Heaven took the best. How the liner of the Russian Ministry of Defense died. Let's remember them like this: the names and photographs of those killed in a plane crash Biography of the pilots of the crashed Tu 154

RT talked with friends and colleagues of the dead pilots of the crew of the Russian Ministry of Defense aircraft, which crashed on the morning of December 25 near Sochi. According to them, the level of training of the team was so high that she was entrusted with the transportation of family members of the leadership.

The crew of the tragic flight included eight people. It included commander Roman Volkov, his assistant Alexander Rovensky, navigator of the aviation squadron Alexander Petukhov, senior navigator of the ship Andrey Mamonov, onboard engineers Alexander Tregubov and Valery Parikmakherov, senior onboard mechanic Viktor Sushkov and senior air radio operator Alexei Sukhanov. All of them served at the 800th aviation base, located in the southeast of the city of Shchelkovo near Moscow.

The former deputy commander of the 800th air base, reserve colonel Alexander Shalygin, told RT that the crew was regularly checked.

“Traditionally, in the units of the 800th air base, the training of crews for the transportation of passengers is carried out in strict accordance with the governing documents,” said Shalygin. “Before carrying passengers, the crew undergoes serious training to ensure that the inspecting persons are completely confident in the ability of the crew members to carry out their duties in conditions of any complexity.”

“The last time I saw the guys last Monday was with Alexander Petukhov (crew navigator. — RT), Kolosovsky (senior instructor-pilot) and Negrub (deputy commander of an aviation squadron). I went after the vacation, we talked, nothing foreshadowed the tragedy, ”said Shalygin.

crew leader

Major Roman Volkov, who was the commander on the tragic flight, was born in 1981 in the family of a military man in Poland. He studied at a school in the village of Siversky, Leningrad Region. After school, he graduated from the Balashov Higher Military Aviation School, served for some time as an instructor pilot in Balashov, and then was assigned to the 800th air base.

“The crew commander was an open and sociable person, a real professional - he flew over 3,000 hours, which is very decent. He came to work at our air base sometime after 2011,” said the former deputy commander of the air base.

Assistant Commander

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On the right hand of the commander on the flight was his assistant - Captain Alexander Rovensky. He was born in 1983, lived in the military garrison of the village of Sokol, and then entered the Krasnodar Higher Military Aviation School and graduated from it in the direction of transport aviation.

Evgeny Prokazin, a former classmate of the assistant commander, shared his memories of him with RT.

“We studied together until the third year. Alexander did not fly out for training on an L-39 aircraft (the inspector rated it below “good” for the flight), so he went to transport aviation, was transferred a year younger. I stayed in fighter aviation. Alexander graduated from the school in 2006, ”said Prokazin.

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He also said that former classmates had already phoned about the tragedy.

“We are all horrified. We collect money for his family. His wife has a birthday on December 28, Alexander has two children, ”said the pilot.

Alexander's friend Anton Avdienko told RT that the deceased officer was a hereditary military pilot.

“We grew up together in the same yard in the village of Sokol. Our parents were connected with military aviation, his father served in the squadron. He never had enemies, and he himself was a calm and sympathetic person, ”recalls a friend of the deceased.

The former deputy commander of the 800th air base, Alexander Shalygin, explained the role of an assistant during the flight.

“Assistant commander - administrator, chief of staff during the flight. He deals with the registration of passengers, it is always a lot of documentation. The main thing is his organizational skills. During the flight, he is to the right of the commander of the ship, at the helm, ”said the colonel.

Famous squadron navigator

The navigator of the squadron of the crashed plane was Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Petukhov, born in 1967. An experienced officer by the time of the tragedy had flown more than 9,000 hours.

The former deputy commander of the air base Alexander Shalygin met him in 1994. The last time I saw Petukhov was a week before the disaster.

“A lot depends on the navigator in the crew. Alexander went from a simple navigator to a regimental navigator. I caught the first Chechen campaign - then he flew on an An-72 plane, ”said the colonel.

The military recalled that Petukhov was a member of the crew that landed the "uncontrollable" Tu-154 in 2011.

In 2011, a landing video was distributed on the network, which rolled heavily and fell in the air.

Immediately after departure, the aircraft's control systems failed. But the pilots - Alexander Petukhov was among them - were able to land the plane. All crew members were awarded the Order of Courage.

“His child went to the same school as my son. He has a very good family,” said a former colleague.

Chief navigator of the ship

The navigator of the tragic morning flight was Captain Andrey Mamonov. He was born in 1982 in the city of Chernyakhovsk, Kaliningrad region. His father was also a navigator. In 1999, after graduating from school, Mamonov moved to Moscow. His parents and sister lived in his hometown.

Flight mechanic

Senior Sergeant Viktor Sushkov (born 1991) was from Voronezh. His mother, who worked in a synthetic rubber factory, raised him alone. After graduating from school, Sushkov went to study in Moscow. According to media reports, on his last visit to Voronezh, Victor told his friends that he was going to get married.

Onboard engineers

The engineers on board were Senior Lieutenant Valery Parikmakherov (born 1987) and Major Alexander Tregubov (born 1965).

It is known about Valery Parikmakherov that he lived in Fryazino with his wife and two sons - three and five years old.

Communication on board was provided by the senior air radio operator Alexei Sukhanov (born 1985), and the senior on-board mechanic was Viktor Sushkov (born 1991).

Accompanying

In addition, the senior instructor-pilot Lieutenant Colonel Andrei Kolosovsky flew with the crew. The former deputy commander of the air base, Alexander Shalygin, was closely acquainted with him.

“He was the oldest on board, not so long ago he received a distinguished pilot, as well as the Order of Courage. He flew an An-72 - he flew to Syria either to replace the crew or to check it. Earlier, Andrey flew the An-12, he also went through the Chechen campaign on it, ”said Shalygin about a colleague.

Shalygin also spoke about the chief of staff, deputy commander of the aviation squadron, Alexander Negrub.

“I started as an engineer for electronic equipment, then I studied to be a lawyer, and became the chief of staff of the squadron. Any commander dreamed of having such a chief of staff! He was on board as a passenger," the colonel said.

In his words, Negrub was "a sociable and very sociable person."

The former deputy commander of the air base also said that the families of the pilots can receive several types of compensation. About 4-5 million rubles from the insurance company, as well as funds from the Ministry of Defense and, possibly, municipalities.

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Equipment failure

The current fighter pilot Yevgeny Prokazin, a former classmate of the tragically deceased assistant commander Alexander Rovensky, told RT that he did not believe in the crew's mistake.

“I don’t consider the version of piloting error, since the crew of eight people could not miss the slightest deviation,” the pilot expressed his point of view.

At the same time, he explained that an automation error could have led to the tragedy: although the TU-154 is not a new aircraft, automation plays a role in controlling the ship.

“They had a height of approximately 500 m. They had a planned turn on a course to Syria. Turn to the right, if the reverser of the right engine worked, then the right wing will have a huge resistance, which will lead to a vigorous lowering of the nose of the aircraft. Considering that the forward speed of the aircraft by that time was about 350-400 km / h, it reached the water surface quite quickly, ”said the pilot.

Another alleged cause of the disaster, the pilot called the deviation of the stabilizers by automatics, as in the Rostov tragedy - the rudders could be deflected by automatics into a dive.

“In any case, there are unequivocal actions of the aircraft commander, and the first is a report. Since it was not there, it means that this is not a bad fuel, since in this case the engines would fail one by one, ”the pilot shared his opinion.

In the Krasnodar Territory, a military aircraft that flew to Syria and crashed into the Black Sea was lost from radar.

According to TASS, today, December 25, at about 5:20 am (Moscow time), a Tu-154 military aircraft flew from Sochi to Latakia (a port city in Syria). It flew the musicians of the Song and Dance Ensemble. Aleksandrov, the military and, according to Interfax, 9 federal media journalists. "Musicians of the Alexandrov Ensemble were supposed to perform at the Khmeimim airfield with a New Year's concert program," the Russian Defense Ministry told TASS.

A few minutes after takeoff, the ship disappeared from radar screens. The situation was reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. Half an hour later, search services found the remains of the landing gear and an oil slick (presumably the place where the plane crashed) in the Black Sea, 1.5 km from the coast of Sochi. Rescuers were on the scene. There is no information about the dead.

[Updated] As of 11:00 Moscow time, no survivors or life rafts were found. According to TASS, on board the plane were journalists from Channel One and the Zvezda TV channel, Anton Gubankov, head of the Department of Culture of the Ministry of Defense, Valery Khalilov, head of the Alexandrov Ensemble, and human rights activist Elizaveta Glinka, known as Dr. Lisa. Rescuers found the bodies of several passengers. The search continues. There were 92 people on board. “The area of the Tu-154 plane crash has been determined. There are no survivors,” the Russian Defense Ministry said. The list of crew members and passengers was published on the ministry's website. There is also a hotline telephone number: 8-800-100-18-86.

According to information on the Kremlin website, President Vladimir Putin declared December 26 a day of mourning throughout the country due to a plane crash in the Krasnodar Territory.

List of passengers of the Tu-154 aircraft that crashed near Sochi:

Crew:

Major Volkov R.V.

captain Rovno A.S.

Lieutenant Colonel Petukhov A.N.

captain Mamonov A.V.

Art. Lieutenant Hairdressers V.N.

major Tregubov V.A.

Art. lieutenant Sushkov B.C.

Art. lieutenant Sukhanov A.O.

Passengers:

Military personnel:

lieutenant general, conductor Khalilov V.M.

Colonel Khasanov A.B.

Colonel Vaganov A.I.

Colonel Ivanov A.Yu.

lieutenant colonel Kolosovsky A.V.

major Dolinsky A.I.

Colonel Negrub A.N.

captain Abrosimov S.S.

civil servants:

Gubankov A.N.

Badrutdinova O.T.

International public organization "Fair Aid":

Glinka E.P.

Mass media:

Runkov D.A.

Denisov V.V.

Soydov A.A.

Luzhetsky M.V.

Obukhov P.K.

Pestov O.M.

Rzhevsky V.V.

Suranov A.A.

Tolstov E.V.

FBGU "Ensemble named after Alexandrov":

Sonnikov A.V.

Guzhova L.A.

Ivashko A.N.

Brodsky V.A.

Bulochnikov E.V.

Golikov V.V.

Osipov G.L.

Sanin V.V.

Mayorov K.V.

Buryachenko B.B.

Bobovnikov D.V.

Bazdyrev A.K.

Belonozhko D.M.

Beschasinov D.A.

Vasin M.A.

Georgiyan A.T.

Davidenko K.A.

Deniskin S.I.

Zhuravlev P.V.

Zakirov P.P.

Ivanov M.A.

On the day of national mourning for the victims of the air crash on December 25, we collected photos of the victims and information about them. Let's remember them like this. And let's pray for them.

The crew of the Tu-154 85572

1. Major Volkov Roman

The commander of the crashed Tu-154. Pilot First Class. He grew up in the Leningrad region, the son of a military pilot. At the time of the crash, he had flown over 3,000 hours. Roman Volkov is survived by his wife and two small children.

2. Captain Rovno Alexander

The co-pilot of the crashed plane. On December 26, he was supposed to play Santa Claus at a matinee in kindergarten with his daughters.

3. Lieutenant Colonel Yuriy Petukhov

Navigator. In 2011, he was awarded for landing the Tu-154 of the Ministry of Defense, whose control system failed. After the appearance of the video of that landing in social networks, Internet users nicknamed him “the dancing Tu-154”.

4. Captain Mamonov Andrey

Senior navigator. A native of the Kaliningrad region. 34 years.

5. Senior Lieutenant Parikmakherov Valery

Flight engineer. 29 years. Originally from the Krasnoyarsk Territory, he moved to Moscow after graduating from an aviation engineering school in Irkutsk. He left behind a wife and two young sons in Moscow.

6. Major Tregubov Andrey

Onboard engineer for aviation equipment.

7. Senior Lieutenant Viktor Sushkov

Senior onboard mechanic. This is not the first time he flew to Syria. A native of the Voronezh region. After the army he worked in the internal organs. About a year ago I switched to aviation. The flight engineer had plans for a wedding and children.

8. Senior Lieutenant Sukhanov Alexey

Senior air radio operator - on-board translator. 31 year.

Passengers

Military personnel:

1. Lieutenant General Khalilov Valery

The head of the ensemble is the artistic director of the Academic Song and Dance Ensemble of the Russian Army named after A.V. Aleksandrov, People's Artist of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General.

Born in the family of a military conductor. He began studying music at the age of four. He graduated from the Moscow Military Music School (now the Moscow Military Music School) and the Military Conducting Faculty at the Moscow State Conservatory named after P.I. Tchaikovsky. Upon graduation, he was appointed military conductor of the orchestra of the Pushkin Higher Military Command School of Air Defense Radio Electronics.

After the orchestra conducted by Valery Khalilov took 1st place in the competition of military orchestras of the Leningrad Military District (1980), he became a teacher at the conducting department of the Military Conducting Faculty at the Moscow State Conservatory named after P.I. Tchaikovsky.

In 1984, Valery Khalilov was transferred to the management body of the military orchestra service of the USSR Ministry of Defense, where he served as an officer of the military orchestra service, senior officer and deputy head of the military orchestra service.

From 2002 to 2016 Valery Khalilov - Head of the Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation - Chief Military Conductor.

In April 2016, by order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Valery Khalilov was appointed to the position of Head of the Alexandrov Ensemble.

Valery Khalilov is the musical director of such international military music festivals as Spasskaya Tower (Moscow), Amur Waves (Khabarovsk), March of the Century (Tambov) and the International Military Music Festival in Yuzhno -Sakhalinsk.

Valery Khalilov is a member of the Union of Composers of Russia.

2. Colonel Khasanov Amir

Colonel Amir Khasanov served in Transbaikalia, his family lived in Moscow, but he grew up in Bashkiria. Relatives decided to bury the colonel in his small homeland.

3. Colonel Vaganov Alexander

46 years old. Employee of the personnel department of the Eastern Military District.

4. Colonel Ivanov Andrey

5. Lieutenant Colonel Andrei Kolosovsky

Andrey Kolosovsky

55 years. The day before the flight, he received the title of "Honored Military Pilot" from the hands of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and in the fall - the Combat Commonwealth medal from the Syrian Ministry of Defense.

6. Major Dolinsky Alexander

43 years. Deputy Chief of the Aviation Service of the Aviation Squadron

7. Colonel Negrub Alexander

A native of the city of Volzhsky, Volgograd Region, chief of staff - deputy commander of an aviation squadron. In the suburbs, Alexander left a wife and a small child.

8. Captain Abrosimov Sergey

26 years. Employee of the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Russian Ministry of Defense.

Federal government civil servants:

1. Gubankov Anton

Director of the Department of Culture of the Ministry of Defense.

He came to the Ministry of Defense in 2013, joining the team of Sergei Shoigu. Behind Anton Nikolayevich is a vast experience in journalism. He started back in 1985 as a correspondent for the Leningrad University newspaper. In the late 1980s, he worked in Syria for three years, then became a commentator and host of Radio Russia programs on RTR.

In 1993, Gubankov headed the information service of the GTRK Radio Channel 5, then he was the head of the Vesti-Petersburg program.

In 2008, Gubankov became chairman of the Committee for Culture of the Government of St. Petersburg.

Arriving at the Ministry of Defense, Anton Nikolaevich began to use non-standard methods of work. In July 2013, he sang a rap about serving in the army, the video of which was recorded with the aim of "increasing the authority of the Russian army and the prestige of military service" and published on YouTube. The author of the text was Gubankov himself, the idea to record the song was born to him at the collegium of the Ministry of Defense, dedicated to the prestige of military service. Gubankov said that every patriotic employee of the department should not only serve honestly, but also bring “a good dose of creativity and creativity” to the common cause, and argued that “ladies are thrilled by a soldier’s look” and that the army needs a soldier with “Batman inside and Rambo outside.

2. Badrutdinova Oksana

Oksana Badrutdinova

Assistant to Anton Gubankov. She passed away the day after her birthday. On December 24, she turned 34 years old. The last photo on her page - with thanks for the congratulations - was taken late the night before at the Chkalovsky airfield, from where the crashed plane initially took off.

International public organization "Fair Aid"

1. Glinka Elizabeth

Executive Director of the Fair Aid Foundation, member of the Council under the President of the Russian Federation for the development of civil society and human rights.

Dr. Liza stood at the origins of palliative care in Russia and the post-Soviet space, she worked in the First Moscow Hospice, and became the founder of the first hospice in Kyiv.

In 2010, Elizaveta Glinka collected financial assistance on her own behalf in favor of victims of forest fires. In 2012, Glinka and her foundation organized a collection of things for flood victims in Krymsk. Since the beginning of the conflict in the Donbass, Dr. Liza has traveled there many times, bringing medicines and taking wounded children to Russia for treatment.

Since 2015, Elizaveta Glinka has been working in Syria, delivering and distributing medicines, and organizing medical care for the civilian population.

Mass media

First channel:

1. Runkov Dmitry

Correspondent of Channel One. Originally from Arkhangelsk. After graduating from the university, he worked as a correspondent for Vesti Pomorie, after which he moved to St. Petersburg, and a year ago he came to Channel One.

2. Denisov Vadim

Operator of the First Channel. I have been to Syria before. During the fighting in Aleppo, he survived, despite the fact that the only road to the city was blocked by militants.

3. Soydov Alexander

Channel One Sound Engineer.

NTV channel:

4. Luzhetsky Mikhail

Correspondent-producer of the NTV channel. Born and raised in Morshansk. Graduated from the Saratov State Law Academy. According to the specifics of the work, he visited several hot spots, more than once filmed materials about the activities of the Ministry of Defense.

5. Pestov Oleg

Operator of the NTV channel.

6. Tolstov Evgeny

Sound engineer of NTV channel.

TV channel "Star":

7. Obukhov Pavel

Correspondent of the Zvezda TV channel.

8. Rzhevsky Valery

Assistant operator of the Zvezda TV channel. 21 years old Originally from Andreevka near Moscow. Just started his career in the media as an assistant cameraman for a federal channel.

9. Suranov Alexander

Operator of the Zvezda TV channel.

FBGU "Ensemble named after. Alexandrov"

1. Sonnikov Andrey

Deputy Head of the Ensemble.

2. Guzhova Love

Dresser.

3. Ivashko Alina

Dresser.

4. Brodsky Vladimir

Concertmaster.

5. Bulochnikov Evgeny

29 years. Originally from Volgograd, he performed in the Voronezh choir named after Massalitinov, and then became a member of the choir. Alexandrova.

6. Golikov Vladislav

Singer from Kazan, tenor. Leading opera soloist of the Natalia Sats Children's Musical Theatre, laureate of all-Russian competitions.
Performer of the parts of the Prince in S. Prokofiev's opera "Love for Three Oranges", Podkolesina in A. Grechaninov's opera "Marriage", Tamino in "The Magic Flute" by V.A. Mozart, Lensky in “Eugene Onegin” by P.I. Tchaikovsky, Mark in the opera Edible Tales by M. Bronner, Tsarevich Guidon in The Golden Cockerel and many others. Was married, two children.

7. Osipov Grigory

Born in Baku. After graduating from the conservatory, he trained in Vienna. For the last seven years he has been a soloist at the Bolshoi Theater, and also worked at the Moscow Philharmonic, performed with the Alexandrov Ensemble. He toured Russia, as well as to Great Britain, Germany, France, Belgium, Italy, Spain - literally traveled the whole world.

8. Sanin Viktor

Ensemble soloist, Honored Artist of Russia. Born and raised in the Tula region. December 28, he would have turned 56 years old. He has been with the ensemble since 1995. A graduate of Gnesinka, he worked at the Soyuzconcert, the creative center of Sergei Belikov, the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Moscow Military District.

9. Mayorov Konstantin

Conductor. Chief choirmaster of the Academic Song and Dance Ensemble of the Russian Army named after A.V. Aleksandrova, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation. Singer of the capital's temple of the icon of the Mother of God "Joy of All Who Sorrow" on Bolshaya Ordynka.

10. Buryachenko Boris

Graduate of the Moscow ConservatoryBoris Buryachenko was not only the choirmaster of the Academic Ensemble. A.V. Alexandrov, but also a chorister of the choir of the Vysoko-Petrovsky monasteryon Petrovka. He did not say that he was flying to Syria, he simply warned his colleagues about a new business trip.

Choir director of the Vysoko-Petrovsky Monastery Alexei Lyubimov said that Boris was always intelligent, modest, fit perfectly into the team, was in his place. He was "a universal singer - he could sing both a baritone and a second tenor, if necessary." Boris worked in the choir for about two years - mostly on weekends due to the busy schedule in the ensemble. “Last weekend, he sang in our courtyard of the monastery and said that he would be busy next weekend. He didn’t mention Syria,” the regent said.

11. Babovnikov Dmitry

Dmitry Babovnikov -finalist of the All-Russian competition "New Star" and a member of the Kostroma group "KALINA folk". The team became one of the strongest participants in the project. During a concert at one of the stages of the project on the Zvezda TV channel, Dmitry Babovnikov, as part of a group, successfully performed in front of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu with the song "Old Maple".37-year-old Dmitry Babovnikov has been in the Alexandrov Ensemble for the last 15 years.

Dmitry tried to see his 5-year-old daughter as often as possible, they were divorced from his wife. A few hours before departure, he came to congratulate his daughter on the upcoming New Year, dressed up in the costume of Del Frost. In social networks, Dmitry posted a photo with the caption:“I congratulated my beloved daughter on the New Year! She said - he has a father's voice and a father's nose!Friends say that dad promised to return for the holiday with gifts.

12. Bazdyrev Andrey

32 years. I got married just a month ago. The last photos on the page are from my own wedding. Andrei touchingly holds his wife Maria by the hand and tenderly looks at his chosen one. The couple not only signed in the registry office, but also got married.

13. Belonozhko Dmitry

14. Beschastnov Dmitry

36 years. A native of Vladikavkaz, a graduate of the College of Arts. Gergiev, more than once performed as part of the choir at major concerts - his "crown" was the performance of the famous "Smuglyanka" from the film "Only Old Men Go to Battle".

15. Vasin Mikhail

25-year-old Mikhail Vasin, a talented vocalist of the Alexandrov Ensemble, crashed on the crashed Tu-154 plane along with his bride, 22-year-old Ralina Gilmanova, on the eve of the wedding. The guys were going to get married at the beginning of next year, about which Mikhail had already informed his mother and older brother in his native Kuban city of Labinsk.

Mikhail Vasin was from the Krasnodar Territory, Ralina was from Kazan. The young people met in the ensemble, and on the last New Year's Eve, Mikhail proposed to Ralina. The girl agreed.

According to the friends of the deceased, Ralina danced solo parts in the ensemble, was a very talented ballerina, literally “flew around the stage”.

Mikhail, according to the head of the Labinsk city department of culture, Ivetta Velokhina, had a rare timbre of voice - bass profundo. Therefore, he began to work in the ensemble, while still a student at the conservatory.

The trip to Syria was planned, and although Ralina admitted that it was “a little scary” to go, she added: “Nothing, we are artists!”

16. Gilmanova Palina

17. Davidenko Kirill

Originally from Protvino near Moscow. A graduate of the children's art school "Kamerton", and then - the Gnessin Music Academy and the Moscow State University of Culture and Arts. He was a chorister of the Church of the Intercession in Krasnoye Selo in Moscow.

18. Deniskin Sergey

Honored Artist of Mordovia. Everyone who knew Sergey says that he was a kind-hearted person. He grew up in an ordinary, poor family. After the 8th grade, he entered a cultural and educational school, after which he worked for some time in the district recreation center, and then, following the sisters, he moved to the Moscow region.

19. Zhuravlev Pavel

20. Zakirov Radik

Graduate of the Children's Art School No. 2 of Izhevsk. According to the recollections of classmates, he was a musical and sports guy. Loved English and German.

21. Ivanov Maxim

Maxim was the soloist of the ensemble. He studied at the vocal department of the Ufa Art School. Then he moved to the Chuvash Institute of Culture and Arts, and then graduated from GITIS with a degree in musical theater director. Colleagues remember Maxim as a restless but responsible person who loves life and music. He lived in Odintsovo with his wife and daughter and worked on the creation of an opera house in the region.

“We have already assembled a troupe and a symphony orchestra, about 250 artists in total. All that remained was to find a place. There is no opera house in the Moscow region yet, and Maxim was looking for options in one of the cities of the Moscow region. He wanted Khimki or Odintsovo, ”said Yevgenia Morozova, a classmate of the deceased.

Maxim was to become the chief director of the new theatre. The artists hope that in memory of the deceased, the authorities near Moscow will be able to help create an opera house in the region.

22. Ivanov Andrey

A graduate of the Pushkin College of Music. S. S. Prokofiev. Andrei has a small child.

23. Kotlyar Sergey

24. Kochemasov Andrey

Graduate of the Perm College of Music. He first studied at the department of folk instruments in the bayan class, and then took up vocals, because he has a very beautiful tenor and perfect pitch. According to his teachers, after graduation, Andrei first went to Yekaterinburg to his wife. But then the career ladder led him to Moscow, to the Alexandrov Ensemble.

25. Krivtsov Alexey

After graduating from the Perm College of Music, he sang at the Perm Opera House, then went to Moscow, sang in the choir of the Bolshoi Theater. And then he moved to the ensemble. Alexandrov, where he had more opportunities to prove himself.

26. Litvyakov Dmitry

A native of the Bryansk region, a graduate of the Oryol State Institute of Culture. He began working in the famous ensemble in 2009. The last entry in social networks was made a few hours before the fatal departure. Dmitry left behind a wife and a baby.

27. Mokrikov Alexey

A native of the Tula region. In 2015 he graduated from the Tula College of Arts. Dargomyzhsky, and later was accepted into the Ensemble.

28 . Morgunov Alexey

29 years old, choir singer (tenor), graduate of the Minusinsk College of Culture and Arts and the Krasnoyarsk Academy of Music and Theater (2016) sang in the Krasnoyarsk choir "Tebe Poem".

29 . Nasibulin Evgeny (Zhafiar).

Former member of the Lube group. He worked in the group of producer Igor Matvienko in the early 1990s and moved to the Alexandrov Song and Dance Ensemble.

30 . Novokshanov Yuri

55-year-old native of Novokuznetsk. He graduated from a music school, then went to Novosibirsk, where he worked at the opera house, after which he performed at the drama theater in Omsk. He often visited his relatives in Novokuznetsk, rested at his dacha in Ashmarino, and went boating. He played the accordion very well for friends and neighbors - many ran to listen to his playing and singing. He entered the Alexandrov Ensemble relatively recently, in March of this year. Very proud of this.

31. Polyakov Vladimir

32-year-old soloist of the Alexandrov Song and Dance Ensemble. Born and raised in Magnitogorsk, he graduated from the city music school, worked for some time in the Magnitogorsk choir chapel, then entered the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music and moved to live in Moscow. He performed in the Alexandrov Ensemble for about five years.

32. Saveliev Andrey

Soloist of the Nizhny Novgorod Chamber Musical Theater named after Stepanov.

33. Sokolovsky Anatoly

Lived in Lobnya near Moscow.

34. Tarasenko Artem

From the Krasnoyarsk Territory. Graduated from the Ivanov-Radkevich College of Arts. Successfully passed the audition and became a member of the famous band in 2012, a year after graduation.

35. Trofimov Alexey

A native of Kolomna, 29 years old. Graduated from the Faculty of Philology (Music and Literature Department) of the Kolomna State Pedagogical Institute; master's degree at the Moscow State Institute of Music. A.G. Schnittke. Laureate of well-known student music competitions with international status - "Musica Classica" and "Open Europe". Four times he became the winner of the Moscow festival of student creativity "Festos" among students of specialized universities. Since September 2015, he has been working in the Academic Song and Dance Ensemble of the Russian Army. A.V. Alexandrova.

36. Uzlovsky Arkady

37. Khalimon Vladimir

Soloist of the Alexandrov Ensemble. Vladimir Khalimon was only 32 years old. In 2011, he married, in 2016 a daughter was born in their family, the day before the disaster she was 10 months old.

38. Shtuko Alexander

30 years. Representative of the famous Tver creative dynasty. Alexander is survived by his mother and sister.

39. Kryuchkov Ivan

33 years. A graduate of the famous Gnessin Academy, in addition to music, Ivan was passionately fond of photography. He did not part with his camera even during numerous tours. Symbolically, Kryuchkov devoted most of his photographs to the sky, airports and aircraft. The last status on Ivan's social network was a playful entry: too old to die young.

40. Yermolin Vyacheslav.

62-year-old choreographer, People's Artist of Russia. Z was engaged in preparations for the all-Russian festival-competition “I serve my native fatherland”, participated in the Festival of children's and youth creativity “Circle of Friends” and for many years was devoted to the ensemble.

41. Bykov Sergey

42. Kolobrodov Kirill

Honored Artist of Russia, one of the leading dancers of the ballet troupe.

43. Korzanov Oleg

Oleg and Ekaterina Korzanov, who serve in the ballet at the Alexandrov Ensemble, traveled almost the whole world together. Russian folk dances were performed by young people in pairs everywhere - from Poland to Morocco, and applause was received in every city. About three years ago, the long-awaited first-born was born to the Korzanovs.

44 . Korzanova Ekaterina

45. Lyashenko Kirill

46. Mikhalin Victor

47. Senior Lieutenant Popov Vladislav

48. Razumov Alexander

A graduate of the Krasnoyarsk Choreographic College was included in the ensemble immediately after receiving a diploma in 2006.

49 . Serov Alexander

Alexander Serov, a native of Sursky, graduated from the Ulyanovsk School of Culture in 2012, danced in the Volga ensemble and at the School of Culture in Volzhsky. After studying, he worked in Gzhel, then moved to the Alexandrov Ensemble. Alexander was 24 years old, he was late for the flight due to work in the show, but still managed to get on the plane at the Chkalovsky airfield.Alexander Serov left his wife Varvara, who is also engaged in dancing - she works at the Sats Theater. Young people got married a year ago.Friends say that Alexander understood that it was dangerous to fly to Syria to congratulate the Russian military on the upcoming New Year, but he considered it his duty.

50 . Shakhov Ivan

Volgograd. The son of the ballet dancers of the Volgograd ensemble "Cossack Kuren". He performed from the age of 14, as part of the Cossack Theater and the Cossack Will ensemble. The guy showed significant success as a dancer, was very talented. At the end of 2010, having worked in the Cossack ensemble for 3.5 years, he joined the army. There he got into the Alexandrov Song and Dance Ensemble. After the army began to work and live in Moscow. Was married.

51. Archukova Anastasia

52. Georgiyan Hovhannes

A native of Lugansk. He was a student of the Donetsk State Musical Academy named after S.S. Prokofiev, then graduated from the vocal department of the National Academy of Music of Ukraine named after P.I. Tchaikovsky in Kyiv, where he studied vocal skills with a wonderful teacher, People's Artist of Ukraine, Professor Konstantin Dmitrievich Ognevoy.

In 1998-1999, he worked as a member of the team of the Moscow New Opera Theater named after Evgeny Kolobov, and in 1999 he became a soloist with the Moscow Academic Musical Theater. K. S. Stanislavsky and Vl. I. Nemirovich-Danchenko. The artist is busy in productions: La Bohème, Werther, Love Potion, All Women Do It, or the School of Lovers, Lucia di Lammermoor, Tales of Hoffmann, Demon. The singer also plays in the performances of the State Academic Bolshoi Theater of Russia, for example, the audience remembers him for his brilliant performance of the role of Sobinin in M. I. Glinka's opera "Ivan Susanin" and the Prince in S. S. Prokofiev's opera "Love for Three Oranges". Hovhannes Georgiyan also collaborated with the Moscow theater "Arbat Opera".

He was a regular participant in the projects of the World Talents Foundation. Diploma winner of the David Yasonovich Andguladze International Tenor Competition in Batumi and laureate of the International Competition for Young Vocalists in Brno, Czech Republic.

53. Ignatieva Nadezhda

Dancer. Originally from the Donetsk region. She graduated from the Oryol Institute of Culture in 2004. Classmates remember her by her maiden name Marchenkova. She brilliantly performed the most complex folk dances. During her studies, she performed in the ensemble "Rainbow". She was the winner of many competitions, including international ones. Recently, after maternity leave, she returned to work in the Alexandrov Ensemble. Nadezhda left a two-year-old daughter.

54. Klokotova Maria

Artists Maria Klokotova and Dmitry Papkin are a married couple, both were supposed to fly to Syria to participate in a New Year's concert for the air group of the Russian Aerospace Forces at the Khmeimim base. But her husband flew to Syria 2 hours earlier, because he was in charge of loading luggage, and Maria ended up in a Tu-154 ...

Maria worked in the Alexandrov Ensemble for 18 years. The couple raised two children, aged 11 and 4. On the eve of the trip to Syria, their eldest child fell ill, and Maria wanted to take a sick leave, but still flew.

55 . Larionov Ivan

56. Pyrieva Lilia

She was a member of the ballet troupe of the Alexandrov Ensemble. Ballerina Lilia Pyrieva was only 19 years old. According to her teacher, artistic director of the Voronezh Choreographic School Tatyana Frolova, Lilia could become a star.She received her diploma in June of this year, the girl was the best in the graduation, and she had many offers, but she chose the song and dance ensemble for them. Alexandrova, because it was her dream to work there.

57. Satarova Victoria

Ballet dancer. From Moscow region. She began her career in the Krasnogorsk folk dance ensemble "Russia".

58. Trofimova Daria

She was a member of the ballet troupe of the Alexandrov Ensemble. Daria was 25 years old. She planned to return home by the New Year - Daria knew that the performance in front of the Russian soldiers would take only an hour, they would congratulate the fighters on the upcoming New Year and fly back.Daria's sister says that she was so passionate about dancing that she did not delve into the real situation in Syria. She was not interested in politics and for the first time flew to speak in a place where there is a real war. But Daria's husband was against her trip to Syria. They have a small son - 3 years old.

59. Horoshova Lyubov

60. Tsvirinko Anna

61. Shagun Olga

Katerina Kovtun recalls: “We studied together with her at the Children's Art School No. 2 at the choreographic department. Olya always really wanted to dance and overcame all the difficulties on her way to her dream. For me, she is an example of the fact that the desire to dance, hard work and a goal can move mountains, and here age, lack of any data, someone else's opinion, etc. are not important. She really wanted to dance in An Alexandrov's samble. I remember when she got there, she told me how hard it was for her not only physically, but also morally - at first, because of her non-Russian appearance, she was not put in the first line, she was not given solo parts. But her stubbornness and will won out anyway.”

62. Gurar Ludmila

Head of the Exhibition Hall of the Central House of the Russian Army named after M.V. Frunze. In 1990 she graduated from the Faculty of Applied Arts of the Moscow Technological Institute of Light Industry. A.N. Kosygin (now - Moscow State University of Design and Technology named after A.N. Kosygin). Lived and worked in Moscow.

Contemporary painter, member of the Union of Marine Artists and the International Art Fund, Academician of the European Academy of Natural Sciences (Hannover, Germany). She was awarded the badge of honor "For work in military culture", the medal "For strengthening the military community." Laureate and diploma winner of a number of Russian and international competitions.

I went to Syria not for the first time. Conducted master classes at checkpoints and among Syrian children. Before the New Year, she went on a business trip to present prizes to Syrian children who became winners in the competition for the best poster. 9 children's works were marked. Lyudmila brought gifts for the children.

63. Suleimanov Boris

Graduate of the Department of Choral Conducting of the Oryol State Institute of Culture in 2016.

64. Carpenter Ivan

Vocal teacher, soloist. 39 years old, native of Kostroma. He graduated from the Kostroma Art School named after Shlein and the Kostroma Theological School, after which he received the title of psalmist-singer. He entered the Kostroma College of Music at the conductor-choir department, then transferred to the Moscow Schnittke College of Music, after which, in 2002, he became a student of the vocal department of the Moscow State Institute of Music named after A. Schnittke. In 2003 he was admitted to the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory. Ivan Stolyar is a soloist of the Peresvet men's chamber ensemble of the Moscow Patriarchate. He performed at the National Club of Russian Bass Lovers.

The level of training of the crew of the 800th air base, flying on the Tu-154, which crashed in the Sochi region, was called by colleagues one of the highest. The former deputy base commander, reserve colonel Alexander Shalygin, who personally knew the crew members, told RT that the leadership trusted the pilots to transport their relatives. Former classmates of the Tu-154 assistant commander Alexander Rovensky, fighter pilots, told RT that they did not believe in the crew's mistake, and named the possible reasons for the plane to crash: the deflection of the stabilizers by automatics and the sudden reversal of one of the engines.

The former deputy commander of the 800th air base, reserve colonel Alexander Shalygin, told RT that the crew was regularly checked.

“Traditionally, in parts of the 800th air base, the training of crews for the transportation of passengers is carried out in strict accordance with the governing documents,” Shalygin said. “Before carrying passengers, the crew undergoes serious training to ensure that the inspecting persons are completely confident in the ability of the crew members to carry out their duties in conditions of any complexity.”

“The last time I saw the guys was last Monday - with Alexander Petukhov (crew navigator. - RT ), Kolosovsky (senior pilot instructor) and Negrub (deputy commander of an aviation squadron). I went after the vacation, we talked, nothing foreshadowed the tragedy, ”said Shalygin.

crew leader

Major Roman Volkov was the commander on the tragic flight. The pilot was born in 1981 into a military family in Poland, and studied at a school in the village of Siversky, Leningrad Region. After school, he graduated from the Balashov Higher Military Aviation School, served for some time as an instructor pilot in Balashov, and then was assigned to the 800th air base.

“The crew commander was an open and sociable person, a true professional - he flew over three thousand hours, which is very decent. He came to work at our air base sometime after 2011,” said the former deputy commander of the air base.

Assistant Commander

On the right hand of the commander on the flight was his assistant - Captain Alexander Rovensky. He was born in 1983, lived in the military garrison of the village of Sokol, and then entered and graduated from the Krasnodar Higher Military Aviation School in the direction of transport aviation.

Evgeny Prokazin, a former classmate of the assistant commander, shared his memories of him with RT.

He also said that former classmates had already phoned about the tragedy.

“We are all horrified. We collect money for his family. His wife has a birthday on December 28, Alexander has two children, ”said the pilot.

Alexander's friend Anton Avdienko told RT that the deceased officer was a hereditary military pilot.

Former deputy commander of the 800th air base Alexander Shalygin explained the role of the assistant during the flight.

“Assistant commander - administrator, chief of staff during the flight. He deals with the registration of passengers, it is always a lot of documentation. The main thing is his organizational skills. During the voyage, he is to the right of the ship's commander, at the helm," the colonel said.

Famous squadron navigator

The navigator of the squadron of the crashed aircraft was Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Petukhov, born in 1967. He was an experienced officer - the total flight time was more than 9 thousand hours by the time of the tragedy.

The former deputy commander of the air base, Alexander Shalygin, met the deceased in 1994. The last time I saw him was a week before the crash.

“A lot depends on the navigator in the crew. Alexander went from a simple navigator to a regimental navigator. I caught the first Chechen campaign - then he flew on an AN-72 plane, ”the colonel said.

The military recalled that Petukhov was a member of the crew that landed the "uncontrollable" Tu-154 in 2011.

In 2011, a video of the landing of an uncontrolled Tu-154 was distributed on the network. The board then heeled heavily and collapsed in the air.

Immediately after departure, the aircraft's control systems failed. But the pilots - among them was Alexander Petukhov - were able to land the plane. All crew members were awarded the Order of Courage.

“His child went to the same school as my son. He has a very good family,” said a former colleague.

Chief navigator of the ship

Captain Andrey Mamonov was the navigator during the tragic morning flight. The deceased was born in 1982 in the city of Chernyakhovsk, Kaliningrad region. His father was also a navigator. In 1999, after graduating from school, Mamonov moved to Moscow. His parents and sister stayed in the city.

Flight mechanic

Senior Sergeant Viktor Sushkov (born 1991) was from Voronezh. He was raised by his mother alone, who then worked at a synthetic rubber plant. After graduating from school, Sushkov went to study in Moscow. According to media reports, the last time Victor came to Voronezh, he told his friends that he was going to get married.

Onboard engineers

The engineers on board were Senior Lieutenant Valery Parikmakherov (born 1987) and Major Alexander Tregubov (born 1965).

It is known about Valery Parikmakherov that he lived in Fryazino with his wife and two sons - three and five years old.

Communication on board was provided by senior air radio operator Alexei Sukhanov (born in 1985), and Viktor Sushkov (born in 1991) was the senior on-board mechanic.

Accompanying

In addition, the senior instructor-pilot Lieutenant Colonel Andrei Kolosovsky flew with the crew. The former deputy commander of the air base, Alexander Shalygin, was closely acquainted with him.

“He was the oldest on board, not so long ago he received a distinguished pilot, as well as the Order of Courage. He flew an AN-72 - he flew to Syria either to replace the crew or to check it. Earlier, Andrey flew the AN-12 - he also went through the Chechen campaign on it, ”the former military man said about his colleague.

He added that Kolosovsky was actively involved in the transfer of his experience to young pilots. Andrew is survived by two daughters. Shalygin also spoke about the chief of staff, deputy aviation squadron, Alexander Negrub.

He noted that Negrub was a sociable and very sociable young man.

Equipment failure

A former classmate of the tragically deceased assistant commander Alexander Ronevsky, the current fighter pilot Evgeny Prokazin told RT that he did not believe in the crew's mistake.

“I don’t consider the version of piloting error, since the crew of 8 people could not miss the slightest deviation,” the pilot shared his opinion.

At the same time, he explained that an automation error could have led to the tragedy - although the TU-154 is not a new aircraft, automation plays a role in controlling the ship.

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