Biography Orlov Andrei Borisovich
Orlov, Andrei Borisovich (06/06/1962 – 08/15/1999). Military pilot, Major. Born in the city of Makhachkala. Russian. He studied at the aviation center of Vitebsk DOSAAF, in the Saratov Higher Military Aviation School. Since 1985, he served in various flying positions in the Leningrad Military District. Since 1993 – in the North Caucasus region interior ministry troops. The pilot class 1. Between July 1999 and served as a special assignment of a temporary grouping of forces operating in the North Caucasus region of Russia. August 11, 1999 together with the crew delivers the leadership of the group, next to the helicopter Mi-8 № 114 of Makhachkala 1 Agua. At 15.01 the helicopter, piloted by a crew of commander of the helicopter Major Orlova, AB, and onboard vehicle lieutenant Yurina MV, right pilot Anoschenkova AI, carried off and headed Agwai. The helicopter Chief Aviation Administration Glavkomat Lieutenant General Victor A. Yakunov, Intelligence Chief Lt. Gen. Viktor Kuznetsov, and Deputy Chief of the Inspections Department Russian Interior Ministry Major General Internal Service Viktor V. Rakitin. In addition to them on board were the two officers with special equipment FAPSI and two soldiers accompanying the detachment of special forces "Rosich" – ordinary Alexey Osipov and Andrew Drobin. At 15.43 during the landing approach at the village Botlikh Botlikh district of Dagestan to unload passengers in transit helicopter crew had been subjected to a surprise attack and the gunmen was hit by guided missile. The car caught fire. The captain of the Major Orlov was badly bruised, burned but still tried to give some orders to organize the evacuation of the passengers who managed to help each other, leaving a burning board and leave a safe distance. A few moments later another enemy missile hit the burning of the Mi-8. Helicopter crew and passengers were injured and suffered burns of varying severity and were evacuated to hospitals in Makhachkala. One officer FAPSI wounds died on the spot. The major Orlov AB received burns on both hands, face, area lesions over 50 per cent. The health plight. Located in the burn center of the city of Makhachkala. August 15, 1999, died of his wounds. The title of Hero of the Russian Federation Andrey Orlov was posthumously awarded on Aug. 26, 1999 for their courage and selfless actions displayed during special assignments. He was buried in Rostov-on-Don, where he lived and worked in recent years.