Chapter 1: The Tig and the Altyn - History of Russian counter terror helmets

#altyn On Storm 333: According to Oleg Balashov, commanding officer from Alpha, the assault was led by two elite units of Alpha and Zenith(Vympel) (15–20 each). The Alpha unit targeted Amin, and the Zenith unit had the task of collecting factual evidence that Amin was collaborating with the United States. Both units were brought to Afghanistan secretly and blended with Muslim battalions to make an impression that the operation was carried out by locals, whereas in reality nearly all work was done by Alpha a