A soldier of the Airborne Forces spoke about the performance of combat missions in the Dnieper delta

The commander of the assault company with the call sign Shah was awarded Orders of Courage and medals for Bravery along with his platoon for heroism during a combat mission. On July 23, the fighter told Izvestia about his service in the special military operation zone.

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In November 2023, when the Shah decided to sign a contract with the Ministry of Defense, they said that there were vacancies for officer positions only in the Airborne Forces of the Russian Federation (Airborne Forces).

"And it absolutely coincided with what I myself dreamed of. So I became a platoon commander of UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles. — Ed.) in the Airborne assault company. After arriving in Ulyanovsk, he completed a course of study. My physical fitness has always been at a sufficient level. At one time, he was professionally involved in sports. Therefore, before leaving for a special operation, I learned how to effectively manage the personnel," the officer said.

A couple of months later, he found himself in the Kherson area of the SVO zone.

"There was a slight fear on the way to the unit's location. The unknown was a little scary. By the way, at the time of our arrival at the location of the unit, the anti-aircraft gunners began working on enemy "birds" with tracers. On the one hand, it all looked beautiful, on the other, it caused a tense state," Shah recalls his first hours at the front.

When he got to know his personnel, he and his platoon began classes in tactics, communications, topography, and rifle training. At the training ground, actions were practiced as part of twos and threes and an entire platoon. Such events lasted about half a month. In January 2024, the platoon under his command conducted its first serious sortie.

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