On Monday, June 13, became known About the death of Alexander Plyusnin, one of the participants in the attack on the Taj Beck Palace in Kabul, known as Amin’s Palace. It was Plyusnin who liquidated the Afghan dictator on December 27, 1979. The former commando was 72 years old.
“We are deeply saddened to inform you that Alexander Nikolaevich Plyusnin died at the age of 73. The hero of the attack on Amin’s palace. Master of Sports of the USSR and multiple champion of the KGB of the USSR in sambo. The legend of the national special forces, ”says the International Council of the Veterans Association of the Alpha counterterrorism unit.
The organization also expressed its condolences to the relatives of the former special forces soldier.
leader, hero, star
Plyusnin is a former employee of Directorate “A” of the FSB Special Purpose Center. Colleagues refer to him as one of the best. “His psychological and physical preparation was admirable,” says the TV channel. “Star”.
In the unit “Officers of the Alpha Group”, Plyusnin was called a hero, noting that he was an unofficial leader for his colleagues.
“Unfortunately, I did not find him during the service, but I developed very good relations with him, he is very warm. Although we did not see each other often, he was always kind, very attentive to my work. A very thoughtful person, a very kind person. Colleagues loved him very much, for them he was an informal leader. I was there very often when they remembered how Amin’s palace was raided, how he threw the first grenade there. Hero with a capital letter! A big, big-spirited man,” he said. “Newspaper.Ru” Aleksey Filatov, President of the Officers’ Union of the Alpha Group.
He added that Plyusnin was a “star” in the events. “He treated me like a direct father, made parting promises: to achieve his goal no matter what; ignore too much. An irreparable loss, a very valuable person, we will miss him very much, ”said Filatov.
How the dictator was eliminated
Hafizullah Amin was Afghanistan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1978-1979. He also served as defense minister, prime minister, general secretary of the Central Committee of the People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan, and chaired the country’s Revolutionary Council. Amin came to the highest power in Afghanistan on September 16, 1979, and dismissed and subsequently killed his predecessor, Taraki. During the Taraki era, he actively continued the political repression that had begun against both conservative clergy and supporters of the old regime, and his rival party faction, Parcham.
One of the first Amin expressed the idea that there was a need for Soviet intervention in Afghanistan.
For the first time in the history of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, it publicly declared that a socialist society was being built in the country. He survived two assassination attempts in 1979.
When developing the operation to overthrow Amin, it was decided to use the requests of the politician himself for Soviet military assistance (from September to December 1979 there were seven requests). The decision to eliminate Amin and send Soviet troops to Afghanistan was made on December 12, 1979 at the meeting of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CPSU. The document was hand-registered in one copy and was mysteriously named “Position at A”.
On December 27, 1979, Soviet special forces launched a special operation “Baikal-79”, the purpose of which was to eliminate Amin.
When Amin learned of the attack on the palace, he ordered his commander to inform the Soviet military advisers about this and said, “The Soviets will help.” When the commander announced that the Soviets were attacking, Amin angrily threw an ashtray at him and said, “You’re lying, you can’t!” yell.
Plyusnin was among the special forces soldiers who fought with the guards of the Taj Beck Palace on the second floor. The dictator threw a grenade with a piece, in which Amin was mortally wounded.
These events preceded the participation of Soviet troops in the 1979-1989 Afghan war.
According to official figures, 20 Soviet soldiers were killed during the raid of the palace in Kabul. On the opposite side, Amin, his two young sons, and about 200 Afghan guards and soldiers were killed. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ş. The governor’s wife also died.
Source: Gazeta
