Another 24/03/20 “Russian” Berserker: why so called fighter alpha” Viktor Blinov
a Secret group of “alpha” often calls aloud the names of their fighters. But the name of Victor Blinova known to many members of the special forces as a true legend that knows no fear and doubt.
In the squad Victor wore the nickname “Berserker”, which in ancient Germanic Chronicles meant a strong and fierce warrior-Viking. This name fully confirms the indomitable character of a soldier and his professional qualities.
true About their activities for obvious reasons, the pancakes will not spread, so the family and neighbors were convinced that all his life he worked at the plant ZIL. And until 1991, so did his wife. But in reality, he was offered service in the “alpha” during the time of admission to the Institute of the faculty of military interpreter. The special forces of the KGB existed since 1974 and was aimed at countering terrorism. By the way, worked for the KGB censor his stepmother, which began with a 7-year-old boy’s upbringing.
Kabul Ufa
In 1978, the Berserker began his professional career, and a year later was in Afghanistan. Here he distinguished himself in the first task associated with the detention of the head of the Revolutionary Council Hafizullah Amin. The capture of the Palace “Taj Beck,” a group of special forces cost a minimum of casualties during the successful operation to storm the headquarters of the Afghan air force. For carrying out the tasks without a single shot Blinov received the order of the red Star.
Having a great experience the release of the hostages, in 1986 Victor and his group managed to disarm the plane, sat down to refuel in Ufa. The story is this: two terrorists, Nicholas Matsnev and Agardi, captured TU-134 with 81 persons aboard and demanded a flight abroad. In the process of negotiations pancakes with two companions got on Board and 8 seconds was able to neutralize the attackers. One by the time he passed out from the drug and was shot in the leg, and the secondOh was eliminated machine-gun fire.
the Battle in Budennovsk
But the most terrible ordeal, according to the Blinova, was the Budyonnovsk. The events of the summer of 1995, spread all over Russia. An armed gang of Chechen thugs Shamil Basayev seized a hospital, rounded up to more than 1,600 people — doctors, patients, children, residents of the town. Arriving in the brigade “alpha” at the scene, the team was given the task to storm the militants.
From 5 am on 17 July, they stormed the hospital. Berserker slowly moved towards the entrance, when he reached the building, firing on the move. Saved by his bulletproof vest, and that in the confusion, the Chechens managed to throw grenades without pulling the pin. Several hostages managed to save through the Windows of the first floor, to get inside was unsuccessful, since the stormtroopers came across lots of stretch marks and machine gun fire. Nothing remained but to withdraw the detachment, and to recognize the failure of the operation. Until the end of pancakes covered fighters after retiring from the fire of hell one of the last.
in 1999, after 4 years, he finished his service in special forces “alpha”. To escape from the constant stress helped him with sports. But health was not ready to numerous injuries and physical stress. When February 10, 2017 Victor Blinov died, in a body accompanied the entire leadership of operational divisions of the group “alpha”.
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