we will take on this case, it will be an honest detective story.

the hero of our story today is the commander of a tank battalion, ivan dadosov, he managed to carry out a brilliant tactical operation, he was able to force the team to destroy 10 with only three tanks. leave their positions and retreat, thereby winning time for the battle, giving our troops the opportunity to move forward; in february of the twenty-second year, his tank battalion received the task of taking the city in a dangerous place, but ran into serious enemy resistance. on february 23 , the task arrived, at that time i was

commander of a tank battalion, the task was received to break through the enemy’s defenses, our regiment was in the ugandan direction, near the settlement of popasno, at that time it was the largest settlement that was occupied by the enemy, and of course, the liberation of this settlement was very significant in all questions, there was a prepared defense that had been prepared for more than one year, it had been preparing for about 8 years and... there was a so-called buffer zone, which was between our units, there were 5 of them km, these 5 km were sown over these many years with all sorts of rubble, minefields, but the best road that connected us with the enemy was an asphalt road, it was the only unwashed and passable road for any type of equipment, including tanks, and there was no possibility other than this asphalt one. roads

to enter, look, guys, we are moving out of this initial area, we are moving along the route, the enemy’s strong point is previously located here, a decision was made, despite all the tactical laws, and the enemy to take the bob, which, of course, goes against all regulations, because as a rule, this is the most prepared area or breakthrough line that the enemy will expect and... naturally, he will pull more and more forces there, well, in principle , it was decided that it was necessary to advance in pairs, a battalion consisting of thirty vehicles, divided into exactly 15 stalemates, and a real tank battle unfolded over these kilometers. the first obstacle that awaited

was a built checkpoint, let's call it a side post even, in front of which there were dragon teeth, all you already know these are called traders. the tank is such a vehicle, it can be heard from afar, especially the direction from this checkpoint, direct visibility is about 3 km, that is, it was already visible in advance, even while conducting reconnaissance from the air, accompanying these vehicles, we observed, there was absolutely no movement, not a single one was visible there was absolutely no equipment, no guns, sitting in the trenches, somewhere in shelters, it was visible. deceptive silence, the enemy hid, camouflaged himself and prepared for defense, the entry point was well fortified, anti-tank weapons were at the ready,

the ukrainians were waiting for our tanks, they gave us the opportunity to drive in, now standing at the crossroads. the most, let’s say, unexpected thing on the enemy’s side, they closed the possibility of retreat behind the vehicle and began firing at this vehicle with everything possible, they sent anti-tank weapons, grenade launchers , fire began from a tank that was in the enemy’s shelter. our tank fired back and the first, second, immediately, immediately the shooting went into house grenades to give the car the opportunity to go back, the crew did not hesitate to give credit, here is a competent the tank commander's manual, that is, the crew fully came out in their vehicle under their own power,

after they opened fire on them, accordingly the enemy withdrew all of their firing points, a decision was immediately made not as quietly as we wanted, but with complete fire... in a move to make, let's say, a corridor , simply demolish everything that is in its path, including this checkpoint, this is called a tank breakthrough, for which the command was received to make a tank carousel with the remaining fourteen pairs, we have such a concept as a tank carousel, when some vehicles are working, others are already approaching their shift in order to continue and not stop this fire - shooting, shooting... it doesn’t stop for a minute, not giving the enemy a chance to catch their breath, for about 2.5 hours they carried out targeted fire , destroying and exposing all the firing points on this line, then the enemy used everything that he had at that time, opening

fire and artillery, this was all done with the aim of preventing a breakthrough on... here like this, well, i was being fired upon, well, about there is a large kalive machine gun, about here, from the same pocket, a grenade launcher was constantly firing,

although we got there more than once, but we didn’t understand whether there was something immortal there or something, why fire was coming from there all the time , although on our side there was a hit in this pocket. day, it didn’t work out for us, we didn’t understand why the fire didn’t stop, just imagine, 15 pairs are firing in an area up to 500 m along the line, there’s literally a shell landing on every meter, someone else is responding it's shooting from there, well that's it it's just to give credit where credit is due, no matter how strong it is. personally, i had no explanation to myself as to what was happening there, that they didn’t stop shooting from there, it was a shock, of course.

we were also hit, at that time out of thirty vehicles that were in perfect working order, there were about 12 left, 10-12, everything else was unfortunately knocked out for us, we still needed it somewhere. time for recovery, the only thing is that i am of course glad that every single one of the personnel remained intact. the commander, making a decision, proceeds from the fact that he needs to complete the task, while save people, but also not be left without equipment and ammunition. already in the evening, when we gathered, we began to weigh our strongest means, let’s call it that. what to do next? the enemy doesn’t give you the opportunity to pass there, so what? to do

and the decision was made to try to pass through a small forest belt that ran along the road and further abutted, well, let’s say, a small ravine that separated this forest belt from a densely populated forest, that is, where the trees were already thicker, the task was to reach it, as it were, at least on it, which the maps allowed, it will no longer be the front line, but somewhere there will already be a path from the left flank at that moment, it will be easier to approach the enemy, that is, to the flank, than to make a frontal attack, you know , they say, you can’t get into the water twice, we also basically learn from the same tricks and textbooks, that once... the first time it worked, the second time, well, there’s no point in meddling there, there’s an opinion right there, the enemy will

think the same thing, it won’t stop us that we didn’t succeed the first time, so the decision was made that let’s distract, to stretch out the process of the attack as much as possible, with three vehicles, which prepared for this task , to try after all about... where three of our tanks worked almost for a tank company, how unexpected

it was for the enemy that we came out with three vehicles, also for us, and we didn’t understand at that time how many cars there were, this, let’s say, tank duel began, the decision was made correctly that let’s slowly start spinning, that is, play this tank carousel see how much after all, opponents... and now it gave results. this method of combat is often used by russian tank crews. it is similar to the cossack venter, a trap that the cossacks used in the horse lava to mislead the enemy. venter is the same carousel. everyone is spinning around at a frantic pace, whistling, jumping, and then unexpectedly strike, the enemy is confused, does not understand how many enemies there are, loses his head, loses his bearings, and falls into panic. so... ivan dadosov managed to unwind an entire tank company with three tanks using carousels, and this is 10

enemy combat vehicles. you know, it ’s not just that the enemy can’t understand, he doesn’t understand how many vehicles are working, when they’re shooting at you without stopping, again, one car was hit, and i was looking at this from the enemy’s side, the second one came out, the third one, what was it, luck or precise cold calculation. probably all together. the professionalism of the tank battalion commander ivan dodosov helped the unit solve the assigned task and even exceed it. so then they will write in the combat report of that day. it’s all so fast, it all happens with lightning speed, when you’re completely out of the fight, only then the realization begins to come that it really worked out. the so-called bait played its role, it’s just that no one even cared there. before what was happening on the left flank - the enemy in the forest, dexterity, this is

cunning, it’s like a card game, after the battle, when they began to count losses, it turned out that our tankers were all alive, we came out without losses, all three vehicles, then yes, it ’s worth a lot, but after they’ve already punched we went to completely defend this defense on the first street, well, there was no need to motivate the guys anymore, comrade officers, you were faced with a difficult task. it was a difficult battle for all of us, but you coped with it, thank you, this is not the merit of one person, it is the merit of everyone, so everyone who made a small contribution gave one huge result, which was, after all, the enemy’s defense.

did not study, he studied the tactics of application, this knowledge that we give them here allows them to defeat the enemy, over the enemy. today he is an academy student ground forces, this higher educational institution graduates commanders, those who must truly be able to lead,

many of the students at the academy are officers with combat experience, this obliges the students themselves and... mentors to do a lot, there are no ordinary people here, everyone studies here , well , probably 95% who passed the hot spot, i remember how now, when i first came, he is a major, he is a hero with a star, in his group there are all military officers, many there have orders of masculinity, and so on, well, i just had the perception that a hero is something something, you know, with whom you just can’t talk, it shows that the hero is the same as us, you know, ivan is a very open, calm person, reasonable, ivanomsevich and i talked about how... he feels, how he feels like he is the commander of a tank battalion there, ivan alekseevich looked at me like he said, well, i know my crew, i know my tank, i know my neighbors on the right and left, i know what i’m doing, fear the anxiety goes away and you are focused on fulfilling his task, the more he told me some life examples, and

how he acted there, and it’s not clear that the man is a professional, a professional. a high rank and ivan dadosov deserved it, he knows everything about the disadvantages and advantages of his favorite t-72 tank, how to maneuver, how to load, how to repair, how to escape from fire? the tank is absolutely simple, and that’s why it’s my favorite, it’s very easy to repair and maintain, plus it’s easy to control, it’s a control system just like for... gunner operator controls the levers, which is controlled by the driver. a tank is a complex fighting machine, you must love and respect it, then it will not let you down in a critical situation. i always answered like this: there is nothing more terrible than a russian crew sitting in any car, of any brand, but made by us. after ivan

ododosov was awarded the gold medal of the hero of russia, hundreds of fellow countrymen greeted him at the kazan airport. he did not expect this, everyone was there, there were also from the kazan tank and representatives of the presidential apparatus, and the head the area in which i grew up, my relatives, all my brothers, cousins, second cousins, for about an hour and a half we couldn’t leave the airport because they were congratulating the orchestra from the kazan tank, well, this is actually my native school, i didn’t expect it here. why has the military always been and is revered in russia, why do we call them the elite of our fatherland. during ceremonial parades on red square and in soviet times, a special feeling is now evoked by the even, ruler-like formation of ceremonial boxes and marching officers in

gold shoulder straps. these shots were taken on red square 40 years ago. students of military academies march in parade formation, and this is already the 21st century, the parade is on may 9, 2023. in what families did these guys grow up, who raised them, gave them the right instructions and a compass for the path of life, from ivan dodosov - this is his father alexey anatolyevich and mother tatyana nikolaevna, he was short all his life , from kindergarten, we bought him a uniform in the first class, he... wore them, he graduated from school, he was short, he was, well, a real tanker, in school he stood up, well, the girls carried him under their arms,

yes, he still has one girl, well , his classmate marina, they are still friends, all her life she took him by the neck like that and dragged him everywhere around the school, he was very small, but everyone at school loved him, if he sets a goal , he will achieve it, but for him, if he... sat like people sit, for three, for 5 hours, doing homework, he would probably be some kind of scientist, but for 5 minutes, he heard , he saw, he had everything done, and ivan was constantly involved in sports at school, running, skiing, football, and not only because he wanted to grow up, but simply because the desire to win and leadership qualities are cultivated in a person along with his attitude towards everyone around him, towards the world, the decision to enter the... tank was not spontaneous, rather a family, collegial one, well, somehow we discussed it, decided to offer the whole family, he says : okay, let

’s go, there are 400 people eating, they are recruiting 600, well , it’s basic for survival, they give a week for a person to understand, look around there, that is, they drive the drill there, they keep something like that in the heat, it’s hotter than summer, it’s all over , enrolled, graduated from honors, went to serve distribution already. responsibility, platoon commander, you are already responsible for your own, and the equipment and people on you, when in the fourteenth year crimea became ours, and they came from a business trip, he is a young lieutenant, all the officers, majors, colonel, said: “thank you great for raising such a son, young after all, what was he then, they say this is a doctor from god, a teacher from god, and ivan alekseevich he..." apparently a warrior from god, he apparently, it was god who sent him to this land, defend russia, family,

people, no matter who vanya becomes, no matter who he is today, he will always become a younger brother for me, and i always want to protect him, you know, although sometimes, it’s probably stupid on my part, he’s already he can make decisions and make decisions not only for himself, but... values, the answer of the hero’s mother is simple and understandable, and i pray to god all the time and say: “lord, help them, the guys, everyone, they say

, the mother’s prayer goes to mallet, although in our youth we were not taught to god and to everything else, you come to this with time, life forces you, let’s say, when there was a stink there, well, they were afraid of something, i woke up at exactly 2 o’clock, i..." i don’t know why i started praying, and then i found out, that they went into battle or something, well, they weren’t on a walk, they weren’t on vacation, they were fighting every minute, but i felt when vanya was having a hard time, i felt it, well, yes, i have such a dream, you know, so that the north war ends quickly, so that there are no wars like this and so that everyone, everyone... every man, someone’s son, someone’s husband, someone’s father, returns alive to to their families. the dadosov family, and thousands of similar families, russian military personnel, are

the basis. the foundations of our society, where the traditions of family life are preserved, where mother is mother, father is father, son and daughter, brothers and sisters, where everything is simple and clear. what is given by god is not destroyed, it is preserved, this is the strength of spirit and military skill of the tank driver, hero of russia and professional, officer of the russian army, ivan alekseevich dodosov.

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