Guards 4th military base in Tskhinval isRed Banner Order of Kutuzov and Suvorov Vapnyarsko-Berlin compound belonging to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. This is an extremely important facility for the Russian geopolitical presence in the region, created to strengthen state independence and protect the interests of South Ossetia, as well as to strengthen friendly ties with this partially recognized republic. There is 4 military base in Tskhinval and the village of Java.
When the Georgian-Ossetian war ended in 1992year, the Dagomys agreement was signed on a peaceful settlement of the conflict, and in accordance with this, it became necessary to create a CCM (Joint Control Commission) with representatives of four parties: North and South Ossetia, Russia and Georgia. Until 2008, mixed forces supporting the world, consisting of three battalions - Ossetian, Georgian and Russian, were stationed in this territory, and OSCE observers were stationed in Tskhinval.
Just before the Georgian-Ossetian war of 2008Georgian peacekeepers entering the united headquarters ceased to obey him and left his territory. Since the beginning of the war, the mixed forces could not maintain peace and ceased to exist. After the end of hostilities, Russia recognized the Republic of South Ossetia, and, according to the agreement, a permanent 4 military base was established in Tskhinval.
This connection is subject to the Southern Military DistrictThe Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The 4th military base in Tskhinval was fully formed only in February 2009. It was based on the 693rd and 135th motorized rifle regiments and the 19th motorized rifle division. In 2010, the defense ministers of the two countries signed an agreement according to which the 4th Guards military base absorbed all of Tskhinval’s formerly peacekeeping facilities, as well as the Dzartsem test site, the Java base and the joint airfield in Kurt, military camp for the radar company . Payment of rent was not assumed, since the use of all these objects is shared. The Republic of South Ossetia has agreed to use the base for forty-nine years. It is also planned to automatically prolong for fifteen-year periods, which will follow after the expiration of the first lease term.
In December 2011, military unit 66431 received diplomasPresident of the Russian Federation and the banner of St. George for the excellent service. In terms of the number of Russian troops stationed in Tskhinval, we can talk about four thousand people, armed with forty T-72 tanks, one hundred twenty BMP-2, thirty-six 2SZ Akatsiya (self-propelled howitzers), twelve 2S12 (Sani mortars) . From the latest weapons base there is a division of the missile complex "Tochka-U" and the division of the MLRS "Smerch". The Georgian Foreign Ministry is sure that the S-300 air defense missile system is located at the military base in Tskhinval, but this fact is denied by the Russian Ministry of Defense.
Командирами в/ч 66431 были проверенные боевыми actions of military personnel. This is Major General Alexander V. Shushukin from 2009 to 2013, Colonel Mikhail Ivanovich Poleshchuk from 2013 to 2016, and now Alexander Kravtsov is in command of the military unit.
Since 2009, only the Russian militarycame to serve in Tskhinval. In 2012, South Ossetia added its battalion of peacemakers to them, and now it is this unit that has become the main military force of a partially recognized republic. And today, the 4th military base is one of the main guarantees of the security of these territories, this is its main military-political task.
Thus, Russia not only helps to maintain the independence of the republic, but also protects its strategic interests, since the very fragile peace in the Caucasus is now controlled by the city of Tskhinval.
В составе в/ч 66431 в Цхинвале находятся пять diverse structures. This is primarily a few objects left over from the activities of peacekeeping forces. All of them are in the city of Tskhinval. South Ossetia has provided the territory for a training ground in Dzarzeme, and it is now also included in the structure of the military base. There is also an air base with a military town, which are located in Java, and another separate military camp, recently built, where a radar company is stationed and resides. In addition, there is an airfield, which is used jointly by Russia and South Ossetia. On the map, all these objects, of course, cannot be found. Moreover, even the military base has no own website.
I think it would be in vain waiting for the openingsuch an information resource on the web. Military unit 66431 (Tskhinval) is a strategic connection, hardly ever detailed information about it will appear in public access. All military personnel are required to keep secret data. But the main thing, where there is no military secret, can still be found on the Internet. So, everyone knows that servicemen of military unit 66431 (Tskhinval) are carried not only in this city, but also in Java, at outposts (including in Kanchaveti), roadblocks and tent camps. You can even talk about the placement of units.
South Ossetia on the map takes quite a bitplaces, and even looking at the map, one can understand that these territories are predominantly mountainous. Accordingly, the climate in this area. A lot of snow, sometimes threatening avalanches, the temperature in winter is minus twenty degrees. Nevertheless, in these harsh conditions, a military unit of 66431 South Ossetia allowed it to be staffed accordingly. There are many subdivisions in Tskhinval. First of all - artillery. To her aid RZSO - reactive battery. There, as it should be, EW troops with "jammers" (electronic warfare troops). Also in Tskhinval are a T-72 tank unit, a drone company (UAV), air defense troops and a medical company.
В Джаве палаточный лагерь зенитчиков и rocket engineers, located near Upper Java, as well as several other units. The main thing here, of course, is the training ground, where all the military personnel who are trained by military unit 66431 are trained, and exercises and tests of technology are held there. Artillery radiotelephone operators, communications operators, a motorized rifle division, and engineering and engineer troops are stationed in Java.
It so happened that 4 military base in Tskhinvalreviews only from those already demobilized, and even those are not different. However, the town of Kanchaveti was repeatedly mentioned, where the outpost was located. There are also a sufficient number of units: artillery and jet batteries, mortar batteries, tank units and reconnaissance. In addition, in the town of Gorka is deployed air defense department.
Строительство военного городка было окончено a few years ago, and now the servicemen are not happy with the new barracks. Each room for soldiers is designed for up to eight people, many less. The furniture is comfortable and in full availability. For each there is a bed, a bedside table and a wardrobe, and almost under each bed there is an outlet. Everything is new and modern. There are even boxes with televisions, simulators and sports equipment, but of course - not all.
However, televisions are present in absolutely allhousehold rooms, and also in halls. Very well equipped with domestic rooms. Usually, if there is a standard set of ironing boards, dryers for clothes and shoes, needle threads and other things needed in the household, this is already fine. Here there is even a shoe-making tool and a hairdryer. (Footwear, it must be admitted, almost does not have to be repaired, since every six months a new one is issued.)
Even the bathrooms are modern and equipped with allimaginable amenities. Washbasins are all with mirrors, showers, even equipped with sinks for washing the feet. If a soldier has free time (which is, of course, not very often), it can be carried out with interest, pleasure and benefit in the leisure room. Here, a small library, a guitar, backgammon, even a living corner in the form of an aquarium with fish and a parrot are waiting for the soldier. The dining room is simply huge, there can be a thousand people having dinner at the same time, and civilians provide food for the soldiers - mostly from the local population or from North Ossetia.
The officers eat separately, but for the samemost soldier menu. Which, by the way, is noted in all the reviews - both the servicemen and the parents who visited them - as magnificent, very high-quality and diverse. The design of the dining room is pleasing to the eye. It also has a large aquarium and a TV. Officers and live separately in the cabin for two or three people, although designed rooms for five. The conditions here are even more comfortable - there is more furniture, including chairs, computer desks and bookcases. The kitchen is separate, a bathroom with a bath and a washing machine. The military unit has its own sports complex with simulators, and immediately hand-to-hand combat training is held. Athletes in a military unit of a very high level - in all competitions always in the top three winners. For lovers there is table tennis and billiards. Orthodox believers attend services in the chapel located on the territory of the unit.
На удалённых заставах тоже проживание вполне comfortable. Not so big rooms, but all the furniture is new and complete. The change house is equipped almost according to the same principle, there are even mirrors there. Wash and shower rooms are combined in one, and this is where the local barracks differ from those built in Tskhinval. Meals in the dining room according to the same menu, in the lounge of newspaper files (always fresh), books, TV, soft sofa and chairs. First-aid posts at remote outposts are separate.
Хвалебное слово нужно сказать и о landscaping. There is no dirt, the whole space is covered with prefabricated structures, a circle of bins, benches, greens. The servicemen themselves write in reviews that they even miss, being demobilized, because in civilian life there is much less cleanliness and order, including in the relationship of people to each other. Catering is praised very much - this applies to all units at the outposts and in Tskhinval itself. They also write about the situation at the exercises - there, too, almost always the organization is on top, care is taken of every soldier.
In this military unit, judging by the reviews, normalthe situation doesn’t smell like hazing, on the contrary, mutual assistance is considered the main thing in the service. In Tskhinvali, the military unit is divided into two parts, based on Gorka and at the Base. The missile defense department is Gorka. There are much fewer bosses, but also a little less amenities because of the remoteness from the city. And with the Base, everything is in order - the city is close by, you can take a walk, go shopping (if those that are in the territory of the unit, even better in terms of assortment and prices).
There are no ATMs at all - not in the military unit itself,nor in the city. The closest only in Vladikavkaz. Yes, the soldiers do not have bank cards, there is a different financing system. There is a field office of the Central Bank, in which each recruit receives a personal account, but more than two thousand are not handed out. However, according to the application, money is transferred to any other Russian bank, if the parents take care to send the details to their son. The account at the Central Bank field office is closed before being dismissed from the Armed Forces.
In exercises, military personnel are most often inJava, however, field exercises are held elsewhere. And according to this information, it is necessary to note some disadvantages. This, of course, is the climate. It has already been said that the mountains have a very great influence on weather conditions. In the mountains, everything is much more difficult, almost every step. Troubles can bring not only avalanches. North and South Ossetia is connected by only one road, which is constantly covered with snow, then mudflow, then stones. And if there is a way ahead, and the weather has not set, the difficulties cannot be counted. Sometimes the water supply fails (also for weather reasons), as a result, the appearance of linen lice was noted several times. It was possible to overcome this scourge quickly, since cleanliness is the key to health, and a red-hot iron is the first remedy. This is perhaps the biggest test that military unit 66431 (Tskhinval) experienced in peacetime.
Letters and parcels here must be sent in twodifferent addresses, be sure to indicate the letter of the desired unit. Otherwise, any mail will go as long as you like. It should be noted that resourceful military personnel operate through local residents who willingly provide such services and transmit packages. For letters, the address is: 362006 (this is the index), Alania (Republic of North Ossetia), Vladikavkaz-6, military unit 29202 (be sure to indicate: for military unit 66431), then the name of the soldier and the letter of his unit.
Parcels are sent directly to Tskhinval.The address is: 500200 (this is the main index, but another one is also used - 100001), Republic of South Ossetia, the city of Tskhinval, Hristofor Pliev street, house 47, building 1, then the name of the soldier and the letter of his unit. The difference with the indices is as follows: on the first of them, each mailing is processed automatically, but on the second - manually, which, of course, is longer. Parcels are sent to the outpost at the same address, but in brackets you need to indicate that this, for example, Kanchaveti. All shipments are international, and therefore are issued at the General Post Office with customs duty and a declaration in triplicate. If postal workers deny the existence of such a country, they need to make an argument that an agreement on South Ossetia has been adopted.
By telephone, conscripts mayuse purely on the weekend, it happens that the means of communication from the soldiers are seized. During trips and exercises, of course, military personnel are unavailable. If the jammer is working, communication is not possible. Parents: you do not need a passport to enter South Ossetia. The local population knows the Russian language, they are friendly. You can travel by train to Vladikavkaz or by plane. Next - on the bus, which depart from the bus station as filling. Since these are minibuses, you won’t have to wait long.
