Tajbeg Palace assault, known by the military codename Operation Storm-333 (Russian: Шторм-333, Štorm-333), was a military raid executed by the Soviet Union...

– 21 June 2017) was a Soviet security official. In 1979, he led Operation Storm-333, formally triggering the Soviet–Afghan War. Later, as a high-level...

example is the Operation Storm-333 (Операция Шторм-333), which gained a legendary status in Russia. From the cadre of KUOS the Special Operations Task Group...

the 345th Regiment took part in Operation Storm-333. The 345th Airborne Regiment had participated in most major operations of the conflict, including the...

as he could not rely on Afghan troops. During Operation Storm-333, during which the battalion stormed the Tajbeg Palace in Afghanistan, 7 troops from...

support the local pro-Soviet government that had been installed during Operation Storm-333. Numerous sanctions and embargoes were imposed on the Soviet Union...

Soviet special forces during Operation Storm-333 in December 1979. Afghan forces suffered losses during the Soviet operation; 30 Afghan palace guards and...

– Studies and Observations Group Operation Anthropoid Operation CHAOS Operation Gladio Operation Storm-333 Operation Wrath of God Palace Dog Project MKULTRA...

two key phases: Operation Desert Shield, which marked the military buildup from August 1990 to January 1991; and Operation Desert Storm, which began with...

in the building). The assault on Tajbeg Palace was given the name Operation Storm-333 and involved a combined force of Soviet Airborne paratroopers (VDV)...

PSH-77 helmets for use by Alpha Group Spetsnaz, who used them during operation Storm-333 in the Soviet–Afghan War. These helmets became very popular with...

helicopters. Their most famous operation, Operation Storm-333, was executed on 27 December 1979 which saw Soviet special forces storming the Tajbeg Palace in Afghanistan...

Civil War (1928–1929): First Battle of Kabul Second Battle of Kabul Operation Storm 333 (December 1979), start of the Soviet-Afghan War Battle of Kabul (1992–96)...

undercover Spetsnaz GRU unit codenamed "Muslim Battalion" participated in Operation Storm-333, the successful mission to assassinate Hafizullah Amin, the President...

assassinated Amin at the Tajbeg Palace on 27 December 1979 as part of Operation Storm-333, kickstarting the 10-year Soviet–Afghan War; he had ruled for a little...

overthrowing of Hafizullah Amin in December 1979 by the Soviet Union's Operation Storm-333 intervention, which supported a more moderate and pragmatic leadership...

Submachine Gun. Osprey Publishing (2014) Galeotti, Mark (18 March 2021). Storm-333: KGB and Spetsnaz seize Kabul, Soviet-Afghan War 1979. Bloomsbury Publishing...

launched Operation Storm-333, in which some 700 troops, including 54 KGB spetsnaz special forces troops from the Alpha Group and Zenith Group, stormed the...

Union launched Operation Storm-333 and assaulted Tajbeg Palace, conducted by the KGB, GRU, and the Soviet Airborne Forces. The operation was successful...

treaty in 1978. In 1979 the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in Operation Storm-333. This action precipitated a negative reaction in most of the Muslim...

original on 17 December 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2021. "How Soviet troops stormed Kabul palace". BBC. 27 December 2009. Archived from the original on 31...

Afghanistan on 12 December 1979, and the Soviet leadership initiated Operation Storm-333 (the first phase of the intervention) on 27 December 1979. Amin remained...

Years of service 1969–1992 Rank Major general Commands Alpha Group Battles/wars Soviet–Afghan War Operation Storm-333 Awards Hero of the Soviet Union...

war, during the Operation Storm-333, in which Kh. Amin was located, one of the infantry fighting vehicles participating in the operation was hit by fire...

living in Peshawar, Pakistan for a while. After the Soviet invasion (Operation Storm-333) and installation of Babrak Karmal as head of state, Dostum returned...

In 1982, several years after falling under Soviet occupation in Operation Storm-333, Afghanistan agreed to allow the Soviet Union to build a permanent...

placed on religious practice. In the 1979 Soviet Operation Storm-333, the Soviet special force Spetsnaz stormed the Tajbeg Palace and killed PDPA general secretary...

tribal revolts. Assassinated by Soviet special forces during the Operation Storm-333. Dismissed following the 1990 Afghan coup attempt. Ministry of Interior...

Intern. Defense Publ. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-08-034701-1. "How Soviet troops stormed Kabul palace". BBC. 27 December 2009. Retrieved 3 August 2021. "Afghan...

almost immediately, as he and 200 of his guards were killed during Operation Storm-333 on 27 December by Soviet Army Spetsnaz, replaced by Karmal. After...