On October 14, 1964, Brezhnev staged a coup d'état, replacing Nikita Khrushchev as the supreme leader of the Soviet Union, and his rise to power was more beneficial than harmful to the Soviet Union.
Because during his term, the Soviet Union's military strength surpassed that of the United States for the first time, and the Cold War entered the era of "Soviet attack and US defense", and the United States was anxious at this time.
But the cunning White House politicians have endless methods, since they clearly can't fight, then play a little shady, so the United States sent a large number of spies to the Soviet Union to undermine the fighting spirit of the Soviet army from the ideological aspect.
Although the Soviet Union has always maintained a high degree of vigilance against this, under the sugar-coated shells of the United States, there are still some people with impure beliefs who have been brainwashed and committed very terrible crimes.
In 1965, two Soviet pilots colluded to kill their comrades and seize the plane, and then defected to the United States, which was eventually known to Brezhnev.
He was so angry that he immediately gave instructions to the KGB to kill traitors at all costs.
The two Soviet traitors, one named Alexander Butkov, was the pilot of a certain Tu-16 bomber of the Soviet Air Force, and the other was a navigator, Peter Bakharov.
The Tu-16 they stole was the most advanced subsonic bomber in the Soviet Union at the time, capable of reaching a maximum speed of Mach 0.86 and carrying a nuclear warhead equivalent to 5 million tons.
The United States has always wanted to conduct a research aircraft, so the United States sent agents to try to contact the Tu-16 pilots in an attempt to counterattack them.
But the KGB was not vegetarian, they immediately learned about the American conspiracy, and also captured several spies who infiltrated the Soviet Union, and at the same time, the Soviet army began to improve the treatment of pilots and strengthen ideological and political education.
At that time, the Soviet Union's large bomber transport aircraft implemented a "double-length system", in addition to the original pilot and navigator, there was also a co-pilot and a co-pilot, the purpose was to supervise each other.
Under the emergency measures of the Soviet Union, the defection of Soviet troops was suppressed, but American spies still came into contact with Alexander and Peter through various means.
American spies told Peter and Alexander that if they were willing to "abandon the secret," the United States would reward them with $600,000 each, plus a villa and important posts.
The two of them were immediately attracted to it, and as soon as the two of them combined, they immediately began to plan the escape route, and with the help of American spies, the two traitors decided to take off from Poland and go to Denmark first.
Because of the tense situation in the Cold War at that time, the Soviet army had a limited flight zone on the border, and if they rushed through, they would definitely be shot down, and only Denmark was the most loosely guarded.
As soon as they arrive in Denmark, the United States will send someone to greet them, and they will immediately be able to fly high.
On May 13, 1965, Alexander received a training mission to fly the Tu-16 to the vicinity of the Barents Sea, and both realized that their opportunity had come.
The Barents Sea is remote, the plane needs to be filled with fuel enough for them to fly to Denmark, and the Barents Sea is not far from Denmark, which is a godsend!
In this way, after the two greeted the American spies, they boarded the Tu-16 and officially began to defect, the plane was in good condition, and everything was going well.
But there was still a big problem to solve, there were not only the two of them on the plane, but also a co-pilot, a co-pilot, a gunner and a communicator.
In terms of numbers, the two traitors did not have the advantage, so they planned to "salute before soldiers", and not long after the plane took off, Peter and Alexander began to sing and talk in harmony.
Say that the United States is good and good, if only they could live in the United States, the remaining few people were not stupid, immediately realized that the situation was not good, and warned Alexander not to do stupid things.
But everyone else on the plane was loyal, and the emotions of several people became more and more agitated, and at this moment, Alexander suddenly attacked, pulled out a dagger that had been hidden long ago from his waist and stabbed it, and the co-pilot died on the spot.
This sudden change startled the co-navigator and the communicator, but then Peter took the lead and pulled out his pistol and killed the two, leaving only two traitors and the machine gunner on the plane.
However, the cabin where the gunner was located was located in the tail of the aircraft, and at this time, the gunner did not know that catastrophe was coming.
Later, Alexander contacted the ground tower, saying that he had encountered extreme weather and requested a forced landing at a nearby airport.
The tower approved Alexander's request for safety reasons, and in this way, Alexander "justifiably" drove the plane off the intended channel and headed straight for Denmark.
At this time, the ground tower only discovered the clue, and when he contacted Alexander again, Alexander directly refused to reply and flew to Denmark with full horsepower.
Then, under the arrangement of the United States, two traitors flew to the United States with the machine gunner, and Alexander and Peter got 600,000 dollars and a large house.
However, the machine gunner was very backboned, he said that he would not give in to the US army, but for the United States, the Tu-16 was already in hand, and this machine gunner was useless, so he simply sent him back to the Soviet Union.
After that, Peter and Alexander became military advisers to the United States, specializing in introducing Soviet tactics and tactics, air force formation, cryptographic algorithms, weapons and equipment to the US military.
By traitor, these two traitors lived a life of glory and wealth, but could the USSR easily spare them?
As soon as they arrived in the United States, the KGB sent agents to kill them, and soon learned the whereabouts of the two traitors, but the security in the United States was very tight, and the KGB failed to succeed for a while.
However, in less than three years, the retribution of the traitors came, and in 1968, Peter and Alexander had no secrets to confide, and the United States immediately withdrew its security for them.
After two traitors pleaded to no avail, they could only pay for bodyguards themselves, however, under the wrath of the Soviet Union, there could only be one fate for traitors.
In 1970, the two traitors could not afford the high bodyguard fees, and it was not long before the American police discovered their bodies.
Since these two people made up their minds to become traitors, they have never been able to see their families and friends again, and they finally died in shame, which is really deserved.
