Back Απόπειρα δολοφονίας του Λεονίντ Μπρέζνιεφ Greek Intento de asesinato de Leonid Brézhnev Spanish Tentative d'assassinat de Léonid Brejnev French Брежневийг хороох оролдогууд Mongolian Mordforsøket på Bresjnev NB Атентат на Леонида Брежнева RUE Leonid Brejnev'e yönelik suikast girişimi Turkish 列昂尼德·勃列日涅夫遇刺案 Chinese
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An assassination attempt was made upon Leonid Brezhnev on 22 January 1969,[1] when a deserter from the Soviet Army, Viktor Ilyin, fired shots at a motorcade carrying the leader through Moscow. Though Brezhnev was unhurt, the shots killed a driver and lightly injured several celebrated cosmonauts of the Soviet space program who were present in the motorcade. Brezhnev's attacker was captured and a news blackout on the event was maintained by the Soviet government for years thereafter.
- ^ "Gunman Attacks Car in Kremlin, 2 Wounded". The New York Times. 24 January 1969. Retrieved 26 September 2014.