Biography Vladimir Kovtun

In the years he served in the Soviet Army. After dismissal from the Armed Forces in the year, he entered the reconnaissance faculty of the Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School of the RVVDKU, now the Ryazan Higher Airborne Command Command Twice Red Banner School named after General V. Margelov, who graduated from the year. Sergeyev was able to capture the first of the three Soviet military models of the American portable anti-aircraft missile system of Stinger Stinger, which was supplied to the United States, to the USA, to the Mojahideen.

Then Kovtun, along with other special forces, joined the battle with the Mujahideen. At some point, he decided to run after the enemy, who jumped out of the shelter and rushed along the rocket of the stream, carrying a diplomat in his hands. Being a sports master in shooting, he managed to neutralize him with one shot from the machine gun and pick up the trophies - MANPADS and diplomat, which turned out to be complete documentation for Stinger, from the addresses of American suppliers to detailed instructions for use.

All trophies subsequently showed at a press conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan as an irrefutable proof of US intervention in the country's internal affairs. All the fighters of the group, who managed to capture Stinger, promised to award the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. After the special forces returned to the base, four participants in the operation were called to execute award documents, but no one received the title of the hero.

During participation in military operations in Afghanistan, he received seven bullet wounds. Twice presented to the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. He was awarded 2 orders of the Red Star. Since the year, Colonel V. Kovtun is in stock due to health reasons. After dismissal, he was a co -owner of the Moscow private security company Anti -Criminal. In the year, he became the director of the Aleksandrovskaya poultry farm in the village of Remurevka of the Aleksandrovsky district of the Vladimir region.

In a short time, he managed to raise from the ruins and almost re -rebuild the factory, which in the year produced the first products for sale - chicken eggs. Currently, the poultry farm gives 50 million eggs per year. Justice in relation to V. Kovtun was restored on the day of the flight from the date of withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan ...

by decree of the President of the Russian Federation of February 15 for heroism, courage and courage shown when performing special tasks in conditions associated with a risk of life, Colonel Kovtun Vladimir Pavlovich was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation with the award of a special distinction - Golden Medali Medali.

Star ". Lives in Moscow. He was awarded 2 orders of the Red Star, medals.