4th Guards Military Base - formation ( formation , military base ) of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the territory of the Republic of South Ossetia .
| 4th Guards Military Base | |
|---|---|
 Emblem of the Armed Forces of Russia. | |
| Years of existence | 2009 - n. at. |
| A country |  Russia |
| Subordination | Ground forces of the Russian Federation |
| Included in | Southern Military District |
| Type of | military base ( brigade ) |
| Dislocation | Tskhinval , Java  South Ossetia ( de facto )  Georgia ( de jure ) |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Guard Colonel Kravtsov Alexander Alexandrovich |
Conditional name - Military unit No. 66431 (military unit 66431). Abbreviated name - 4th wb .
The full actual name is the 4th Guards Vapnyarsko-Berlin Red Banner Order of the Suvorov and Kutuzov Military Base . The 4th military base is an important object of the Russian military and geopolitical presence in the Caucasus, created to help strengthen and protect state independence of the partially recognized Republic of South Ossetia and Russian interests in the Caucasus . The base is located in the city of Tskhinval and the village of Java ( South Ossetia ).
Content
Background
After the Georgian-South Ossetian war of 1991-1992, on the basis of the Dagomys agreement on the principles for the peaceful settlement of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict , a Joint Control Commission (JCC) was created from representatives of four parties - Georgia , South Ossetia , Russia and North Ossetia . From 1993 to 2008, the Joint Peacekeeping Force (consisting of three battalions - Russian, Georgian and Ossetian) was deployed in South Ossetia; an OSCE Observer Mission was deployed in Tskhinval . Before the Georgian-Ossetian war of 2008, Georgian peacekeepers who were part of the Joint Staff of the JPKF left the headquarters [1] , Georgian units left the command of the Joint Peacekeeping Forces. After the Georgian-Ossetian war of 2008, the Joint Peacekeeping Force ceased to exist.
After the recognition of the Republic of South Ossetia by Russia [2] , it was decided to create a permanent Russian military base.
The base is subordinate to the command of the Southern Military District of the Russian Federation . At the moment, of the latest weapons at the base there are a division of the tactical missile system " Tochka-U " [3] and a division of multiple launch rocket systems " Smerch " [4] . The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia believes that Russia has deployed the S-300 air defense missile defense system in South Ossetia, but the Russian Ministry of Defense denies this [5] .
History
The base was formed on February 1, 2009 on the basis of the 693rd Guards and 135th Motor Rifle Regiments of the 19th Motor Rifle Division [6] . On April 7, 2010, the Ministers of Defense of Russia Anatoly Serdyukov and South Ossetia Yuri Tanayev signed an Agreement on a unified Russian military base on the territory of South Ossetia [7] [8] .
In accordance with the Russian-South Ossetian agreement, the united military base included former peacekeeping facilities in Tskhinval , a training ground in Dzartsem , a military camp and an air base in Java were built or will be built in the near future, a military camp (for quartering a radar company) 4 km to the north from Tskhinval , a co-based airfield in the former village of Kurt , a military training ground in Dzartsemi [9] . All objects are supposed to be used jointly by the Armed Forces of Russia and the Armed Forces of South Ossetia , payment of the rental base is not expected. The period of operation of the base is 49 years, with the possibility of automatic renewal for subsequent 15-year periods.
On December 16, 2011, the 4th Guards Military Base was awarded the St. George Banner and Letters of the President of the Russian Federation [10] .
The total number of Russian troops deployed in South Ossetia will be about 4000 people [11] . It has 40 T-72 tanks, 120 BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles , 36 2C3 Akatsiya self-propelled howitzers, 12 2C12 Sled mortars [12] . In 2012, it was planned to form the so-called “Ossetian battalion ” recruited from among the citizens of South Ossetia as part of the base [13] . Military training ground - Dzartz .
Composition
- control;
- 1st motorized rifle battalion;
- 2nd motorized rifle battalion;
- 3rd motorized rifle battalion;
- Special Forces battalion;
- rifle company (snipers);
- tank battalion;
- 1st howitzer self-propelled artillery division;
- 2nd howitzer self-propelled artillery division;
- rocket artillery division;
- anti-tank artillery division;
- anti-aircraft missile and artillery division;
- reconnaissance battalion;
- UAV company;
- engineering and combat engineer battalion;
- RKhBZ company;
- control battalion (communications);
- EW company;
- battery control and artillery intelligence (chief of artillery);
- platoon control and radar reconnaissance (air defense chief);
- platoon of management (head of the intelligence department);
- repair battalion;
- material support battalion;
- curfew company;
- medical company;
- instructor platoon;
- training platoon;
- polygon;
- orchestra.
Commanders
- February 2009 - October 2013 - Guard Major General Alexander Shushukin
- October 2013 - September 2016 - Guard Colonel Polishchuk Mikhail Ivanovich
- September 2016 - present vr. - Guard Colonel Kravtsov Alexander Alexandrovich [14]
See also
- Russian military facilities abroad
Notes
- ↑ South Ossetia: situation is heating up (inaccessible link)
- ↑ On the recognition of independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia
- ↑ Russia has equipped its base in South Ossetia with another missile system
- ↑ Russia placed the Tornado system in South Ossetia
- ↑ Georgian Foreign Ministry: Russia deployed S-300 in South Ossetia
- ↑ Control firing conducted at the 4th Russian military base in South Ossetia
- ↑ Tskhinval: Russian military base is the only guarantor of security in South Ossetia
- ↑ Anatoly Serdyukov, Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation: “Russia assumes full responsibility for protecting South Ossetia”
- ↑ Agreement on a unified Russian military base in South Ossetia ratified
- ↑ St. George Banner awarded to the Russian military base in South Ossetia: Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
- ↑ Bases for 49 years. Federation Council ratifies agreements on military bases in Abkhazia and South Ossetia
- ↑ The Military Balance 2016, p. 201
- ↑ The Ossetian battalion is being formed as part of the 4th Guards military base of the Russian Armed Forces in South Ossetia
- ↑ Meeting with the President of South Ossetia