Mikhail Yuryevich Malofeyev (Russian: Михаил Юрьевич Малофеев) (March 25, 1956 – January 18, 2000) was a Russian Major general Deputy Head of the Combat Training of the Leningrad Military District, Head of the Combat Training Department of the 58th Army of the North Caucasus Military District, Deputy Commander of the Group of Federal Forces in the Chechen Republic
Biography
Malofeev was born on May 25, 1956 in Lomonosov, Leningrad Region (now part of Saint Petersburg. He attended and in 1977 graduated from the S. M. Kirov Military Medical Academy then he held the position of platoon commander. Company commander and Battalion Chief of Staff He served in the Soviet Group of Forces in Germany, or WGF, after which he was transferred to the Transcaucasian Military District.
Life In 1980s
In 1989, A. Malofeev graduated from the Frunze Military Academy and was appointed battalion commander in the Arctic. Later he held the positions of Deputy Commander of the Royal Thai Army, Chief of Staff, and Commander of the Royal Thai Army. and Deputy Division Commander
Life in the Battle of Chechen
From 1995 to 1996 he was involved in restoring the constitutional order in the Chechen Republic, since 1999 Major General Malofeev was involved in counterterrorism operations in the North Caucasus, holding the position of deputy commander. Federal Forces Group in the Chechen Republic To carry out this plan, on the morning of January 17, 2000, two attack groups moved to the western outskirts of the factory. Understanding the developing situation The armed groups were desperate to protect themselves. They opened fire with heavy fire from small arms When heavily attacked The attack group stood down and resolutely resisted the attack of the armed group. In this case, three soldiers were injured and one person died. There was a threat of destruction of the attack group and disruption of the combat mission. of the central government group
At this time, Major General M.Y. Malofeev arrived on the northwestern outskirts of Grozny. Its operational group consisted of the artillery chief of the 276th Motorized Rifle Regiment, two signal officers and a trainee captain from the Combined Arms Academy. Considering that after preparing the most powerful fire there was no one left in the building. closest to the terrorist group The general occupied it. But the armed men who had been hiding in the cellar as soon as the fire subsided came out to confront General Malofeev's group. Generals do not run away from battle. But coming boldly and decisively, the general courageously returned fire, covering the retreat of his subordinate, wounded in the head. at the same time The insurgents opened fire with RPG-7 grenades and mortars. And where Malofeev's group was located, the walls collapsed.
The Death Of Major General Malofeev
For a day and a half the troops could not approach the place of Malofeev's death. But when they finally managed to take control of the building while dismantling the rubble together with Major General Malofeev, the body of Sergeant Sharborin, an officer who fought with the general in the last battle, was discovered. January 28, 2000 Malofeev was buried with honors. Military at the Nikolskoye Cemetery
After the honorable death of Malofeev
By order of the President of the Russian Federation of February 9, 2000, for the bravery and bravery shown during the terrorist groups in the North Caucasus region, Major General Mikhail Malofeye F received a posthumous award for the position Hero of the Russian Federation on February 23, 2000 in the Kremlin Palace in Moscow. The "Gold Star" of the Hero of Russia was transferred to Malofeeva, the hero's widow Svetlana, September 23, 2001. At the grave of the Hero of Russia, Major General Malofeev, a monument erected in his honor was unveiled.
See also
References
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External links
- A Top General in Chechnya Is Missing After Battle
- Moscow 'loses' top general in Grozny assault
- Russian soldiers, dogs hunt for missing general