Who was the Soviet military spokeperson during the 1983 attack on a passenger airline?
Nikolai Ogarkov: Nikolai Vasilyevich Ogarkov (Russian: Николай Васильевич Огарков ; 30 October 1917 in the village of Molokovo, Tver Governorate – 23 January 1994) was a prominent Soviet military personality. Nikolai Ogarkov:  He became widely known in the West when he became the Soviet military's spokesman following the shootdown of Korean Air Lines Flight 007 near Moneron Island in September 1983. Korean Air Lines Flight 007: Korean Air Lines Flight 007 (also known as KAL007 and KE007) was a scheduled Korean Air Lines flight from New York City to Seoul via Anchorage, Alaska.
Nikolai Vasilyevich Ogarkov