✦ History

Part of Soviet–Afghan War

Operation Storm-333

December 27, 1979 · Operation Storm-333

Result Soviet victory

Soviet special forces stormed the Tajbeg Palace in Kabul and killed Hafizullah Amin.

On the map Contemporaries

Soviet Union

Afghan government

Soviet Union
Afghanistan
Yury Drozdov military commander Viktor Fyodorovich Karpukhin military commander
Hafizullah Amin belligerent leader

Strength and losses

Strength
660
Strength
2,200
Casualties
2,203

Units

103rd Guards Airborne Division 15th Independent Special Forces Brigade 345th Independent Guards Airborne Regiment
Afghan Commando Forces