Air force of Russia will restore and return the historical name of the oldest in Russia aviation regiment, and also equip its 24 su-25SM, told reporters on Thursday air force commander and former commander of the regiment, Lieutenant General Victor Bondaryev.

on Thursday celebrated the 100th anniversary of 899-th guards aviation Orsha regiment named after Dzerzhinsky, disbanded in 2009. The regiment was stationed in the year Buturlinovka Voronezh region. This first regiment commanded by himself Bondarev. At that, the commander explained that today the successor of this oldest regiment is 47th Voronezh aviation Regiment.

" in 2017 here on the airfield Buturlinovka will be deployed 899-th assault aviation Regiment on the su-25SM, " said Bondarev.

Answering the question Last news , how many planes will get restored Regiment, General stated that there will be 24.

The oldest in the Russian Federation aviation Regiment was formed on June 18, 1914. The pilots of the regiment fought in Spain, took part in the Soviet-Finnish war (1940), defended Leningrad and Stalingrad during the second world took part in the liberation of Ukraine, Crimea, Belarus, Lithuania and Poland to reach Berlin. In the modern history of Russia they had participated in the operation to force Georgia to peace in 2008, and similarly in the fighting in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Abkhazia. More than twenty pilots of the regiment, became the Hero of the Soviet Union and hero of Russia.

Su-25 " Grach " (NATO codification: Frogfoot) - armored subsonic aircraft bomber, designed for close air support to troops during the fighting day and night With visual appearance goals, and to destroy points with known coordinates in any weather conditions.

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