Dedicated to the 50th anniversary of Group A of the USSR KGB
and Directorate A of the Special Center Russia's FSB
Munich 1972, XX Summer Olympics The terrorists killed 11 hostages
THIS FILM IS BASED AFTER REAL FACTS
I hate the Soviet Union! I want to study and live in America.
help me please
Don't panic, it's not for you it's for communists.
I will not surrender to them alive.
You don't have to get angry. Calm down.
- Sir... - Smith.
Smith, tell me, I can pass border with this passport?
Unfortunately, you need a passport foreign, translated into English...
I understood.
Where is the representative of the Ministry Foreign that you promised me?
MARCH 28, 1979, MOSCOW AMERICAN EMBASSY
Welcome!
Tell me where it is!
Mr. Petrenko, please...
He is the person who can help you.
who are you
Secretary of the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Gennady Nikolaevich Zaitsev.
- Show me the documents! - I don't have any documents.
I am not allowed to take documents state outside the USSR.
You understand that the American Embassy is it considered foreign territory?
Of course I know. Do you think I'm an idiot?
Actually, that's why I'm here. Take off your coat!
Come on, take it off!
And the jacket.
Move!
So I understand you have need a foreign passport?
Yes. The embassy secretary told me that they won't let me enter the US without it.
That's right. But don't worry. Let me write down your details.
What do you think you want to do?
- Notebook. - Okay.
what is your name
Valentin Nikolaevich Petrenko.
you can keep it I don't need him anymore.
The terrorist's name is Valentin Nikolaevich Petrenko.
He tried to enter the University of chemistry from Moscow 2 times, but failed.
He thinks he's been shot on purpose in exams.
The explosive device is probably real and it seems quite strong.
He speaks hatefully about the Soviet Union.
He wants to leave and stay in the US.
By his behavior and reasoning, the terrorist is psychopathic.
How a psychopathic person succeeded
to enter the American Embassy?
The American ambassador called him personally on Iuri Vladimirovichi Andropov
and made a serious complaint like the Soviet Union
does not fulfill its obligations for embassy security,
and that the KGB officers cannot solve this incident promptly.
We have to put an end to this operations as quickly as possible.
We don't need it of an international scandal.
Assault that as well as quickly as you can.
Let me try to convince him to surrender.
We can always raid it.
The terrorist is in this room.
All three windows they are under our control.
- What room is this? - Consul's lounge.
- Sergei, you guard this window. - I understand, commander.
Two hours left upon expiry of the ultimatum.
If my requests are not met until then, i'll blow myself up!
can you hear me I'm gonna blow them all up!
It won't be necessary. We finish everything in two hours.
There will be no delays from us. But I have to take your picture.
Why?
Passport photo to be ready.
Can you cover it with the coat? You can see the bomb.
Ready?
I'm checking now.
Don't wait! Bring your passport!
Good. I can put it to you just one question?
What?
Your parents probably were war veterans, right?
Have you ever thought how they would feel about your actions?
Reach!
Go and don't waste any more time!
Bring me my passport now!
I hate the Soviet Union!
Bring your passport!
Calm down. I understood.
Robert…
Prepare for the assault, but tell team to aim for the shoulder of the right arm.
We have to try to keep him alive.
Prepare for the assault.
Gennady Nikolaevich, why did the bomb explode
Can't your people shoot?
I ordered them to aim for the arm.
Make sure the report about surgery will be on my desk...
Thank you, thank you...
You are true heroes. Thank you.
I am…
Excuse me.
Until tomorrow.
On behalf of the American people,
me and the American Ambassador,
I express my deep gratitude.
You risked your life to save others.
It is our duty.
C O M A N D A N T U L Translation and adaptation: Denis Kent
DECEMBER 25, 1944
Madam, would you like me to help you?
Guys, take the bags to the trucks.
Good.
Thank you comrades.
- Thanks, kid. - With pleasure.
Is your father at the front?
Yes, he is in the artillery. Only my mother and sisters are at home.
- So you're the man of the house? - Yes.
- What is your name? - Gene.
I am Uncle Pasha.
That's nice of you to help the wounded.
Thank you.
don't worry, your father will be back soon.
Everyone will be back soon... with victory.
Pasha!
- Lida! - You are alive!
- Lidochka... - You are alive...
Lida…
Lida... Lida...
I knew you'd come back. My dear!
Lida…
Gena, read it again, please.
"Hello, little brother."
"Greetings from loved ones: from mother, aunt Valya, Masha and Nadya."
"Kostya, I received your letter just in time for May 1"
"and I found out you got the money."
"You wrote that you shouldn't to send you."
"But we have nothing to take with this money"
"so you can use them buy some tobacco."
"Mother begs me to tell you that, since you left,"
"Not a moment passes without thinking of you."
"He misses you a lot. No news from dad."
"There is nothing more to write. So goodbye for now. "
"Kostya, Sveta Sinitsina visited us."
"She's upset that you didn't send them no letter."
Thank you, Gena.
Please…
There's some sugar in there.
Thank you.
Eat.
God!
- Mom, I'm fine. - What happened?
- I got a little cold. - Nina, quickly put water on the stove!
And shave some radishes!
Quick! What bad luck! Sit down.
give me the legs God...it's awful.
What happened?
- I almost forgot. - Where are you going?
- I wanted to give you a present. - Where did you get sugar?
- He gave me a soldier. - Yes, a soldier gave it to you... Okay.
Look like this.
You are such a good boy!
stay there my little friend
"Hello my dears:"
"my wife Anna, daughters Nina, Zina, Lida and my son Gena."
"I'm fine. Living in a dugout. I received your letter."
I am very glad that you are all well.
"Don't be sad and don't lose hope."
"Very soon, we will finish them on Hitler's thugs,"
"we will crush them and wipe them all out fascist scum on the face of the earth."
"Wait for me. I'll be back soon with victory! Nicholas."
Come on!
It's your turn.
- A rabbit on skis. - Look, he came skiing.
Hey rabbit! Bunny! Rabbit on skis!
I'm not a rabbit!
come on rabbit let me try your skis!
- Give them back to me! - Yes, how could you not...
Stop it!
Be careful!
It's coming!
Thanks, your skis are good.
- Now it's my turn. - Give them back to me!
Take your time, bunny. After we ski, we return them to you.
Maybe.
Don't come near me!
Come on Gena... Don't you know a joke?
What if he had died? How would his mother have felt?
Mom, do you think I'm an idiot? I didn't throw it into a ravine.
Mother, in a fight, whoever hits first wins.
That means you should try to settle a dispute with words, not fists.
Mom, what's going on? if talking doesn't work?
If talking doesn't work...
then you do what you think is right.
A real man should to know how to defend himself.
And his loved ones.
A man... How big you have grown!
I, Gena Zaitsev, join Pioneer Organization,
and in the presence of my comrades, I solemnly swear:
to love my country strongly, to live, learn and fight,
as bequeathed by the great Lenin, and as the Communist Party taught,
to always respect the laws Pioneers of the Soviet Union!
- Be prepared! - Always ready!
Rejoice, friends, the fierce enemy is destroyed!
Proud over Berlin, our red Soviet flag is flying!
The enemy marched through Ukraine, and dreamed of reaching Siberia.
Finally, from Berlin, he gave us the keys again!
Gena, come in quickly. A letter has arrived from your father.
Come on, Nina.
"Hi. I won't be too long. I met another woman."
"So don't wait for me, I have a new family now."
"I don't have money for alimony."
"Goodbye."
"Nikolai."
it's ok at least we realize something.
Gena, how big you have grown! It was as if you were a child now.
- How old are you now? - 14.
- How is your mother? - It's good.
I will train you for certification.
Your salary will depend on it.
Remember, at our factory, there are two voltages: 220 volts and 500.
Each tension has its own threads, fuses and so on.
For ordinary people, just us we are twisting threads, but in reality...
- Hello, Ivan! - Hello, Fedor!
… our job is to do to keep the whole factory running.
- I won't let you down. - I hope not.
Gene! are you ok
You forgot to turn off the power.
- I became lazy. - What happened?
Nothing happened, everything is fine. Come on, get back to work.
In our job, laziness is unacceptable.
Haste spoils the job, as the saying goes.
Remember, an electrician is like a sculptor
make decisions slowly and carefully, with a clear head.
If in doubt, double check, got it?
- I understand. - Okay.
good boy
- Name? - Zaitsev.
Well done, congratulations. wait for me there, okay?
Gena did great!
did you bring it
Gene…
Russian traditions cannot be broken.
If you don't celebrate your first salary, you will be out of luck.
Then we do this, Uncle Kolya.
Gennady, what I want to tell you is that...
you have become like family for me this month.
And you know what quality do you like me the most?
Stubbornness.
You always strive to see things through.
nowadays, this is increasingly rare.
Try not to get lost this quality
because it will lead you at the next salary increase.
Good luck.
Come on, take it, bite.
god…
calm down...
Son, sit down.
Listen to me...
You can do whatever you want with your salary. You can drink them all if that's what you want.
It's your money, you earned it.
But I can tell you one thing.
If there is money in the house, I promise you there will be food on the table.
But if they won't be…
one day you might come home...
and you will find no bread on the table.
Parent…
- Yes. - Please forgive me.
- It won't happen again. - Okay.
come here come here
So don't worry about yourself. Well, everything is clear, young man.
Here, so to speak, the clinical picture of your injuries.
These are the problem areas,
these dark spots from the spine.
It's a herniated disc.
Unfortunately, there is no medicine yet to treat this condition.
- But to overcome this disease... - What should I do?
I recommend this routine simple exercise.
A little diligence, patience...
the vertebrae will stretch, and you will be fine.
I got many people back on their feet. Do it daily, preferably in the morning.
The glorious life is over
for our teacher and leader,
the greatest genius of mankind...
Fyodor Fyodorovich, did you call me?
...Iosif Vissarionovich Stalin!
Gennady, come in, take a seat.
So you're leaving us?
Yes. I was drafted into the army.
Gennady, to be honest,
I was very impressed of your decision.
Which decision?
As far as I know, you have a deferment from the military because of your mother's illness.
That's right.
And you still decided to go? It's not war.
I was granted the adjournment four months ago.
Since then, the state of health mother's improved.
In addition, I have three sisters. If needed, they will help her.
I didn't recommend you for Special Forces for nothing.
Thank you.
- Why did you come back so early? - Today was my last day of work.
I resigned.
What…
But you have a good salary.
I decided to join the army.
But you have a reprieve.
And your back is not good.
Mom, it's not fair to you hide behind a procrastination.
I understand that it will be hard for you without me, but...
Look, I got it severance pay.
They will last you for a while. And my back will heal.
The doctor showed me some very good exercises.
Don't be mad, mom. I have to do this.
I'm not angry.
I am proud...
that I raised such a son.
Parent…
I, a citizen of the Union Soviet Socialist Republics,
I join the Armed Forces of the USSR, I take this oath and solemnly swear:
to be honest, brave, a disciplined and vigilant soldier!
I swear to keep strictly military and state secrets,
to respect without doubt all military regulations,
and orders from commanders and my superiors!
I vow to study conscientiously military affairs,
to protect carefully military and public properties,
and to be loyal to my people to my last gasp,
my Soviet homeland and the Soviet government!
I'm always ready by order of the Soviet government,
to take up arms in defense of my country, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics!
And as a soldier of the Armed Forces of the USSR, I swear to defend it bravely,
with skill, with dignity and honor,
I will not spare my life to obtain complete victory over the enemy!
If I break this solemn oath,
I will accept the punishment strict Soviet law,
and universal hatred and contempt of working people!
Sergeant Zaitsev!
For outstanding achievements in battle and political preparation,
as well as for impeccable discipline and the active involvement of the Komsomol,
Sergeant Zaitsev is named team leader!
I serve the Soviet Union!
- Get in line! - Live!
- Long live, comrade captain! - Sit down. what are you reading
Comrade Khrushchev's report,
about Stalin's cult of personality and its consequences.
And what do you think?
Well, I guess...
Of course, the cult of personality is bad.
I totally agree with that.
But on the other hand,
if under the leadership of Comrade Stalin,
we won the war
canceled the rationing system two years later
became a world leader in industrial production,
and built the atomic bomb,
then maybe...
was it necessary
Yes, Stalin ruled our country through difficult times:
war, revolution, civil war,
famine, then devastation.
But our parents built a new state
one that had never existed in the millennia of human history.
The path was difficult, enemies were everywhere. It was hard to figure out who and what.
There were sacrifices, there were mistakes.
But we would have perished if we would not have made those sacrifices.
Is that clear?
Yes, Comrade Captain.
Gennady, when it's just the two of us, you can call me by my first and last name.
- Agree? - Agreed, Alexey Petrovich.
- What is your level of education? - The 7 years of school.
But after the army, I will finish my studies.
- I want to become a teacher. - Teacher?
Professor... that's a good goal.
And I only have 7 years of school, but I decided to do high school as well.
You know, a captain with only 7 years of school it doesn't look good. will you join me
With pleasure. when do we start
We will start next week.
Come in. come on come
Irina! Irochka!
We are coming!
- Hello! - Hello!
Well, Gennady, meet my family
Irina Sergeyevna, my wife. Natasha, my daughter.
Very pleased to meet you.
Hi Gennady. Finally we meet.
We are very happy to have you in our house.
- The same. - Hello.
Hello!
where is my mother in law respected and loved?
Nadejda Silvestrovna works in her office. Take off your coat.
Please take off your coat. I'm waiting for you all at the table.
Just please, don't splash with water on the floor.
It will mean a cleanup additional for the mother.
I will be very careful.
Potatoes…
Hello, young man. Nadezhda Silvestrovna Ignatyeva.
what is your name
- Gennady. Gennady Zaitsev. - Please, take a seat.
- Zaitsev? - Correct.
Volkov.
You can't make this up.
But I'm sure you'll understand.
Of course.
Well tell us, where are you from?
I was born in the Urals on September 11, 1934,
in the village of Antibary, Molotov region.
I was also born in the Urals, in the city Kamyshlov, Chelyabinsk region.
- Are you a communist? - For now, only one Komsomol member.
Mom, what about this interrogation?
let's eat before it cools down.
Little.
So, in honor of the new knowledge?
In honor of the new knowledge!
B.V. Nekrasov - Textbook of general chemistry State Publishing House, Moscow, 1953
This chemistry... Your tongue gets tangled.
How can anyone learn these names and formulas?
I feel like I'm going to fail the exam.
What is the problem?
Well, how can I remember these states of matter?
Alexey Petrovich, it's simple.
Imagine that a soldier is a molecule.
A soldier is a molecule... Okay, I imagine.
Soldiers huddled in a combat vehicle,
it is a solid state of matter.
I understand…
Soldiers standing in formation on the field, with a little more space...
it is a liquid state.
Soldiers wandering the field, smoking wherever they want...
it is a gaseous state.
From vehicle to formation...
this is the melting process.
And vice versa, from formation to vehicles, is the freezing process.
Interesting... Well then...
If he smokes... and returns to vehicles?
That's condensation.
And if the order is "are you fired"?
Evaporation.
You have a knack for it. Well done!
A soldier who does not strive to improve
he will never become a commander.
But you will make it.
Why do you think I will be able to do this?
quick thinking, courage in decision making,
the ability to analyze independently.
But most importantly, Gennady, you are genuine
You know, everyone in the Regiment from the Kremlin are like that.
Not all of them.
Of a thousand good soldiers, only one becomes commander.
Alexei…
If you are not too busy, you must to talk to Gennady. Is it possible?
Of course.
Please have a seat.
- Come on, take it and smoke it. - Thank you.
Turn on.
I decided to write a book about my life
And right now, I would let me read you an excerpt.
After reading it, feel free to criticize me, okay?
Agreed.
"In 1944, I became head of the reception desk"
"for the President of the Supreme Presidium, USSR Soviet, Mikhail Ivanovich Kalinin."
Stay seated.
"I remember that one day, a young woman came to us..."
Stay seated.
"Her name was Lyudmila."
He served his sentence for a crime he committed."
"Wanting to find a job and restore his name,"
"Lyudmila made a request to work at a factory,"
"but they reminded him of the committed deed and they closed its doors."
What do you think, is it correct?
It depends on what kind of crime he committed.
But in any case, I think it's nothing bad in giving someone a second chance.
And I think each case should be analyzed individually.
"After hearing his story and reviewed his case,"
"I discussed it and sent it on Lyudmila".
"at one of the construction sites big from the capital,"
"where reported that she excelled in her work."
"So, Lyudmila found his way in life."
Well, now you can criticize me.
It's a good story. I have no reason to criticize you.
Why are you not part of the Party?
It's my fault.
For that, you need two recommendations from the communists
with at least two years of membership.
I understand.
Alexei Petrovich!
Yes?
Could you please…
Tell me, could you recommend it? this young man as a member of the Party?
Of course. I can sign right now.
I too have been a member for 44 years. How about you get in?
Thank you for your trust.
In our Party it is needed of people like you.
"Dear mother..."
"My service has been extended for two more years."
"I have nothing to spend my money on, so I'll send you the whole salary,"
"300 rubles."
- Hello! - Hello!
Please sit down.
Show me the documents.
Who do you think you're talking to, slacker? Don't you know who I am?
I know, comrade minister,
but according to the rules, you have to show me the documents.
Captain, who the hell did you hire? I want to file a complaint against you.
I apologize, Comrade Minister, the officer was just doing his duty.
We all do our jobs here, only you don't.
Please can you pass.
You have too many drones here.
Well...
now I would like to speak the only high school student in our group...
Gennady, you have the floor.
Dear Olga...
Sorry, just a minute.
- Hello! Sorry for the delay. - Hello, Zoya.
Hi Zoya!
Gena, she's Zoya.
- Pleased to meet you. - Zoya.
I thought you forgot. Sit down quickly.
Yulya, please put the flowers in a vase.
Although I am not yet married,
i can only imagine what it's like to be part of a military family.
I'm sure it's not easy for a woman to be always worried
endless moving from one garrison to another,
military housing, labeled furniture, children changing schools often...
Not every woman can handle this.
But you all go through this…
because you know that your husbands…
fight for our country.
Dear Olga, we want to wish you a happy birthday on your birthday and let's raise our glasses...
and through you for all military spouses.
Thank you very much for everything.
Comrade officers, three times URA...
Hatred! Hatred! Hatred!
Happy birthday!
Thank you!
Now I have to go. If my speech,
amused you or you liked it even a little
i will be happy
If not...
I apologize for being mean,
and you can calmly say to me: "What a fool..."
Where did you walk?
- Mom, meet Gennady. - Good evening!
And that means you can stay out until at 1 am because of Gennady?
How will you get home?
Don't worry, I can handle it.
You should have thought to this earlier!
Please take care.
"Because, because we are pilots! "
"The sky is ours... heaven is our dear home!"
"Airplanes come first, airplanes come first..."
"And the girls? Okay, the girls are coming later!"
LENIN STALIN
- Zoya, are you a Komsomol member? - Of course.
I was even chosen three times as a regional delegate to conferences.
Bravo!
There, Gennady, you're lucky with a member of the Komsomol and even a delegate.
I agree.
Uncle Gena, today you are wearing a "yaga style" tie.
It's true! Yes…
Uncle Gena, how could you!
Mother washes and irons, and you you're just giving it more work.
- Yes, Uncle Gena, come on... - Natasha, it's not a big deal.
- Don't be ashamed. - Nothing happened.
I'm looking at you all...
and I feel proud.
I am glad that in our country raise a deserving young generation.
They can be safely entrusted to you the keys to our country.
Hooray, comrades!
Hatred!
1977, 20 years later
In the USSR, in the last seven years, there were 17 incidents
of taking hostages who they involved air transport.
During them, 73 passengers and 10 crew members were killed.
Unfortunately, the statistics are grim.
Less than 3 years left until the opening of the Olympic Games in Moscow.
There will be many foreign guests,
and we cannot allow the repetition the Munich tragedy.
Therefore...
we must name a commander of the anti-terrorist unit,
which will deal largely safety of the Olympic Games.
I have an appointment proposal on this one position, on Gennadi Nikolaevich Zaitsev.
I'd like to hear your thoughts.
Alexei Dmitrievich,
although Gennady Nikolaevich is graduate of the KGB Higher School,
how can he drive a paramilitary unit,
if he didn't graduate a military academy?
Someone who served the Regiment for 5 years special purpose from the Kremlin,
not only did he graduate a military academy,
you can consider him graduated a war college.
That's not a valid reason.
Alexei Dmitrievich, I have one more question.
It will prevent his sciatica fulfill the duties of the commander?
why me
Apparently, Yuri Vladimirovich noticed you
when you were going to the detail his security personnel.
And what do you think?
Soldiers risk their lives, and the commander are they lounging at headquarters?
It is not correct.
Right or wrong...
the commanders do not send soldiers to die
they send them to fulfill important missions of the state.
I understand with my mind, but not with the heart.
Gennadi Nikolaevich...
Sciatica is an unpleasant condition. I suffer from this too.
You have to understand, committee leadership he doesn't need you to run with a gun.
Unit "A" will have important tasks ahead,
they will fight the terrorists who hide behind the hostages.
I think you got it!
I will not make this offer a third time.
- Then, if necessary, I agree. - "If need be..."
If it was necessary, we wouldn't have asked you, we would have called you and that's it, get to work!
But I ask you, you take it this responsibility or not?
I assume
Okay, now I know everything is going to be okay.
You understand that your wife and family would not need to know the details of your work?
Yes, of course.
Why did you decide? to dedicate your life
service in organs state security?
I come from a military family, so for me there is no other way.
I want to defend the motherland.
You are an excellent driver.
But you haven't passed them all running tests.
And that is the main criterion of selection for Unit "A".
Give me a trial period. You won't regret it.
You understand that the service in our facility does it involve life-threatening risks?
I never think about it.
For me, the most important thing is the fulfillment of the assigned mission.
Your physical training is excellent, and you have a solid recommendation.
Thank you.
But unfortunately I have to reject you.
Why?
How do your neighbors know? that you work for the KGB?
For combat drills, you must let's divide the detachment into groups.
Those who group, they will cover themselves better.
a year ago you were reprimanded by the Party,
and it was recorded in your personal file.
Unfortunately, this does not line up with the status of an elite fighter.
I asked for your file personally and it proved…
you defended the honor of your future wife.
- Correct. - We need people like you.
Mistakes: You are not allowed to have this luxury.
So, in any case, you must act precisely.
So what did the doctors say, Alexey Petrovich?
What to say? Cancer it is cancer, even in Africa.
You see, I was too late to the doctor.
Can I help you somehow?
I have everything I need, Gen.
And Natasha brings me all kinds of good strangers,
medicine from her trips.
And where is she now?
In Japan.
Yes.
She really became a star of the Soviet circus.
Yes.
But…
you both make me proud.
I heard about your success. I am very happy for you.
It's just a shame, Nadiejda Silvetrovna
and Irochka can't be happy for you.
Alexei Petrovich!
You have to go back to your procedure!
I'm coming right away!
well thanks gena that you have not forgotten this old man.
You were like a father to me. I will remember you all my life.
ok…
Take care.
Alexei Petrovich!
I'm coming now.
MARCH 8, 1988, VESHCHEVO AIRPORT
- Greetings, comrade colonel! - Report.
The terrorists have proven themselves to be the Ovchinnikov family.
The leader is their mother, Natalia Andreevna Ovchinnikova.
He has ten children, five of whom are minors.
According to witness testimony,
Valery Ovchinnikov handed them a ticket to stewardess Nikitina,
by which he asks that the plane to land in London.
Give it to the captain.
Don't move!
Everyone stay put!
Comrade Commander, they asked me to give you this.
We request course change and landing to London or we'll blow up the plane.
At 15:30, the flight engineer he went out into the cabin.
And during the negotiations,
managed to convince them to land
in a city in Finland and feed.
At 16:05 the pilots reported that the plane has landed for refueling.
- Everything will be fine now. - It will be fine, yes.
...in the Finnish city of Kotka.
At first, the Ovchinnikov family the crew believed.
But as soon as they saw the soldiers soviets through the window
of course they did realized they were tricked.
- You tricked us! - Guys, no one fooled you.
We are in Finland. Calm down, we're in Kotka.
You fooled us!
- No, no! - You!
Stay in your seats! Get her off the aisle!
Yes, you, come on! Hurry up!
Help him! Come on!
Sit down!
At 19:10, it started the assault on the plane.
The attack involved officers
from the special service unit militia patrol
under my command.
Get out of here!
Come on!
The terrorists resisted army and retreated.
The wounded officers retreated and locked themselves in the cockpit.
Open!
As soon as the door closed, The Ovchinnikovs had figured it out
that their ammunition was running out, and they decided...
to take their own lives.
So they had a bomb for it.
Children, come to me.
Bomb! Bomb!
Why didn't you wait for us?
After the stewardess was killed, I was ordered to storm the plane.
After the fire, nine people died:
all suffocated by the smoke.
19 people suffered minor injuries:
two militiamen, two terrorists and 15 passengers.
DECEMBER 1, 1988, ORDZHONIKIDZE, NORTH OSSETIA
- Is this bus for us? - No, it's for someone else.
- I bet it's for us? - Hello, children!
Hello!
We are your supervisors. Come on, climb quickly so you don't freeze!
Stop, children, stop!
Nobody told me about it.
Ma'am, do I have a transport form? Yes. do i have a bus Yes.
So what's the problem? I have a schedule. Please hurry up. Quick, quick!
I'm sitting at the window!
I was the first!
Why are you pushing yourself?
Can I see the shipping order?
We're welcome.
Come on, come on up.
Come on, faster!
- Hello! - Hello!
Children!
Children! Everyone has Enjoyed typography?
Yes! We enjoyed it!
We all come back together to school and from there, home.
Good.
I liked it very much.
Listen, driver, I'll repeat:
If you do everything I tell you, you will stay alive.
If you try to play the hero, I'm going to blow your head off, do you understand?
Just don't hurt the kids.
Go to the party committee.
Chermen, keep calm!
Quiet!
From this moment, you are all hostages!
For those who don't listen to us, we will cut off his ears.
- Did we understand each other? - Yes.
Now we go to the party committee and we demand a ransom for you
and a cargo plane.
As soon as the authorities meet all our requirements,
we will set you free and it will all be over.
You're crazy. These are children.
Go and calm the children down. See how much fuel we have.
You don't want to burn with them on the bus this one, right? Come on, move.
Kids, keep calm. All this will be over soon.
Get out of here!
It will all be over soon and we will come to my house for tea, okay?
Good.
Turn it over. Come back!
Hey teacher, take out a pen.
Write this:
"A group of armed individuals..."
It has no paste.
"A group of armed individuals,"
"they attacked a bus full of children."
Keep writing.
Write.
Welcome.
Give this to the militiamen. did you understand Continue.
Surely they will save us now?
Yes.
Get behind the barrier!
Bring her here.
Militiaman, stay where you are or I will shoot, do you understand?
I have a bus full of kids, and gas cans everywhere.
So now slowly…
I repeat: put the gun down slowly.
Good soldier!
Now walk slowly to the bus and give him the station.
Sir, don't shoot! There's a lot of gas on the bus!
Come on, now go.
It's gonna be okay, honey.
Take your seat!
Listen to me carefully.
I'm Stepan Vazgenovich Khachiyants,
Convicted 3 times for serious crimes.
I have nothing to lose. We are holding 31 children hostage.
First, we ask one million US dollars,
a million pounds, and a million in gold.
And a cargo plane, big enough to fit the bus with the children.
We want to fly to a country
which has no relations diplomatic relations with the USSR.
Outside the country.
The situation is complicated.
The bus is full with petrol cans.
The tiniest spark, and it will burn like a torch.
So an assault option it is not in question.
Alexandru Vasilevich...
How does outside air come in? in the plane cabin?
In flight, through the compressors working engines.
And when stationed, with the ramp closed?
While stationary, air enters through the auxiliary power unit,
which is located on the left side of the landing gear.
The location is perfect, we can approach the unit without being noticed.
I suggest we use sleeping gas.
Soporific gas? Are you crazy?
Have you ever used gas in a hostage rescue situation?
With gasoline present in the bus, I don't see any other solution.
Sergey, upon arrival, contacts Burdenko Military Hospital in Moscow.
Have their anesthesiologists calculate precisely the dose of soporific gas.
The problem is critical: there are children in the cabin.
Yes.
Alexander Vasilyevich, we need aircraft fuselage volume data.
Immediate.
Sergey Alekseevich, contact the chief physician of the city.
We need a lot of sleeping gas, it is used in surgical operations.
Ghenadi Nikolaevich, let's pass to the subject. what is your plan
Sergey, you will take the position in the back of the fire truck.
Alexandru Vasilevich...
As soon as the bus with the hostages enter the plane,
you will lock yourself in the cockpit, you raise the ramp and turn off the ventilation.
And your group, Sergey Alekseevich,
must connect the soporific gas cylinders
to the auxiliary power unit as soon as possible.
And when they fall asleep, you go down the ramp,
and we will proceed with the evacuation.
Listen...
It sounds so simple, but it is plausible.
what do you think
Gennadi Nikolaevich...
what is it
The terrorists demand the release of two accomplices:
one from the local jail, the other from a prison in Tashkent.
In return, they will release two children to us.
At this moment, the bus se headed for the city jail.
Comrades, turn around to your cars!
Brother, I promised you not we leave our friends behind.
Come abroad with us, brother.
We will warm ourselves under the sun, we will be swimming in money.
Stepan...
Thank you for remembering me,
but I'm not going anywhere.
It's one thing to be imprisoned for theft, and another is to kidnap children.
What do you mean?
What are you talking about bro?
The militia locked you up for nothing!
What about you? Don't you want to escape? Think carefully!
Stepan...
I don't need this mess.
No feelings.
He tricked us...shit of a militiaman.
Okay, Stepan...
let the child go.
The baby won't go away there will be no exchange.
That won't work.
It's not our problem that your companion refused to go with you.
We kept our word, Stepan. Now it's your turn.
You stinking militiamen were the ones you convinced him not to come with me!
Stepan...
if you don't keep your promise,
then there is no point let's negotiate further,
because your word it means nothing.
Come on, pick a kid.
Hurry up!
Children, let's choose Evelina. She is the youngest of us.
Yes, we choose her.
Evelina... Evelina, wake up.
You can go home.
- Why me? - Because you are the youngest.
- Evelina, don't forget us! - See you soon.
come to me come to me dear come
how are you feeling dear
Lord please save my friends!
Of course, we will definitely save them.
- Come here, honey. - Don't worry, my dear.
You can tell us how many bad men there are on the bus? Try to remember.
Try to remember, please.
Four... or more. I don't remember.
- Sir, please save my friends! - Everything will be fine.
- Don't cry. - Let's go.
don't cry my dear
what happened honey
I can do without you.
You know, teacher, you are brave.
do you want to go home
Children!
Do you want to be free?
Yes, a lot!
Easy, easy.
Right now, I'll let him go the one who...
will step on their Pioneer tie.
Guys, the tie is a piece from the Red Flag of Victory!
Don't you want freedom? Very good.
Ghenadi Nikolaevich, I succeeded to identify the terrorists.
Khachiyants, a particular recidivist dangerous, convicted 3 times.
His accomplices...
Andrei Valerievich Kulakov, convicted twice.
Sidorov Kirill Pavlovich, no previous convictions.
Asatiani Vakhtang Mikhailovich...
no previous convictions, served in the Airborne Forces.
- No other entry! - Where is my child? Let me pass!
Comrades, for your safety, there is no more passage!
Comrades! You can't go any further!
Yes! Here!
What are you doing?!
what the hell are you doing
Bring him here!
Our children are there!
I'm trying to help!
Wait, I told you! Stop it!
Where are you going?!
Bring him here!
The bus enters the airport premises.
Good evening. Stepan, can you hear me?
Stepan, can you hear me?
Don't worry, I hear you.
My name is Zaitsev Gennady Nikolaevich. I will negotiate with you.
But before we begin, I have to talk to the teacher.
Good evening!
I am the teacher of class 4G, Nadezhda Timofeevna.
Hello, Nadezhda Timofeevna.
How do the children feel?
Does anyone need it? of medical care?
The children are doing well for now. They slept and just woke up.
It's very hard to breathe here there is a lot of gas.
They are all very tired and they want to go home.
Nadezhda Timofeevna, the world she is extremely worried about you.
So please don't worry and try to calm the children down.
Their calm matters a lot.
You are the most important person for them at this time.
- Can you hear me? - Yes...
Sit down.
Why are the engines running? Who's on the plane?
Stepan, there's a crew on the plane. You may board safely now.
Can you hear me?
I changed my mind.
The bus will not board the plane.
Have the crew leave the plane.
Stepan, no crew, the plane will not take off.
Yes. I'll call him later.
Boss, I know your tricks. You definitely want to impale me.
Instead of a crew, you probably put guys from the KGB who will take us down in a minute.
No, boss, we're not stupid.
We feel safer in the bus with gasoline.
The bus will not board the plane.
I'm done.
Sergey, come down.
Mineralnye Vody Airport
Stepan, what are your claims?
First of all, we want to fly in everything foreign country that will not extradite us.
Secondly, 8 bulletproof vests.
thirdly, one million US dollars,
a million pounds and a million in gold.
Stepan, I'll be honest, gold and pounds are excluded.
We can only discuss dollars.
Boss, do you think we're at the market?
Why only dollars?
What, there is no gold in the Soviet Union? What kind of state is this?
You can fly into space, but you have no gold?
Or maybe you're too stingy to spend gold on children?
We can only offer dollars.
Discuss this with your companions.
All right. Three million dollars.
Okay, I'll discuss this with management.
Agreed.
Which country do you want to fly to?
We agree with Pakistan,
South Africa or Israel.
Stepan, if you fly to Pakistan,
you will pass over the territory war-torn Afghanistan,
so most likely your plane will be shot down.
For a flight to South Africa, you will need two stops.
Refueling and a bunch of permissions to fly over other countries.
This could take a few days.
Israel?
We had no diplomatic relations with Israel for over 20 years.
Maybe neutral Finland will work for you Stepan?
I actually laughed. Finland…
No, those drunks won't risk a fight with the Soviet Union for us.
It doesn't work.
So, boss, don't try to trick me.
We fly to Israel...
with a stop in Tashkent.
Stepan, give us permission to bring food and blankets for children.
All right.
Sergey, gather the team and go to Tashkent.
Once you have assessed the situation, report immediately.
I understood.
Comrade Baradzov, please prepare food, hot tea and baby blankets.
Dear parents...
What do they want to tell us?
Comrades, I am the head of the operation of the release of your children.
Trust me, we're doing our best.
Hello!
My name is Leonid Shvydko, I am the district secretary of the party.
My son, Dima Shvydko he's on that bus
Please talk to the terrorists...
to take me instead of the children.
We will try.
Ilona...
What will we say at home about the place where i was at night
My mother will punish me badly.
We will tell the truth, we will about typography and we will show the posters.
But I don't have any poster.
Here, take mine.
- Thank you. - With pleasure.
Stepan!
The district party secretary, Leonid Shvydko wants to talk to you.
Stepan, take me instead of children.
Thirty children…
for a secretary district party?
Listen, secretary, who do you think you are?
Do you take us for idiots?
There will be no such exchange.
Stepan…
My son, Dima Shvydko, he's on that bus
I beg you, take me in his place.
Stepan, that's a good choice.
It could be that the secretary be useful to us.
Which one of you is Dima Shvydko?
- Me. - Come here.
Your father wants to come here in your place.
Hi, Dad!
hello son what are you doing how are the kids
We are all fine. Dad, I heard that you want to trade for me.
Yes.
Please, don't do that.
I will stay with the others.
Don't be angry.
Return to your seat.
Ghenadi Nikolaevich, State Bank of the USSR managed to raise only $2 million
in different currencies.
The money is already on its way.
How do you mean only two?
So!
soviet union use Soviet rubles.
We are out of foreign currency available, we don't need it. What?
Try to negotiate.
Stepan…
They were silent.
Strange.
Maybe they are preparing for an attack?
I don't think so.
Zaitsev is a smart guy,
will not risk the children.
Stepan, the management approved only 2 million dollars.
We don't have anymore.
Listen, boss, I already said,
3 million dollars.
What don't you understand?
Stepan, there's no bargaining.
We are ready to bring the children food, hot tea and blankets.
Agreed. Boss, but no we agreed on money.
And in addition to the children's package, includes 10 packets of ephedrine,
some potassium permanganate and vinegar.
And if you take sleeping pills instead of ephedrine,
boss, in the return package, you will get a baby head.
Do you understand?
Stepan…
No one wants to trick you.
So far, you haven't committed no serious crime.
But if any of the children is injured,
our negotiations they will lose all meaning.
Do you understand what I mean?
yes boss i understand i'm not stupid
But don't try to scare me.
Not.
Go to your place.
I don't understand…
Hachiyants' father was a veteran of the Great Patriotic War,
a factory manager, a respected man in the town.
And the son is a scoundrel.
Apparently he didn't enough time for his son.
Gennadi Nikolaevich...
According to your orders, I contacted all the relatives of the terrorists,
but unfortunately only Kulakov's father came.
- Should I invite him in? - Of course.
Comrade Kulakov, please come in.
Good morning!
Thank you for coming.
No need to thank me.
can i talk to him
Of course.
Stepan!
Stepan, can you hear me? Stepan!
I'm listening.
Leave Kulakov to talk to his father.
His father? Sure, I don't mind.
Good morning, Andryusha!
Andryusha, son, it's me! Can you hear me?
Yes, father. Hello!
Hello, son!
Son, I can't believe you got involved in such a horrible crime.
Maybe they forced you?
Nobody forced me.
You shouldn't have come.
Son listen to me...
Stop, think. Do not take this sin upon yourself.
Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev
he will forgive you if you free the children.
As long as everyone is alive, nothing will happen to you.
I've already made up my mind!
Andryusha…
Please forgive me.
I know I didn't party long time with you
I wanted to make sure that you will have everything.
But please, I beg you…
Don't do that, Andryusha.
Come back home.
It's too late.
Think of your mother. You know she's sick.
This news could be fatal for her.
Come on! Can you hear me or not?!
Let me come to you now! It's hard to hear over the station.
I'm coming to talk.
Dad, don't come.
Listen to me!
Enough, done!
Stop torturing the boy.
No need to come here.
Don't put the children at risk.
Stepan, let my son go!
I don't keep him tied up.
And stop traumatizing the children.
No one comes here, not even parents, no friends, no relatives.
The boys will figure it out for themselves.
Besides, we have the right person here.
Even if you manage to get them all, you will not solve the problem.
Brother, brother! What is it, old man?
why are you angry
The militiamen did it on purpose, they put your father
trying to cause a rift between us and scare us, understand?
do you understand
Now tell me, which is the most important thing for parents?
What would be the main thing?
To ensure that their children they are healthy.
Yes, that's important, of course.
But the most important thing is for their son to be happy!
The son is you! do you understand
Imagine when you send them a photo from Israel,
from a luxury apartment with sea ​​view, then they will be happy.
And if they are happy, it means that they are also healthy. do you understand
The sooner we get out of here, the better the sooner you send them that photo!
- Did I understand? - Yes, you are right!
Yes!
And I will buy a Mercedes...
a convertible.
And I will find a girl...
a beauty of a girl!
And I will go with her on the trip.
Yes, traveling...
Boss, listen to me!
Stepan, we hear you.
We agree with the 2 million, but with one condition.
You bring us 8 automatic weapons.
Opt.
Why do you need weapons?
Boss, the guns are the guarantee our safety.
Stepan, your guarantee of safety will be the aircraft crew.
Ha-ha-ha!
For a true pilot, it would be an honor to die a hero.
That won't work. Bring the weapons.
Stepan, according to the rules international law,
the importation of weapons is prohibited machines in the Soviet Union
or in any other country in the world.
What is he talking about?
But we are political refugees, they will make an exception for us.
Bring on the guns! And also…
Bring her here... and my wife, Maria.
With my daughter. I want to talk to them.
Okay, we'll try.
You don't have to try, just do it!
Get them here or it won't be no deal!
If we don't give them weapons, they won't give us the children.
Weapons for them are the most reliable guarantee of safety.
I should pour them some cognac too and wipe their asses too?
Zaytsev, have you lost your mind? Give these thugs guns?
Such a thing has never happened in the history of counter-terrorism.
You want to embarrass the Soviet Union in front of the whole world?
You are at least familiar with the concept of a nation's reputation?
I understand what you are saying.
But children's lives are better more important than reputation.
Listen, Colonel, these are just emotions. You are a military man.
What should I report to Moscow?
That I take full responsibility for any possible consequences.
Of course.
Israel agreed to receive our plane.
Yes...
Moscow approved four automatic weapons.
Sergey, find out if any among the terrorists has Jewish relatives.
I understood.
Stepan, you have been given permission to fly to Israel.
It couldn't have gone any other way.
Flying to Israel via Tashkent?
We don't fly to Tashkent, we go straight to Israel.
Boss, what's with the guns?
We can give you an automatic rifle and a gun.
Tell me why you risk it so children's lives?
Do you take us for fools? I requested 8 automatic weapons.
can you hear me Eight! Eight!
No negotiation.
Okay, we're waiting...
for two more guns and handcuffs for the crew.
Agreed.
So for an automatic rifle, three guns,
eight bulletproof vests and eight pairs of handcuffs,
you will release all the children, the teacher and the bus driver.
And only after that we will give you the money.
Send us something for now.
And I will free someone... Maybe.
Stepan! To begin with, I brought the bulletproof vests and handcuffs.
Good.
Don't go in through the window.
Don't try any tricks.
Stay put!
Children! Is anyone sick or injured?
Not!
Don't be the smart one. Get out of here!
Bring what you had to bring!
Stepan! Where is the gesture of kindness?
Take them…
these two.
Parent!
- Mom! - My dear!
Parent!
It's okay now. Mom is here.
Sit down.
So how are you feeling?
Ready to fly.
fellow pilots, we are considering an assault option.
Do you use gas?
For the gas version we don't have enough time
we can't do it unnoticed.
Most likely, the assault will have place after the terrorists receive the money.
But we won't start force phase of the operation
until we are sure that you managed to secure.
Alexander Vasilyevich, as I know it that you are ready to hang up?
I can turn on the aircraft lights.
Good.
The signal to lock the doors,
it will be the dispatcher who will say: "The plane is ready for takeoff."
After you closed, you will turn off the aircraft lights.
And only after that we will start the storm.
What if we can't close?
Then don't turn off the aircraft lights,
and follow strictly terrorist instructions.
I understood.
If anyone has any reason to refuse,
i will understand
Good luck.
Hey pilots! Stay put!
Line up in a single row!
Come closer to me! Hands out to the side!
Hands in front!
On the plane!
Faster!
Take their guns.
Boss!
First surrender the weapons, then you get the kids!
Otherwise, there will be no exchange! did you understand
So.
Good!
Take half of them!
Take half of them. Choose them!
Nadezhda Timofeevna, let the girls go first.
- Yes, girls! - Girls, go first!
Come on, stand up.
Run away! Run away! Run away!
Faster!
Escort them.
Stepan, you promised that you will release all the children.
Wait, boss, we're releasing them one at a time!
Stepan, what's going on there?
Don't worry, boss.
I'm just checking the weapons. Have confidence.
Parent!
Mommy!
Take a step back! Further back!
All out, one by one!
Form two lines, to my right and to my left!
Line up along the stairs!
- Hurry up! Faster! - Come on!
Here!
All children get on the plane!
Stepan, you promised!
If she doesn't get on the plane, I'll kill her the teacher! I will shoot her!
Faster, move!
At your stations, crew!
Move!
Come on, sit down!
Okay, Commander, start your plane!
We can't fly in handcuffs.
Why not?
Because we can't change anything.
I can't even hold the commands correctly.
Damn you!
Stepan!
Stepan, the pilots say they can't pilot the plane in handcuffs.
I need keys.
Boss, are you trying to trick me again?
You brought the handcuffs, but did you forget your keys?
Bring the keys here immediately!
- What is this? - The people gathered them, they want to help.
Thank them all and return them.
Gennadi Nikolaevich...
Return them.
What about Khachiyants wife?
She and her daughter are waiting outside.
Why didn't you say anything? Call them quickly.
Good.
Take them from here.
People wanted to help.
Enter.
Hi Maria!
Hello. How can I help you? He won't listen to me anyway.
If he asked you to come here, it means you are important to him.
Please try to convince him to release at least some of the children.
ok i will try but I don't think it will work.
Let's go.
Stepan, Maria is here with me.
I give him the station.
Stepan, my dear, what have you done?
I'm glad you came!
Is little Liza with you?
Yes.
Give him the station.
My dear... Hello, my little one!
It's me, dad.
Hi, Dad!
did you miss me
Yes, very much.
Me too.
Soon we will go to live by the sea.
Do you hear, Liza? Give mom the station back.
I beg you, stay here!
I don't want to live in this Soviet system.
These communists won't let me to breathe freely
can you hear me Let's go together!
Stepan, stop! It's not too late.
Free the children!
Don't make me a monster. can you hear me
I'm not a monster!
Please, let's go together.
Come here with Liza and I will set the children free, do you hear me?
No, Stepan, we're not coming.
Then you are a fool.
You could have saved them.
I'm listening.
I am willing to board the plane.
But you don't have to do that.
I'm a mother too and I can't imagine
what would i do if my daughter would be in the same situation.
But I want to ask you something.
Please take Liza at her grandmother's house.
I promise you.
Thank you.
Liza, my dear girl...
Liza, my joy, my sunshine...
where are the keys
Mary is here. Let the children go.
where is the money
They will bring them later. Let the children go!
You probably want fame, don't you?
Posthumous fame?
Or maybe you want to trade them?
I agree.
Agreed.
I'm in a good mood today!
Come in!
Go ahead! Leave the kids out!
Tell my father to forgive me.
Good.
Parent!
- Mommy! - Yura!
Yura!
Parent!
And where is dad?
Mom, everything is fine!
- Dima! - Dad!
- Are you hurt? - I'm fine.
Daddy!
Parent!
Thank you very much.
- Everything is fine, mom. - Dad...
where is the money
Where's the money you bastard?!
You bastard!
Commander!
If you don't bring the money within 5 minutes,
we take off and into the air I will throw someone at the window!
did you hear me
Calm down, Stepan.
The money arrives as we agreed.
Don't even think about it to fool me
Let Morozov go.
- Give me the third bag! - Come on!
Put Morozov to approach the exit.
Listen, Commander...
he doesn't want to go out.
Are you out of your mind?
What do you mean "doesn't want"? Let Morozov out!
Hurry up!
give me your hands
Well, Commander, start the plane!
Make sure everything it's ok, do you understand?
Did you understand?! Come on! I'll be right back.
Turn on the cabin lights.
Gennadi Nikolaevich, you understand that this situation has long since ceased
let it be just a criminal case and that it became political?
We had no diplomatic relations with the state of Israel for 20 years.
The Soviet Union was the initiator of the formation of that state.
And how did they repay us?
Occupying the territories countries that are friends with us.
And do you want to ask them for help?
Comrades, step outside for a minute.
Thank you.
Listen, Colonel...
think carefully about the future of your unit
Yes, yes, this is your creation.
And if, in the near future,
don't show some bold victories, decisive, to impress the world,
why would we need you
They will cut your funding, your staff...
that is if it doesn't destroy you completely.
Think about it, Colonel.
Prepare for the assault.
These are for a convertible.
Hollywood taught us how to hijack planes and take hostages!
That's a lot of money! Yes!
Let's go!
Come on, Commander, turn it on! We're leaving!
I'm on runway 18, heading towards the runway.
Money…
This is my money, I earned it.
Dispatcher, listen.
None of the bandits' relatives they are jews
Come on! Place the order, what are you waiting for?
Maria.
What Mary?
She helped us free the children.
Seriously, you want to call off the assault because of a terrorist's wife?
He could die during the assault.
She is the wife of a terrorist.
Think about who you are risking your career for.
Give the order!
Let them go.
I understand.
Commander, are we really letting them go?
You're done, Colonel.
We execute the flight route Mineralnye Vody - Tel Aviv.
Approved flight level - 9600. Radio operator, done.
Browser ready.
Mineralnye Vody, 76519 ready for take off.
Takeoff allowed. Come on, 76519.
Received. We take off.
Mom, Dad!
- Mom! - We are so happy!
I am so happy to be with my mother.
Thank you guys.
Comrades! Here are the heroes who saved our children!
- Thanks guys! - Thank you!
- Spiridonov. - Hello, Comrade Spiridonov!
Report the situation.
Comrade Secretary General of the Central Committee of the CPSU,
the plane with the terrorists and the crew left for Israel.
Era...
a unilateral decision taken by Colonel Zaitsev.
Give me Zaitsev on the phone.
This is Colonel Zaitsev.
Hello, Ghenadi Nikolaevich.
The Israeli government a crew safety guaranteed
and their prompt return home.
They also promised to return all terrorists in Moscow soon.
I personally, express my deep gratitude for your work.
I serve the Soviet Union!
Mr. Anug, as a representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
you were responsible for the insurance of this operation at the political level.
Why did you decide? hand over the aggressors?
This is a terrorist act.
And our state has a policy clear in this matter,
namely that terrorists must extradited to the country where they committed the crime.
The judicial suite for the cases of the Supreme Court of the RSFSR,
Theyfound the Yakshiyants guilty. They were condemned
to 15 years in prison and confiscation of property.
Years of significant contributions to the insurance
USSR state security, for bravery and courage,
manifested during neutralization dangerous criminals...
I want to highlight your work in particular in hostage rescue operations.
With your involvement and leadership directly, the operations were successful.
Presidium of the Soviet Supreme of the USSR granted you
Hero medal "Gold Star" of the Soviet Union and the Order of Lenin!
Well done, you've prepared a nice place for it.
For your service altruistic towards the motherland,
thank you dear friend
Congratulations.
I serve the Soviet Union!
Translation and adaptation: Dennis Kent
From the five points of this star,
the first belongs to my mother.
Second...
my mentors.
the third, for members of our unit.
The fourth, for me.
And the fifth...
no doubt it belongs to my beloved wife.
Thank you Zoya.
We stay...
Father, mother, sun and earth.
Here...
it's everything to me.
This is my homeland.
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