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AUTOBIOGRAPHY Lukashov Nikolai Nikolaevich Hero of the Soviet Union (Decree date: 17.03.1988)

Biography provided by Natalia Plotnikova.

Hero of the Soviet Union Captain Nikolai Lukashov "Red Star" dated March 27, 1988, corr. captain 3rd rank S. Ishchenko.

The sun topped up the last snowdrifts on the Moscow streets, but the cold wind still burned his face. He walked along the Kremlin wall, and passers-by looked at him every now and then. It was clear why: his appearance seemed painfully unusual on a frosty spring day. A dark brown tan, which in July is unattainable for many who have visited Sochi beaches, for example, a white-burned wheaten mustache, a squint of gray unsmiling eyes, giving the face an accentuated stern look. To top it off - a front overcoat and cap. How the curiosity of the oncoming people would have grown when the twenty-eight-year-old captain Nikolai Lukashov would have thrown off his overcoat. And then everyone would have seen the Order of the Red Banner, the Order of the Red Star, the Order "For Service to the Motherland in the Armed Forces of the USSR" 111 degrees and the medal "For Military Merit". A lot for an officer who put on lieutenant's shoulder straps only five and a half years ago! But there are still no major awards on his chest. They will soon be awarded to the Hero of the Soviet Union Nikolai Lukashov - the Gold Star medal and the Order of Lenin. South of Pyanj Events in Afghanistan… Their echoes came to our homes in different ways. To someone with the news that his son left to fulfill his international duty, to someone with a story about the feat of our soldiers and officers in that long-suffering land. A year ago, we had the opportunity to feel with particular acuteness how everything that is happening in Afghanistan is close to us. From the pages of newspapers and television screens, everyone was hit hard by the word “Pyanj”, which looked like a shot. Then in March 1987, a gang of dushmans fired at a Soviet town with that name, crossed the border and attacked our border detachment. Blood spilled. Now I know - spooks tried to organize such an attack more than once. Both before the events in Pyanj and after them... From the presentation to the title of Hero of the Soviet Union to the chief of staff of the unit, Captain N. Lukashov: “He began his service in the border troops in 1977. In 1982 he graduated from the military-political school. Since April 1985, he has been participating in the provision of international assistance to the Republic of Afghanistan. He has proven himself to be a brave, resolute officer.” Lukashov talks about his service in Afghanistan in short sentences. Suddenly he falls silent, looking somewhere up, where among the bare branches birds fuss loudly. And he says in a completely different voice: - Spring ... It's a pity there is no snow.

On a comb in the village. Lukashov N. - far left.

And it immediately becomes clear how much he, a native Siberian, misses the real snow and frost under the Afghan sun. He would now go to his native New Moskovka, which is lost among meter-long snowdrifts in the Omsk region. Together with his father, a collective farm machine operator, to sit in a hotly heated house. Yes, where really ... For a long time he left his parental home for military service as a border guard in Chukotka. Following the brother in the military aviation school. Seeing off his sons, the father deliberately got angry: - And who will grow the bread? Of course, it is necessary to grow bread, this occupation has always been held in high esteem in the Lukashov family. But they valued military affairs no less. Maybe because Nikolai never had a chance to see his grandfathers either on the maternal side or on the paternal side. More than forty years ago, one fell near Moscow, on the other a funeral came from near Stalingrad. Grain growers Lukashovs, no doubt, are hereditary. But so are warriors. How did Nikolai Lukashov become an officer? His Majesty the case. At the outpost where he got to serve, Captain A. Timokhin was the political officer. Soul-man. In those harsh lands, the price of someone you live next to will be recognized quickly and unmistakably. Almost everyone at the outpost dreamed of becoming such an officer as Timokhin. And so Nikolai ended up in a military-political school. I had no doubts about the choice of a place of officer service. He did not know more difficult and more dangerous than Afghanistan. However, his fellow graduates were equally determined. He didn't get to Afghanistan right away.

Lukashov N. in June 1985 Afghanistan

But there is no evil without good. While Lukashov served in his native land, he realized that he was a little mistaken in choosing a military profession. With his character, he would be a commander. So did his superiors. Three years after graduating from college, he was offered a command position - a platoon commander. Those with whom they ate cadet bread together were already trying on a higher rank. But a platoon was offered to Lukashov in Afghanistan. And he agreed without hesitation.

Senior Lieutenant N. Lukashov with his wife Lyudmila. Kerki, 1985

From the presentation to the title of Hero of the Soviet Union to the chief of staff of the unit, Captain N. Lukashov: “Participated in 23 major combat clashes. Over 70 times, with his subordinates, he landed at the enemy's location. Previously, I had to write about the Heroes of the Soviet Union who received awards today. True, they were submariners. Surprisingly, everyone in the conversation emphasized: I was lucky for subordinates and bosses. Exactly the same phrase was uttered by Lukashov. And yet, I think this non-random coincidence can be explained as follows. Only in a strong and close-knit platoon or company, only in a strong crew can a hero grow. Heroes do not suddenly become. Heroes are raised day by day.

In the photo from left to right: two officers of "Alpha", Makhlinovsky S., Lukashov N., Lapushko Yu. Photo from the personal archive of officer "A" Kolomiets A. 1986

Fighters 1 DShZ with native commander. Pyanj, December 1986 The photo was borrowed from the pages of the Odnoklassniki website.

The leader of the gang that settled at that base was called Yermamat. Our soldiers christened him simpler and more familiar to the Russian ear - Yermolai. Defeating the gang in the gorge is difficult. Both Yermolai and our command understood this. However, the day came when it became impossible to postpone the operation to destroy the gang. Scouts reported that rockets were being brought to the base en masse. To our border - about a hundred kilometers. The flight range of such a projectile is about twenty kilometers.

Meeting of veterans of the Kerkinskaya DShMG at the celebration of the Day of the Border Guard in Moscow. The photo was borrowed from the pages of the Odnoklassniki website.

Nikolai Lukashov at a meeting with DShMG veterans in Moscow. Photo from the archive of Besov V.

Lukashov Nikolai Nikolaevich - captain. Born October 12, 1959 in the village of Novomoskovka, Tara district, Omsk region, in a working class family. Russian. Member of the CPSU since 1983. In 1977 he graduated from 10 classes and was drafted into the army. In 1982 he graduated from the Higher Border Military-Political School.

In Afghanistan since 1985.

Participated in 23 major combat clashes. Over 70 times, with his subordinates, he landed at enemy locations.

Chief of Staff of the Moto-Maneuvering Group, Lukashov N.N. took part in the battle to capture and destroy the base camp of the bandits, which posed a great danger. Personally led the advanced units of the group. With bold and decisive actions, he ensured the landing of his unit directly on the battle formations of the rebels. At the same time, he showed heroism, courage and courage. In that battle, the maneuverable group under the command of Lukashov had the following task: to capture the base during the day, prevent the bandits from leaving and take at least part of the weapons with them.

Helicopter pilots, camouflaging behind the folds of the terrain, were able to approach the base at an extremely low altitude. However, as soon as the helicopters approached the landing point, enemy machine guns fired at them. Despite the fact that the course machine gun responded to fire, it was impossible to land troops in such a situation. And then the commander of the pilots, who led the landing, decided to land ... on machine guns. The battle did not last long, although the base was guarded reliably and competently. Enemies simply did not expect such a daring and swift landing from the border guards ...

But when the main part of the gang was destroyed, the surviving spooks took refuge in a cave. They responded to every attack with powerful fire, apparently deciding to take the last battle here. I had to throw grenades at the entrance ...

The result of that battle was the capture of a launcher with 1060 shells for it, not counting a large amount of weapons and ammunition.

For courage and heroism shown in providing international assistance to the Republic of Afghanistan, Captain Lukashov was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union on March 17, 1988.

In 1991, after graduating from the Academy. M.V. Frunze was sent to the administration of the troops of the Far Eastern Border District, and a year later he was appointed deputy head of the department of one of the border detachments. He served in the Republic of Tajikistan.

For health reasons, he was recognized as partially fit for military service, he taught at the Golitsyn Military Institute. In 1995 he was transferred to the reserve. He returned to Omsk, where he worked in the office of the regional governor.

Tragically died in a traffic accident.

He was awarded the Orders of Lenin, the Red Banner, the Red Star, "For Service to the Motherland in the USSR Armed Forces" 3rd degree, and medals.

LUKASHOV

NIKOLAI NIKOLAEVICH

Air Assault Group Chief of Staff, Capt. Born in 1959 in the village of Novomoskovka, Omsk Region, in a working-class family. In 1977 he graduated from GPTU No. 1 of the city of Omsk.

In the same year he was drafted into the Border Troops for military service. At first he was a shooter in Chukotka, after graduating from a sergeant's school, he was also a squad leader at a border outpost there. He entered the Higher Military-Political Border School (Golitsino, Moscow Region), after which he was sent to the Turkmen border detachment as deputy chief of the outpost for political affairs.

In Afghanistan - from 1984 to 1988. He commanded a platoon in the border detachment, then became chief of staff of the airborne assault maneuver group (DShMG) of the Kerkinsky border detachment, since 1987 - officer of the headquarters of the operational group of the Central Asian border district in Afghanistan. Participated in 23 major combat clashes. Over 70 times, with his subordinates, he landed at enemy locations.

Nikolai Lukashov took part in the battle to capture and destroy the base camp of bandits in the region, which was very dangerous. locality Bala Bakan. Personally led the advanced units of the group. With bold and decisive actions, he ensured the landing of his unit directly on the battle formations of the rebels.

In that battle, the maneuverable group under the command of Lukashov had the task of capturing the base during the day, preventing the bandits from leaving and taking at least part of the weapons with them. Helicopter pilots, camouflaging behind the folds of the terrain, were able to approach the base at an extremely low altitude. However, as soon as the helicopters approached the landing point, enemy machine guns began to work. Despite the fact that the course machine gun responded to fire, it was impossible to land troops in such a situation. And then the commander of the helicopter pilots, who led the landing, decided to land ... directly on the machine guns. The battle did not last long, although the base was guarded reliably and competently. Enemies simply did not expect such a daring and swift landing from the border guards. When the main part of the gang was destroyed, the surviving dushmans took refuge in a cave. They responded to every attack with powerful fire, apparently deciding to take the last battle here. I had to throw grenades at the entrance. The result of the battle was the capture of the launcher with 1060 shells to it, not counting the large number of weapons and ammunition.

For the courage and heroism shown during this operation, Captain Nikolai Nikolaevich Lukashov was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal.

In 1991, after graduating from the Military Academy named after M.V. Frunze, N.N. Lukashov was sent to the administration of the troops of the Far Eastern Border District as an officer of the border protection department of the district headquarters, then served as deputy head of the department at the headquarters of the Bikinsky border detachment. In 1992, he was appointed head of the department of a group of Russian border troops in the Republic of Tajikistan, participated in hostilities during civil war, protecting Russian military installations and the border with Afghanistan.

Since 1995, he taught at the Golitsyn Military Institute of the Federal Border Service of Russia. He tragically died on August 17, 1996 in a traffic accident on one of the highways of the Omsk region.

LUKASHOV N.N.		Maidanov N.S.

MAIDANOV

NIKOLAI SAINOVICH

Senior pilot of the helicopter squadron; commander of the transport-combat helicopter regiment. Born in 1956 in the village of Taskuduk, Ural region (now West Kazakhstan region of the Republic of Kazakhstan), in a large family of a worker. Prior to being drafted into the Armed Forces, he worked at a brick factory and an elevator.

In 1974-1976 he served in the ranks of Soviet army. After being transferred to the reserve, in 1976, he entered the Saratov Higher Military Aviation Pilot School, from which he graduated in 1980.

As part of the 40th Army, twice (from September 1984 to December 1985 and from April 1987 to May 1988) he took part in the hostilities in Afghanistan. He was one of the first to use tactics that later saved the lives of many helicopter pilots and soldiers. High in the mountains, the Mi-8 helicopters did not obey the controls well and did not want to take off, even with a small load, like a helicopter. Then the still young pilot Nikolai Maidanov began to accelerate the combat vehicle like an airplane and ... throw it from the mountain peaks into the abyss. A risky maneuver gave a result - in the fall, the propeller spun, the car picked up the necessary speed and often left right from under the noses of spooks, who were already looking forward to victory. Fellow soldiers and those who encountered Nikolai Maidanov knew that if he piloted a helicopter, you can be sure that everyone would return alive.

The senior pilot of the helicopter squadron, Captain Maidanov, performed 1,250 sorties on a Mi-8 helicopter with a flight time of 1,100 hours. He personally took out 85 wounded soldiers and officers from the battlefield, transported up to 1000 paratroopers and 100 tons of cargo. For courage and heroism shown in the performance of military duty, Nikolai Maidanov was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.

In 1992, Nikolai graduated from the Yu.A. Gagarin. He continued to serve in the aviation of the Ground Forces: he commanded a helicopter regiment of the Leningrad Military District. In 1999-2000 he took part in the anti-terrorist operation Russian troops in the Chechen Republic.

On January 29, 2000, the Mi-8 unit, which included the helicopter of the regiment commander N.S. Maidanov, carried out an assault landing on one of the heights in the area of ​​the Argun Gorge and conducted reconnaissance of the area. Suddenly, heavy machine gun fire was opened on them. Despite this, the aces-helicopter pilots, led by Colonel Maidanov, took their helicopters out of the shelling, saved the landing force and helicopters. But a stray bullet pierced the glass of the Mi-8 command cockpit. The wound proved fatal.

By decree of the President of the Russian Federation of March 10, 2000, Nikolai Sainovich Maidanov was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation.

Prepared
Evgeny FIELD