Spetsnaz commander (Da Shago Kallai)

A Spetsnaz commander was deployed into Northern Kabul in Afghanistan during the 1980s, as part of the Soviet's Scorched Earth Operation.

Biography
The Spetsnaz detachment commander took control of Shago Village with a Spetsnaz GRU recon detail, as part of his secret involvement in the Scorched Earth Operation, also making preparations for an assault. Because he posed a huge threat to the Mujahideen forces in Afghanistan, the latter group hired Diamond Dogs to eliminate him. Despite his rank, he was frequently disguised as a common soldier. The Diamond Dogs subcommander Benedict "Kazuhira" Miller was hesitant to kill him, since he believed the commander's skills would prove very useful to Diamond Dogs, but nonetheless complied and allowed Big Boss to choose his method of eliminating him, barring those relating to putting him to sleep or knocking him unconscious and leaving it at that. Big Boss eventually located the commander's position after interrogating one of the personnel, and managed to spot him making a speech to the present soldiers. After bypassing the security detail and getting into his office, he proceeded to neutralize him, with Miller afterwards informing their contacts that he's no longer a problem.

Behind the scenes
The Spetsnaz commander was a key character in Episode 3 of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, "A Hero's Way." In it, the player has to eliminate him either by killing him, Fultoning him, or placing him onboard a chopper. If the player proceeded to recruit him instead, Miller will note that he'll tell their client that the commander has been sent to "a place outside of heaven," indirectly alluding to Outer Heaven.