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Yuri Kirilovich Astakhov (5 September 1972 - 21 January 2017) was a Russian Loyalist mercenary working for Nikolai's Chimera private military company and the disavowed NATO Task Force 141 during World War III, having been Vladimir Makarov's lieutenant until the day of the Zakhaev Airport massacre, when he betrayed Makarov to the FSB. Astakhov fought alongside Nikolai, John MacTavish, and John Price throughout World War III and its conclusion, though was killed in the aftermath by Makarov during Price and Astakhov's attempted assassination of him in Dubai, UAE.

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Early life[]

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Inner Circle service[]

Betrayal[]

Chimera[]

Evacuating India[]

Sierra Leone[]

Somalia[]

Prague[]

Karlštejn Castle[]

Rescue of the Vorshevskys[]

Assassination of Makarov and death[]

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