigade in 2023 we will revive again the now 104th Airborne Assault Division, which is planned to be deployed in three cities: Ulyanovsk, Penza and Orenburg," said V. Shamanov.

"We will also revive the 345th legendary regiment, which successfully performed combat missions in Afghanistan. This will be a tribute to the feat and heroism of these wonderful people," the head of the committee added.

He said that recently at a meeting with the President of Russia in St. Petersburg, on behalf of the veteran community, he addressed him with a proposal to give a political assessment of the almost 10-year stay of Soviet troops in Afghanistan in connection with the 30th anniversary of their withdrawal from this country, which will be celebrated in 2019. "The President of Russia agreed with this," V. Shamanov said.

He noted the decisive role of the personnel of the 31st brigade in the fact that in Russian society military personnel began to be called "polite people." "You did this by returning Crimea to its native harbour," the head of the State Duma committee emphasized, addressing the paratroopers standing in the ranks.

"Bow to you, success in combat and political training and faith in the future of Russia," V. Shamanov wished.

From the side of bmpd, we recall that for the first time plans to reorganize the 31st separate Guards Airborne Assault Brigade stationed in Ulyanovsk into the 104th Guards Airborne Assault Division were in the media back in June 2015. At the same time, it was stated that "the reconstituted unit will have three regiments in its combat strength, it is planned to deploy these regiments in Ulyanovsk, Engels and Orenburg."

The 104th Guards Order of Kutuzov Airborne Division was one of the oldest formations of the USSR Airborne Forces and was formed in January 1944 as the 11th Guards Airborne Division. At the end of 1944, it was reorganized into the 104th Guards Rifle Division, which ended hostilities in May 1945 in Czechoslovakia. In April 1946, the division was reorganized into the 104th Guards Airborne Division and deployed in Narva (Estonian SSR). In 1960, the division was redeployed to Kirovabad (Ganja) of the Azerbaijan SSR. In May 1993, the division was withdrawn from Azerbaijan to Ulyanovsk and in 1998 it was reorganized into the 31st Separate Guards Airborne Order of the Kutuzov Brigade (since 2007 - the 31st Separate Guards Airborne Assault Order of the Kutuzov Brigade).

By the time of the collapse of the USSR, the 104th Guards Order of Kutuzov Airborne Division included three airborne regiments - the 328th Guards Airborne Regiment, the 337th Guards Airborne Order of Alexander Nevsky Regiment and the 345th Guards Parachute Regiment. Airborne Vienna Red Banner Order of Suvorov Regiment named after the 70th anniversary of the Lenin Komsomol - the last regiment in the status of a separate one took an active part in the hostilities in Afghanistan in 1979-1989, and after the withdrawal from Afghanistan was in 1989 included in the 104th division.

It should be noted that in 2013-2015, as commander of the Airborne Forces, Colonel-General V. Shamanov repeatedly announced plans to create the 345th Separate Guards Airborne Assault Brigade with the proposed deployment in Voronezh, which was supposed to inherit the traditions and regalia 345 1st Airborne Regiment. However, plans to create a new airborne assault brigade in Voronezh were gradually abandoned, and, as can be understood from the current statements of V. Shamanov, it is now planned to recreate the 345th regiment as part of the 104th division planned for restoration.

Now the Airborne Forces of Russia include two airborne (98th and 106th) and two airborne assault (7th and 76th) divisions and four separate airborne assault brigades (11th, 31 -I, 56th and 83rd), as well as a separate special-purpose brigade (45th).

The 31st Separate Guards Order of Kutuzov Air Assault Brigade, or military unit 73612, is currently transferred to a contract basis and is deployed in Ulyanovsk, Ulyanovsk Region. The unit consists of rear, air assault, airborne battalions, a howitzer artillery battalion and a military transport aviation squadron.

Emblem of the 31st brigade

History

Today's military unit 73612 has its history since the Great Patriotic War, or rather, since 1944, when the 104th Guards Airborne Division was created. The formation took part in the liberation of Hungary.

At the end of World War II, the 104th division was sent to the Transcaucasian Military District, and then participated in the hostilities in Afghanistan and Chechnya. Then its names - "Wild Division" and "Scorpions" became known throughout the former USSR.
After the collapse of the Union, the 104th Airborne Division was redeployed to Ulyanovsk. After the military reform of 1998, the unit was reorganized into the 31st Airborne Brigade.

Obelisk in memory of the fallen paratroopers

Today's history of military unit 73612 is an event that proves the professional skills and appropriate training of the domestic landing force. Thus, the fighters of the unit took part in many exercises, including the forced march on Pristina (summer 1999). In the same 1999, military personnel of the unit took part in peacekeeping operations in Dagestan.
In 2005, military unit 73612 was completely transferred to contract manning.

Awards

Many employees were awarded orders and medals, as well as the title of Hero of Russia.
In 2014, during the Interaction exercise, the paratroopers won first place in the shooting competition.

eyewitness impressions

Today, military unit 73612 is considered one of the best among the airborne troops of the Russian Federation. The location of the division is Ulyanovsk, a city with a fairly developed infrastructure. There are shops and hospitals, parks, libraries, as well as the House of Officers.

Banner of the 31st brigade on the oath of recruits

Soldiers live in a Kubrick-type dormitory for 384 places, the rooms of which are designed for 4 people. The building has a gym, a cozy leisure room, classrooms and showers. In addition to them - a room for cleaning weapons and a dining room. The cooking is currently done by civilians.
Some fighters prefer to rent an apartment in the garrison, and receive surcharges for renting housing depending on the number of family members.
On the territory of military unit 73612 there is an airborne complex, where paratroopers train to jump from military aircraft on special simulators or a parachute tower. The complex has a training center - training sessions are carried out in it and advanced training courses are held in various military specialties.

Museum on the territory of the 31st Airborne Brigade

Combat training for paratroopers is held at a training ground equipped with a shooting range, a firing station, an autodrome and tactical fields.
The training of paratroopers in military unit 73612 includes 10 parachute jumps from aircraft throughout the year. If desired, military personnel can undergo training for 3-6 months at the training center in various military specialties. Since 2013, a five-day work week has been regulated for contract employees of the unit.
As for the placement of military children in schools and kindergartens, eyewitnesses note the quick resolution of these issues with the leadership of educational institutions in Ulyanovsk. Family members of employees of military unit 73612 are employed through the Ulyanovsk Employment Committee of the Department of Employment.

Part of the airborne complex

The selection of candidates for contract service in Ulyanovsk is carried out according to the following criteria:

Availability of basic general education (at least 9 classes);
Availability of a health certificate form A1 or A2.
Suitability based on the results of psychological selection of at least category 3 for logistics units and at least category 2 for combat battalions;
Experience in military service or the presence of a similar civilian specialty for officers. These requirements are not imposed on shooters, snipers, paratroopers.

The applicant's application for a contract military service in military unit 73612 is written at the military registration and enlistment office in Ulyanovsk. Attached are:

Passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation;
A completed application form entering the service under the contract;
Autobiography in free form;
A certified copy of the work book;
Certified copies of education, marriage certificate and birth certificate;
1 photo 3x4 (for women);
1 photo 9X12 (for men);
Characteristics from the last place of work;
Other documents at the request of the command (copy of birth certificate,
extract from the house book, etc.).

Airborne training

Monetary subsidies are paid to contract employees of military unit 73612 twice a month (salary and advance payment). Transfers to employees can be sent in several ways:

Blitz transfer at Sberbank of Russia (passport details of a soldier are required);
Transfer "Golden Crown" in any commercial bank or mobile phone branches (indicate full name and city). The control number of the transfer must be reported to the fighter.
Electronic transfers of payment systems Qiwi or PayPall.
To a bank card.

In one of the cockpits of the ODShBr