Description of the attraction
The monument at the checkpoint of the 76th airborne division of the city of Pskov reminds of the tragically and heroically killed paratroopers of the 6th paratrooper company of the second battalion of the 104th airborne regiment during the war in Chechnya. The author of the monument was an architect from the city of Pskov, Tsarik Anatoly, who decided to take the main symbol of the paratroopers as a basis for the monument - a parachute. At the foot of the monument there is the St. George's Cross, built of granite, with a list of the names of the victims. The height of the monument is twenty meters. 84 candles rush to the top, corresponding to the number of tragically killed children. On the inside of the dome there are exact copies of all the signatures of the dead paratroopers. The wedding of the parachute dome is decorated as the Star of the Hero of Russia.
Since August 2, 1930, the history of the development of the airborne troops is being conducted - the only type of troops in which all the divisions represented are guards. The formation of the Pskov Airborne Division took place in 1939, and already in 1943 it received the respected title of the Guards for honorary military services. For numerous and dangerous military operations it was awarded the honorary name of Chernigov; in addition, the division received the Order of the Red Banner.
On the night of November 30, 1994, a regiment of the 76th Airborne Guards Division flew towards the Caucasus. It was from this moment that the Chechen war began for the Pskov soldiers. During the first Chechen war, the landing division from Pskov lost exactly 121 soldiers. The Russian guys showed true heroism and courage, waging an irreconcilable struggle with the bandits. On the night of March 2, 2000, in the Argun Gorge, a company of Pskov paratroopers held back the onslaught of militants, but could not resist - the company died. At this time, 84 paratroopers were tragically killed, who gave their lives in order not to let the Chechen bandits pass. It was the death of the 6th Airborne Company that became the worst and greatest loss during the second Chechen war. This tragic event is reminded of a stone located at the checkpoint of the 104th paratrooper regiment in Cherekha. The commander-in-chief of the guard battalion, Mark Nikolaevich Evtyukhin, was also killed in the tragic battle; the company was also commanded by Major Sergei Georgievich Molodov, who also died tragically in Chechnya.
In this bloody war, the command set the task: to march on foot and soon occupy the most convenient heights in the Argun gorge. In the process, it was envisaged to secure a certain part of the 6th company at an altitude of 775.0, and also, in the future, using this height as a priority, move forward and try to occupy the remaining heights. The main goal is to prevent bandit formations. Soon the company reached the required height, but the weather prevented the implementation of the plan to the end - a thick fog descended. In the morning, traffic was resumed. Soon, the reconnaissance patrol revealed a group of Chechen fighters in ambush, which began to shoot fire from machine guns. The wounded appeared among the Russian guys. Very soon the opponents managed to create a numerical superiority and took the most advantageous positions. Evtyukhin decided to retreat, which made it possible to carry out the export of the wounded. At this time, Major Molodov was mortally wounded. After this event, the company was forced to repel the onslaught of the Chechen bandits. After a while, the militants pulled up reinforcements. Then the 3rd company made attempts to approach the 6th company, but in this situation they had to withdraw. The militants desperately tried to bring down the Russian paratroopers from the height. Soon a battle broke out between 26 wounded paratroopers and three hundred bandits - the paratroopers held out to the end …
22 soldiers of the 6th company were posthumously awarded the highest award - Hero of the Russian Federation; the rest of the heroes were awarded the Order of Courage. Since 2002, a huge dome has been standing on the Pskov land, which reflects a tribute to the heroes of Russia. City school # 5 was named after the battalion commander - Mark Evtyukhin. One street in the city of Pskov was renamed in honor of the famous and heroic Russian 6th company. In Chechnya, a monument was erected in honor of the Russian paratroopers, this was an occasion to perpetuate the memory of Russian military personnel.
