The first assault engineering battalion appeared in the Russian Federation
The head of the Engineering Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant-General Yuri Stavitsky said that the first assault engineering battalion, created on the basis of the 1-th engineering support brigade in Murom, had appeared in the Russian army.
“Today we have assault divisions in the Airborne Forces, and we have formed the same battalion as part of the 1-th engineering and sapper brigade. He is the only one. We are testing, let's see how it will work, ”RIA quotes him. "News".
Stavitsky noted that this idea used the unique experience of the Great Patriotic War, when the 20 assault engineering and sapper special-purpose brigades fought as part of the Engineer Forces.
“Any settlement, any fortified area, which was attacked by our troops, was accompanied by these sappers. They had special body armor, people were selected no older than 30 years, preferably athletes, or physically developed, ”he said.
Their main tasks were to break through the defense and destroy the fortified objects.
“They suffered large losses, but acted effectively. These assault troops were even during the Soviet-Finnish war, ”the general added.
The personnel of the new battalion will be recruited exclusively from contract soldiers. He will report directly to the Chief of the Engineers. The battalion will have two assault companies and a company of heavy specialized equipment.
“For the time being, they will not be involved in the exercises. The battalion is already completed, now it needs to be trained and prepared - this is a new technique. We are now creating a new assault line for them, an educational material base, equipment, ”said Stavitsky.
“Today we have assault divisions in the Airborne Forces, and we have formed the same battalion as part of the 1-th engineering and sapper brigade. He is the only one. We are testing, let's see how it will work, ”RIA quotes him. "News".
Stavitsky noted that this idea used the unique experience of the Great Patriotic War, when the 20 assault engineering and sapper special-purpose brigades fought as part of the Engineer Forces.
“Any settlement, any fortified area, which was attacked by our troops, was accompanied by these sappers. They had special body armor, people were selected no older than 30 years, preferably athletes, or physically developed, ”he said.
Their main tasks were to break through the defense and destroy the fortified objects.
“They suffered large losses, but acted effectively. These assault troops were even during the Soviet-Finnish war, ”the general added.
The personnel of the new battalion will be recruited exclusively from contract soldiers. He will report directly to the Chief of the Engineers. The battalion will have two assault companies and a company of heavy specialized equipment.
“For the time being, they will not be involved in the exercises. The battalion is already completed, now it needs to be trained and prepared - this is a new technique. We are now creating a new assault line for them, an educational material base, equipment, ”said Stavitsky.
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