Engineer troops Russia: 316 years of excellent service













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Engineers engineering part of the limited contingent of Soviet troops road test for the presence of explosive devices. Afghanistan, 1988
© Yuri Tyssovsky/TASS

Practical training in the training center of Vitebsk and Khingan engineer brigade engineering troops of the Transbaikal military district, 1997
© Vladimir Sayapin/TASS

Tracked minelayer nominated for training abroad. Volga-Urals military district, 2002
© Anatoly Semekhin/TASS

Chemical treatment combat vehicles in field conditions. Volga-Urals military district, 2002
© Anatoly Semekhin/TASS

Field training management of the engineering troops of the Siberian military district, 2003
© Eugene Vadim epanchitsev/TASS

Sapper engineering troops of the Siberian military district exercises, 2008
© Eugene Vadim epanchitsev/TASS

Exercises of engineering troops of the Siberian military district, 2008
© Eugene Vadim epanchitsev/TASS

Cleaning and clearance of ordnance of the great Patriotic war on the territory of Mamayev Kurgan, 2015
© Dmitry Rogulin/TASS

The crossing of vehicles during the exercise, the pontoon-crossing units of the 5th army on the territory of military range in the village of Sergeyevka, 2015
© Yuri Smityuk/TASS

The teachings of the pontoon-crossing units of the 5th army for equipment and maintenance of landing and bridge crossings on the territory of military range in the village of Sergeyevka, 2015
© Yuri Smityuk/TASS

Exercises near the village of Sergeevka, 2015
© Yuri Smityuk/TASS

Competition engineering troops “Open water” within the international Army games — 2015.
© Mikhail Metzel/TASS

The corps of engineers during a demonstration of weapons and military equipment at the exhibition “INTERPOLITEX-2015” in Krasnoarmeysk
© Sergey Bobylev/TASS

Russian engineers during survey and demining of one of the streets of the Eastern part of Aleppo, Syria, 2016
© Timur Abdullaev/NewsTeam/TASS

Specialists detachment of the International mine action centre of the armed forces during the demining of the Syrian Palmyra, 2016
© Konstantin Leifer/TASS

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Engineers engineering part of the limited contingent of Soviet troops road test for the presence of explosive devices. Afghanistan, 1988
© Yuri Tyssovsky/TASS

Practical training in the training center of Vitebsk and Khingan engineer brigade engineering troops of the Transbaikal military district, 1997
© Vladimir Sayapin/TASS

Tracked minelayer nominated for training abroad. Volga-Urals military district, 2002
© Anatoly Semekhin/TASS

Chemical treatment combat vehicles in field conditions. Volga-Urals military district, 2002
© Anatoly Semekhin/TASS

Field training management of the engineering troops of the Siberian military district, 2003
© Eugene Vadim epanchitsev/TASS

Sapper engineering troops of the Siberian military district exercises, 2008
© Eugene Vadim epanchitsev/TASS

Exercises of engineering troops of the Siberian military district, 2008
© Eugene Vadim epanchitsev/TASS

Cleaning and clearance of ordnance of the great Patriotic war on the territory of Mamayev Kurgan, 2015
© Dmitry Rogulin/TASS

The crossing of vehicles during the exercise, the pontoon-crossing units of the 5th army on the territory of military range in the village of Sergeyevka, 2015
© Yuri Smityuk/TASS

The teachings of the pontoon-crossing units of the 5th army for equipment and maintenance of landing and bridge crossings on the territory of military range in the village of Sergeyevka, 2015
© Yuri Smityuk/TASS

Exercises near the village of Sergeevka, 2015
© Yuri Smityuk/TASS

Competition engineering troops “Open water” within the international Army games — 2015.
© Mikhail Metzel/TASS

The corps of engineers during a demonstration of weapons and military equipment at the exhibition “INTERPOLITEX-2015” in Krasnoarmeysk
© Sergey Bobylev/TASS

Russian engineers during survey and demining of one of the streets of the Eastern part of Aleppo, Syria, 2016
© Timur Abdullaev/NewsTeam/TASS

Specialists detachment of the International mine action centre of the armed forces during the demining of the Syrian Palmyra, 2016
© Konstantin Leifer/TASS

Engineering troops day (FC) was established by the decree of Russian President Boris Yeltsin on 18 September 1996 related to the number of memorable days by the decree of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin on may 31, 2006. Celebrated annually on January 21.

Engineering troops of the armed forces perform tasks:

  • in engineering exploration, trenches, trenches, shelters, anti-tank ditches;
  • set minefields and engaged in the clearance;
  • produce blasting;
  • equip crossing of water obstacles;
  • extract and purify water in the field;
  • perform work on the camouflage, imitation of troops and facilities, the provision of misinformation to the enemy.

In peacetime:

  • clean the area from explosive objects;
  • participate in elimination of consequences of technogenic accidents, catastrophes and natural disasters;
  • prevent the destruction of bridges and hydraulic structures during the ice drift.

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