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Borisyuk Sergey Konstantinovich. The third birth of a general. What do our aviators say about their service in Syria?

Borisyuk Sergey Konstantinovich. The third birth of a general. What do our aviators say about their service in Syria?

“I was sure they would get me out.” How a Hero of Russia was rescued from a terrorist lair

Everyone has heard the story of the rescue of the navigator of a Russian Su-24 shot down in Syria. But he is not the first to experience this. In 1999, Hero of Russia Sergei Borisyuk went through similar trials.
This is not romance
Sergei Konstantinovich “fell ill” with military aviation as a child. He could not take his eyes off the planes that constantly circled in the skies over Tiraspol, where he lived with his parents. And besides, a friend of their family was an aircraft technician and further fueled the guy’s interest with his stories. Therefore, by the time he graduated from school, Sergei Borisyuk already knew exactly what he wanted to become.

He first took to the air in 1969, when he was traveling from Chisinau to his place of study. Flight as a passenger made a great impression on him, but the first rise into the sky in the pilot's seat, oddly enough, caused the opposite feelings. There were no bright emotions or euphoria; on the contrary, after landing he felt nauseous. It was then that Sergei Borisyuk realized that the work of a combat pilot is not romance, but hard work. Years of study at the Yeisk Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots and subsequent service fully confirmed this conclusion.

“But the most difficult test for me, of course, was the war,” admits Sergei Konstantinovich. “I never could have thought that our generation would fight.”

In 1994, hostilities began on the territory of the Chechen Republic. By this time, Borisyuk already commanded the 368th assault air regiment of the North Caucasus Military District, had the rank of colonel and the highest qualification for a military pilot, “sniper pilot.” But, despite all this, he set off on his first combat mission with great excitement. In peacetime, it is simply impossible to fully prepare for what lay ahead.
In the lair of militants
The task with which the war began for Colonel Borisyuk turned out to be not only very responsible, but also morally difficult. He was instructed to destroy Chechen airfields with aircraft, because there was a real threat of their use against federal troops and civilians. The task was completed, and immediately followed by others, no less risky. We had to endlessly destroy strongholds, warehouses, and various equipment of the militants. There were also orders, the details of which Sergei Borisyuk cannot make public to this day. For completing one of them, he and several other pilots received the title Hero of Russia.
But the main test awaited him already during the second Chechen campaign. Sergei Borisyuk was carrying out another combat mission when his SU-25 came under the gun of a man-portable anti-aircraft missile system. There was an explosion in the sky, after which the attack aircraft’s engine caught fire and the controls failed. The ejection was successful, but the hardest part was yet to come.
The fact is that all this happened over the Argun Gorge, where at that time the gang of the field commander Khattab was operating. Sergei Borisyuk understood perfectly well what would happen if he was captured. There was only one option: fight back to the last and wait for your own. There was something to fight, because in such cases the pilots are armed to the teeth. The Hero of Russia had with him a Kalashnikov assault rifle, a Stechkin submachine gun, a Makarov award pistol, as well as almost fifty rounds of ammunition and two grenades.
“And most importantly, I was sure that they would get me out of there,” says Sergei Borisyuk. “According to the regulations and the moral code, it is clearly necessary to save the pilot. An emergency beacon indicated my location, and I hoped that help would arrive any minute. Soon, five federal helicopters actually appeared, but they were met by heavy fire from the ground. One of the cars was hit and began to fall like a stone.”
By some miracle, the helicopter’s crew and eighteen military personnel survived. But now it was necessary to save them themselves, because superior enemy forces were rushing towards them. An hour and a half later, one of the helicopters was able to land under heavy fire from the bandits and pick up people. But Sergei Borisyuk was far from that place.
One against all
Taking advantage of the fact that the militants had diverted all attention to the rescue team, Sergei Borisyuk tried to find his way of life out of the gorge. But this was not possible - the enemy was at every step. He met the sunset completely surrounded. And at night another problem arose - the temperature dropped to minus 15 degrees. To escape the cold, the pilot found his parachute and built a tent out of it. If only the thugs knew how close he was to them. All night he could hear their speech. You could even hear them rattling their spoons during their meal.
Meanwhile, information about what happened above the Argun Gorge reached journalists. In pursuit of a sensation, they hastened to trumpet that they had shot down not just an ordinary pilot, but the commander of an entire regiment of the Hero of Russia. The militants also watched the news and immediately learned about everything. Most likely, without this information they would not have wasted energy searching for Borisyuk, and it would have been much easier for him. But on this occasion they decided to organize a real raid in the morning.

He was in a small grove when bandits attacked him from all sides. But it was not for nothing that his colleagues said about Borisyuk: “Armed and very dangerous.” He opened fire and hit several enemies. Then they backed down and decided to do things differently.
“I see a group of militants with dogs moving towards me from above,” recalls Sergei Borisyuk. “There were no more than fifty meters left before them when I opened fire to kill.” But not a single one fell, everyone continued to walk at full height. Then I even thought that I had blank cartridges in my machine gun.”
The fact is that the militants were covered by thin trees. They were visible through the branches, but an ordinary bullet did not penetrate the thicket. The bandits knew this from experience in fighting in the mountains and therefore did not even duck. The situation was becoming critical. But, just like in a Hollywood action movie, salvation came at the very last moment.

“Helicopters and attack aircraft appeared in the sky,” continues Sergei Borisyuk. “I contacted them by radio and asked them to strike at the approaching militants. At first no one dared because I was very close to the affected area. Sergei Rapotan, also a Hero of Russia, helped. He definitely shot back and I felt better.”

But the threat has not passed. Borisyuk had to be taken away urgently, because there might not have been another chance. But the helicopter couldn’t land because there were no suitable sites nearby. Then the rescuers decided to lift the pilot directly from the forest on a cable under a hail of enemy bullets. Luck was with us and everything worked out as it should. When the pilot was lifted on board, it was with great difficulty that he was able to unclench his hand and let go of the cable. And then he noticed that the entire cabin of the helicopter was littered with shell casings from bullets fired at the militants.

In total, Sergei Borisyuk spent about two days behind enemy lines. Later, several people also became Heroes of Russia for their participation in his rescue. It is difficult to ignore another striking fact. The fact is that Sergei Konstantinovich himself received the title of hero on June 13, 1996. And exactly three and a half years later, on December 13, 1999, his plane was shot down. He admits that after everything that happened, he began to be wary of the number thirteen.

We're on the right track
Sergei Borisyuk rose to the rank of major general and the position of commander of the 1st Guards Stalingrad Order of Lenin, twice Red Banner Orders of Suvorov and Kutuzov, mixed aviation division of the 4th Red Banner Air Force of the Air Force and Air Defense (city of Yeisk). Almost ten years ago he retired, but did not lose contact with military aviation.
Now he is an inspector of the inspector group of the Joint Strategic Command of the Southern Military District and has a good grasp of the situation. The focus remains on the operation of the Russian Aerospace Forces in Syria, so we asked him a few questions on this topic.
— Sergei Konstantinovich, how did you feel about the start of this operation?

“I thought we were on the right track.” It is necessary to protect Russia’s interests not only here, but also on distant borders. In Syria we have the most terrible enemy today - terrorism. We can't let him come here. But I didn’t even think that the Russian Aerospace Forces’ operation in Syria was preceded by such thorough preparation. It was carried out very secretly. And everything is done correctly - on soft paws, subtly, surgically and very humanely.
— Is it possible to compare the work of our pilots in Syria and Chechnya?

“The only thing they have in common is that in both cases there is great determination and good training of the flight personnel. But in all technical respects, the operation in Syria was organized three to four times better than ours. You can launch and leave, the rocket will find the target itself. There is a technique there that I can’t even talk about. At the same time, there are difficulties that we did not have. The work of our pilots is complicated by the need to coordinate all flights with the United States. We report to them about our echelons and targets, and they send large drones towards us and even almost try to collide. They not only want to control the situation, but want to oppose themselves to us.

— What do our aviators say about their service in Syria?

— There are a lot of pilots from the Krasnodar region. I know that they have a working, patriotic attitude. People know what they are doing and perform assigned tasks with a sense of excellence. There are no refuseniks.
At the base in Syria, ideal American-style living conditions have been created - baths, toilets, food, TV. After all, US pilots will not go to war if there is no hot food, Coca-Cola, and so on. So our military personnel there now do not survive, like we did in our time, but simply work.
— In your opinion, how will this operation affect the future of Russian military aviation?

— I believe that this is a life-giving stream for our Aerospace Forces. And this is a clear example of the fact that many problems cannot be solved without aviation. Any ground operation begins with its use. That is why we need all types of aviation - attack aircraft, bombers, transport aircraft, and strategists. We have not produced new combat air vehicles for many years, but now this work has resumed. For example, a fifth-generation fighter has been created and, of course, I am very happy about it. After all, we are getting not only new aircraft. Technology and the whole country as a whole are also developing. It is significant that recently many international contracts have been signed for the purchase of Russian aircraft. It is cheaper and more reliable than the American one. I don’t want to make big predictions, but in my opinion, the United States is now drowning in these issues.

Hero of Russia Major General Sergei Konstantinovich Borisyuk was born on November 6, 1951 in the city of Penza. He flew more than 300 combat missions to destroy bases

and concentrations of illegal armed groups in Chechnya. A major general, a high-ranking sniper pilot, he is devoid of the slightest vanity and considers his military achievements to be an ordinary official duty.

Major General S. Borisyuk is the commander of an aviation unit glorified during the Great Patriotic War - the 1st Guards Stalingrad Twice Red Banner Order of Suvorov, Order of Kutuzov second degree assault aviation division. Seventy-eight Heroes of the Soviet Union and seventeen Heroes of Russia grew up in this division.

Sergei Konstantinovich believes that his second date of birth is May 21, 1977. Then, during a training exercise in Belarus, a young pilot’s MIG engine failed, and he had to eject at an extremely low altitude. The pilot landed in a swampy area near a remote tract with the gloomy name of Pozhibel. With difficulty he unhooked the parachute straps, but he failed to get out of the quagmire. He was discovered by a search helicopter, which dropped him a lifeline.

And on December 13, 1999, General Borisyuk had his third birth. After a missile attack on a concentration of Chechen militants in the Argun Gorge, Sergei Konstantinovich felt a strong blow. The keel was cut off, the stabilizer was damaged, and the left engine caught fire. And even before that, he managed to see a gray spiral trail, like the one left by the American Stinger missile that the militants have. Using the right engine, the pilot climbed to 3000 meters and ejected. The gorge was covered with thick fog, which saved the pilot - the militants were unable to determine the landing site. The parachute became entangled in the branches of a large tree. Having cut off the lines, the pilot reached the trunk and descended to the ground. " I climb like Tarzan“, Borisyuk thought bitterly, glad that he didn’t break his legs in the fall.

The radio operated in tone mode, like the first Soviet satellite. He switched it to reception so that the militants could not find a direction. From the random shooting and guttural voices, the general realized that he was in enemy territory.

He had a machine gun, a pistol and four grenades, and Borisyuk decided that he would fight until the penultimate cartridge, and keep the last one for himself. But deep down in his soul he still believed that help would come, and calmly did everything that the instructions required.

At dawn, when the fog thinned, a real battle broke out. The militants used all types of weapons to hit the search helicopter. Two SU-25s from his regiment flew in to help. The commander adjusted the fire of the “rooks” and himself fired at the attacking figures while he was lifted aboard the helicopter.

The composure and determination of a high-class pilot, courage and ability to defend the Fatherland were inherited by his two officer sons. The eldest, Dmitry Sergeevich, lieutenant colonel, serves in Krasnodar, the youngest, major, in Budennovsk. Both sons are proud of their father, the Hero of Russia. And General Sergei Konstantinovich Borisyuk himself is very glad that the children followed their father’s path and continue family traditions. We can hope that all three will worthily defend our Fatherland, our Motherland. Happy holiday to you - Defender of the Fatherland Day!

Nikolai Vasilievich BUDIANSKY.

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06.11.1951 -
Hero of the Russian Federation

Decree dates

13.06.1996

B Orisyuk Sergei Konstantinovich - commander of the 368th assault aviation regiment of the North Caucasus Military District, colonel.
Born on November 6, 1951 in the city of Penza. Russian. In 1957, the family moved to the city of Tiraspol, now the capital of the unrecognized Transnistrian Moldavian Republic. Graduated from 10 classes of Tiraspol secondary school No. 1.
Since August 1969 - in the USSR Air Force. In 1973 he graduated from the Yeisk Higher Military Aviation School named after V.M. Komarova, with honors. Since November 1973 - pilot, flight commander of the 559th fighter-bomber aviation regiment in the Air Force of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany (Finsterwalde, East Germany). Since December 1979 - flight commander, squadron commander of the 300th fighter-bomber aviation regiment of the Far Eastern Military District (Pereyaslavka, Khabarovsk Territory). Since August 1983 - studying.
In 1986 he graduated from the Yu.A. Air Force Academy. Gagarin. Since July 1986 - deputy commander of the 372nd aviation regiment of fighter-bombers of the Baltic Military District (Daugavpils, Latvian SSR). Since June 1989 - commander of the 899th fighter-bomber aviation regiment in the 15th Air Army of the Baltic Military District (Lielvarde, Latvian SSR). Since September 1991 - commander of the 559th fighter-bomber aviation regiment in the Air Force of the Western Group of Forces (Finsterwalde, Germany). Since September 1993 - commander of the 368th assault aviation regiment of the 4th Air Army of the North Caucasus Military District (city of Budennovsk, Stavropol Territory). He took part in military operations to localize the Georgian-Abkhaz armed conflict in Tajikistan.
In 1994 - 1996 he took part in the first Chechen war. The pilots of the air regiment under the command of Colonel Borisyuk made over 2,000 combat missions against illegal armed gangs. The regiment commander himself flew over 100 combat missions on the Su-24M attack aircraft. Through assault strikes, he personally destroyed 60 units of armored vehicles and vehicles with enemy personnel and weapons, blew up 6 warehouses, and destroyed 12 strongholds of the Dudayevites.
For courage and heroism shown during a special task, U Order of the President of the Russian Federation No. 886 dated June 13, 1996 to Colonel Borisyuk Sergei Konstantinovich awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation.
He continued to serve in the Air Force. He took part in hostilities in Dagestan in 1999 and in the second Chechen war. He flew about 200 more combat missions. During a combat mission on December 13, 1999, he was shot down by a salvo of portable anti-aircraft missile systems. The pilot managed to eject in the area of the Argun Gorge, which at that time was the main support base of the militants and was literally swarming with the enemy. For about two days he hid behind enemy lines while several groups of militants were looking for him and persistent repeated attempts were made by Russian troops to rescue him. It was in these operations that senior lieutenant Dmitry Elistratov, major Andrei Sovgirenko, and captain Alexander Ivanov accomplished their heroic deeds. They were awarded the title of Heroes of the Russian Federation. Only on December 15, Colonel Borisyuk was rescued by a GRU special forces unit and, under enemy fire, lifted with a halyard on board the helicopter, while he himself radio-corrected the actions of the rescue helicopter and the firing strikes on the militants.
Since December 1999 - deputy commander, and since June 2002 - commander of the 1st Guards Stalingrad Order of Lenin, twice Red Banner Orders of Suvorov and Kutuzov, mixed aviation division of the 4th Red Banner Air Force Air Force and Air Defense (city of Yeisk, Krasnodar Territory). Since August 2006 - in reserve.
Lives in Krasnodar. Since 2012, he has been working as an inspector of the group of inspectors of the Joint Strategic Command of the Southern Military District.
Major General (02/21/2003). Awarded the Soviet Order "For Service to the Motherland in the Armed Forces of the USSR" 2nd (02/20/1991) and 3rd (02/21/1978) degrees, Russian awards: Order "For Services to the Fatherland" 4th degree (11/28/2006) , 2 orders of Courage (01/29/1995, 03/24/2000), the Order “For Military Merit” (01/17/2000), medals, including Zhukov and “For Impeccable Service” of three degrees.
Honored Military Pilot of the Russian Federation (07/26/2005).
Honorary citizen of the city of Budyonnovsk, Stavropol Territory.
Many thanks to Alexander Dorofeev (Maykop) for providing materials for the biography.

Sergei Konstantinovich “fell ill” with military aviation as a child. He could not take his eyes off the planes that constantly circled in the skies over Tiraspol, where he lived with his parents. And besides, a friend of their family was an aircraft technician and further fueled the guy’s interest with his stories. Therefore, by the time I graduate from school Sergey Borisyuk already knew exactly what he wanted to become.

“But the most difficult test for me, of course, was the war,” admits Sergei Konstantinovich. “I never could have thought that our generation would fight.”

Sergei Borisyuk with the head of the Krasnodar Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots, Colonel Viktor Lyakhov. Photo courtesy of the Krasnodar regional branch of the All-Russian public organization of veterans “Combat Brotherhood”. Photo: From personal archive

In the lair of militants

The task with which the war began for Colonel Borisyuk turned out to be not only very responsible, but also morally difficult. He was instructed to destroy Chechen airfields with aircraft, because there was a real threat of their use against federal troops and civilians. The task was completed, and immediately followed by others, no less risky. We had to endlessly destroy strongholds, warehouses, and various equipment of the militants. There were also orders, the details of which Sergei Borisyuk cannot make public to this day. For completing one of them, he and several other pilots received the title Hero of Russia.

But the main test awaited him already during the second Chechen campaign. Sergei Borisyuk was carrying out another combat mission when his SU-25 came under the gun of a man-portable anti-aircraft missile system. There was an explosion in the sky, after which the attack aircraft’s engine caught fire and the controls failed. The ejection was successful, but the hardest part was yet to come.

The fact is that all this happened over the Argun Gorge, where at that time a gang of a field commander was operating Khattaba. Sergei Borisyuk understood perfectly well what would happen if he was captured. There was only one option: fight back to the last and wait for your own. There was something to fight, because in such cases the pilots are armed to the teeth. The Hero of Russia had with him a Kalashnikov assault rifle, a Stechkin submachine gun, a Makarov award pistol, as well as almost fifty rounds of ammunition and two grenades.

Sergei Borisyuk at the opening ceremony of the bust of Hero of the Soviet Union Alexei Maresyev at the Krasnodar Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots. Photo courtesy of the Krasnodar regional branch of the All-Russian public organization of veterans “Combat Brotherhood”. Photo: From personal archive

“And most importantly, I was sure that they would get me out of there,” says Sergei Borisyuk. - According to the regulations and the moral code, it is clearly necessary to save the pilot. An emergency beacon indicated my location, and I hoped that help would arrive any minute. Soon, five federal helicopters actually appeared, but they were met by heavy fire from the ground. One of the cars was hit and began to fall like a stone.”

By some miracle, the helicopter’s crew and eighteen military personnel survived. But now it was necessary to save them themselves, because superior enemy forces were rushing towards them. An hour and a half later, one of the helicopters was able to land under heavy fire from the bandits and pick up people. But Sergei Borisyuk was far from that place.

One against all

Taking advantage of the fact that the militants had diverted all attention to the rescue team, Sergei Borisyuk tried to find his way of life out of the gorge. But it was not possible to do this - the enemy was at every step. He met the sunset completely surrounded. And at night another problem arose - the temperature dropped to minus 15 degrees. To escape the cold, the pilot found his parachute and built a tent out of it. If only the thugs knew how close he was to them. All night he could hear their speech. You could even hear them rattling their spoons during their meal.

Sergei Borisyuk with Honored Military Pilot, Hero of the Russian Federation Viktor Markelov. Photo courtesy of the Krasnodar regional branch of the All-Russian public organization of veterans “Combat Brotherhood”. Photo: From personal archive

Meanwhile, information about what happened above the Argun Gorge reached journalists. In pursuit of a sensation, they hastened to trumpet that they had shot down not just an ordinary pilot, but the commander of an entire regiment of the Hero of Russia. The militants also watched the news and immediately learned about everything. Most likely, without this information they would not have wasted energy searching for Borisyuk, and it would have been much easier for him. But on this occasion they decided to organize a real raid in the morning.

“I see a group of militants with dogs moving towards me from above,” recalls Sergei Borisyuk. “There were no more than fifty meters left before them when I opened fire to kill.” But not a single one fell, everyone continued to walk at full height. Then I even thought that I had blank cartridges in my machine gun.”

The fact is that the militants were covered by thin trees. They were visible through the branches, but an ordinary bullet did not penetrate the thicket. The bandits knew this from experience in fighting in the mountains and therefore did not even duck. The situation was becoming critical. But, just like in a Hollywood action movie, salvation came at the very last moment.

“Helicopters and attack aircraft appeared in the sky,” continues Sergei Borisyuk. “I contacted them by radio and asked them to strike at the approaching militants. At first no one dared because I was very close to the affected area. Helped Sergei Rapotan, also a Hero of Russia. He definitely shot back and I felt better.”

Sergey Borisyuk with Hero of the Russian Federation Viktor Kazantsev. Photo courtesy of the Krasnodar regional branch of the All-Russian public organization of veterans “Combat Brotherhood”. Photo: From personal archive

We're on the right track

Sergei Borisyuk rose to the rank of major general and the position of commander of the 1st Guards Stalingrad Order of Lenin, twice Red Banner Orders of Suvorov and Kutuzov, mixed aviation division of the 4th Red Banner Air Force of the Air Force and Air Defense (city of Yeisk). Almost ten years ago he retired, but did not lose contact with military aviation.

Now he is an inspector of the inspector group of the Joint Strategic Command of the Southern Military District and has a good grasp of the situation. The focus remains on the operation of the Russian Aerospace Forces in Syria, so we asked him a few questions on this topic.

- Sergei Konstantinovich, how did you feel about the start of this operation?

I thought we were on the right track. It is necessary to protect Russia’s interests not only here, but also on distant borders. In Syria we have the most terrible enemy today - terrorism. We can't let him come here. But I didn’t even think that the Russian Aerospace Forces’ operation in Syria was preceded by such thorough preparation. It was carried out very secretly. And everything is done correctly - on soft paws, subtly, surgically and very humanely.

Like a real hero, Sergei Konstantinovich does not really like to tell journalists about his exploits, although they constantly ask him to do so. Photo courtesy of the Krasnodar regional branch of the All-Russian public organization of veterans “Combat Brotherhood”. Photo: From personal archive

- Is it possible to compare the work of our pilots in Syria and Chechnya?

The only thing they have in common is that in both cases there is great determination and good training of the flight personnel. But in all technical respects, the operation in Syria was organized three to four times better than ours. You can launch and leave, the rocket will find the target itself. There is a technique there that I can’t even talk about. At the same time, there are difficulties that we did not have. The work of our pilots is complicated by the need to coordinate all flights with the United States. We report to them about our echelons and targets, and they send large drones towards us and even almost try to collide. They not only want to control the situation, but want to oppose themselves to us.

- What do our aviators say about their service in Syria?

There are many pilots from the Krasnodar region there. I know that they have a working, patriotic attitude. People know what they are doing and perform assigned tasks with a sense of excellence. There are no refuseniks.

At the base in Syria, ideal American-style living conditions have been created - baths, toilets, food, TV. After all, US pilots will not go to war if there is no hot food, Coca-Cola, and so on. So our military personnel there now do not survive, like we did in our time, but simply work.

- In your opinion, how will this operation affect the future of Russian military aviation?

I believe that this is a life-giving stream for our Aerospace Forces. And this is a clear example of the fact that many problems cannot be solved without aviation. Any ground operation begins with its use. That is why we need all types of aviation - attack aircraft, bombers, transport aircraft, and strategists. We have not produced new combat air vehicles for many years, but now this work has resumed. For example, a fifth-generation fighter has been created and, of course, I am very happy about it. After all, we are getting not only new aircraft. Technology and the whole country as a whole are also developing. It is significant that recently many international contracts have been signed for the purchase of Russian aircraft. It is cheaper and more reliable than the American one. I don’t want to make big predictions, but in my opinion, the United States is now drowning in these issues.

Sergei Borisyuk was born on November 6, 1951 in the city of Penza. By nationality - Russian. In 1957, his family moved to the city of Tiraspol, Moldavian SSR (now the capital of the unrecognized Transnistrian Moldavian Republic). Graduated from 10 classes of Tiraspol secondary school No. 1.

Since 1969, Sergei Borisyuk has served in the Air Force. Service

On 08/19/1969 he entered and on 10/30/1973 he graduated with honors from the Yeisk VVAUL in Yeisk
11/30/1973-12/14/1979 pilot - flight commander of the 559th apib Group of Soviet Forces in Germany
12/14/1979-08/06/1983 com. unit - com. squadron of the 300th apib of the Far Eastern Military District.
08/06/1983-07/26/1986 student of the Air Force Academy named after Yu. A. Gagarin, Monino village, Moscow region
07/29/1986-06/22/1989 deputy commander of the 372nd aviation regiment of the PribVO, received the qualification “Military sniper pilot”.
06/22/1989-09/24/1991 deputy commander of the 899th aviation regiment of the 15th air army of the Baltic Military District
09/24/1991-09/13/1993 commander of the 559th apib of the 16th Red Banner Air Army of the West Group
Sergei Borisyuk took part in military operations to localize the Georgian-Abkhaz armed conflict, as well as during the Civil War in Tajikistan.
Since 1993, Borisyuk was the commander of the 368th assault aviation regiment of the North Caucasus Military District (city of Budennovsk, Stavropol Territory).
In 1994-1996, Sergei Borisyuk participated in the First Chechen War. The pilots of the air regiment under the command of Colonel Borisyuk made over 2,000 combat missions against illegal armed gangs. Borisyuk himself, as a regiment commander, flew over 100 combat missions on a Su-25 attack aircraft. Through assault strikes, he personally destroyed 60 units of armored vehicles and vehicles with enemy personnel and weapons, as well as blew up 6 warehouses and destroyed 12 strongholds of the ChRI army.

On June 13, 1996, by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation, aviation colonel Sergei Konstantinovich Borisyuk was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation for the courage and heroism shown during the performance of a special task.
In 1999, he took part in hostilities in Dagestan and in the Second Chechen War. He flew about 200 more combat missions.

During a combat mission on December 13, 1999, he was shot down by a salvo of portable anti-aircraft missile systems. Sergei Borisyuk managed to eject in the area of the Argun Gorge, which at that time was the main support base of the militants. For about two days he hid behind enemy lines while several groups of militants were looking for him and Russian troops made repeated attempts to rescue him. On December 15, Colonel Borisyuk was rescued by a GRU special forces unit and, under enemy fire, was lifted aboard a helicopter with a halyard, while independently adjusting by radio the actions of the rescue helicopter and the delivery of fire strikes on clusters of militants.
During these special operations, Major V.R. Alimov, Senior Lieutenant Dmitry Elistratov, Aviation Major Andrei Sovgirenko and Aviation Captain Alexander Ivanov performed their feats, for which each of them was subsequently awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation.
Http://www.warheroes.ru/hero/hero.asp?Hero_id=7668 Website Heroes of the Country

12/20/1999-01/18/2002 deputy commander of the 1st Guards. Shad of the 4th Air Army of the North Caucasus Military District
01/18/2002-06/18/2002 division commander of the 1st Guards. Shad of the 4th Air Army of the North Caucasus Military District
06/18/2002-08/11/2006 commander of the 1st Guards Mixed Aviation Stalingrad Order of Lenin twice Red Banner Orders of Suvorov and Kutuzov division of the 4th Red Banner Air Force of the Air Force and Air Defense (city of Yeisk, Krasnodar Territory).
Since 2006, retired major general. Lives and works in Krasnodar. Inspector of the group of inspectors of the Joint Strategic Command of the Southern Military District.

He is actively involved in social activities and conducts educational and patriotic work with young people.