Soviet soldier (Russian interpreter)

A Soviet soldier who was fluent in both Russian and English was stationed at the Lamar Khaate Palace in Northern Kabul, Afghanistan, before being recruited by the private military company Diamond Dogs.

Biography
The Soviet soldier was dispatched over to Afghanistan to participate in his motherland's invasion of the country, also However, the soldier secretly sought to defect to the West, wanting to live free like in the West.

In 1984, the Diamond Dogs received intel on his existence and deployment into the region. Realizing they have an opportunity to turn the tide on the Soviets during their deployment there (as Big Boss, the leader of the Diamond Dogs, was unable to speak Russian anymore thanks to his recovering from a nine-year coma and severe brain damage from shrapnel hitting his head, and the only other member of the group capable of speaking Russian, the Soviet soldier Ocelot, being unwilling to act as Big Boss's interpreter), the Diamond Dogs proceeded to go retrieve him. Upon being extracted via the Fulton recovery system and being brought to Mother Base, the soldier was very cooperative with his captors largely because it allowed him to achieve his dream (with the Diamond Dogs subcommander, Benedict "Kazuhira" Miller, expressing wonder at the odds of that happening). Miller then proceeded to take the opportunity to move him to the Support Unit, where the soldier, via his job, proceeded to supply Snake with Russian translations.

Behind the scenes
The Soviet interpreter is a key character in a side-op for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. The character and his role was shown in the E3 2015 Gameplay Demo, although it was alluded to as early as press releases for the game revealing that Snake needs an interpreter for Soviets who speak Russian.