Russia strengthens the south of the country
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation decided on the need to deploy two additional special forces units in Stavropol and Kislovodsk.The decision was made to strengthen the southern regions of the country.
The official website of the military department reports that the minister instructed the General Staff to think over the issues of structure, equipment, strength and provision of military equipment and weapons for further reports to the president. The location of the new special groups was not chosen by chance. Recall that on January 24, the Minister of Defense visited Stavropol and Kislovodsk and was personally convinced of the readiness of these cities to receive the military. The office housing fund in Stavropol and Kislovodsk is to provide apartment troops with new units. What specific parts will be formed in these cities, the Ministry does not specify. Maybe it will be special-purpose brigades or separate battalions of special forces.
By 2015, the formation of new military units is planned due to the arrival of new military equipment, but the army will remain at the same level. At the moment, the number of the Russian army is about one million people.
Despite the fact that no major military operations are planned to be conducted in the North Caucasus, special forces units are engaged in identifying members of gangster groups and are also involved in the fight against terrorists. When additional special forces are created, the role of military personnel in the performance of such functions will only increase.
Experts are confident that this strengthening of the Southern Military District is connected, first of all, with the increased anti-terrorist activity before the Olympics, which will be held in Sochi in 2014 year. According to Igor Korotchenko, editor-in-chief of the magazine National Defense, the southern direction is currently the most problematic in terms of the military threat to the Russian state. And since the main part of the clashes with a hypothetical adversary will have an antiterrorist character and the battles will be more maneuverable, it is the special forces units that are best suited for strengthening security.
According to the development plan of the Armed Forces for 2011-2015, it is planned not only to equip the army with new models of equipment and weapons, but also to form new divisions and brigades. According to the Prime Minister, such a policy will be carried out, first of all, in the aerospace defense forces, special forces and military aviation. And the appearance in the Southern Military District of new special forces fully supports such a decision.
Recall that the Southern Military District was established in 2010, after the signing of the corresponding decree by President D. Medvedev, in order to protect the southern part of the country. Colonel General Alexander Galkin, who took this position in December 2010, commands the troops of the district. The district included 11 motorized rifle brigades, an airborne assault mountain division, an airborne assault brigade, a brigade and two marine corps battalions, units of the Black Sea fleet and the Caspian Flotilla, three military bases and the fourth command of the Air Force and Air Defense.
As it is known, only for the last year, the anti-terrorist operation regime was introduced in the district of 85. In other places, the figures are somewhat lower: in Dagestan - 66 times, in Ingushetia - 8 times, in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic - 7 times, while in Chechnya - all 4. During the operations, about 300 militants were killed, and over 360 were taken into custody. Law enforcement agencies also suffered significant losses - only those killed lost 143 people, and the number of injured reached almost 400 people.
Vice-Premier A. Khloponin praised the work of law enforcement officers and noted that although the final victory so far could not be achieved, there is already a very solid foundation for this.
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