Yuri Drozdov (general), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Yuri Drozdov (general)

Belarusian military personnel

Date of Birth: 19-Sep-1925

Place of Birth: Minsk, Belarus

Date of Death: 21-Jun-2017

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: Belarus

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Yuri Ivanovich Drozdov (Russian: ???? ???????? ???????; 19 September 1925, Minsk – 21 June 2017, Moscow) was a high level Soviet and Russian security official.
He was a recipient of the Order of Lenin (1981).
He oversaw the KGB's Illegals Program from 1979 to 1991.
Drozdov led Special Operation Storm-333, which started the Soviet–Afghan War.