What vehicle used by the President's Bodyguard in combat was first deployed during the Soviet war in Afghanistan?
President's Bodyguard The President's Bodyguard (PBG) (Hindi: राष्ट्रपति अंगरक्षक ) is an elite household cavalry regiment of the Indian Army. It is senior-most in the order of precedence of the units of the Indian Army. The primary role of the President's Bodyguard is to escort and protect the President of India which is why the regiment is based in the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, India. It is equipped as a mounted unit, with horses for ceremonies at the presidential palace and BTR-80 vehicles for use in combat. The personnel of the regiment are also trained as paratroopers and nominally are expected to lead in airborne assaults in the role of pathfinders. The regiment is the successor of the Governor General's Bodyguard of the British Raj.
Leonid Khabarov Leonid Khabarov (Russian: Леони́д Васи́льевич Хаба́ров ; ] ; born May 8, 1947) is a former Soviet military officer whose battalion was the first Soviet Army unit to cross the border into the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan on December 25, 1979, serving as the "de facto" beginning of the decade-long Soviet war in Afghanistan. He received widespread media attention after he was arrested on charges of fomenting a "coup d'état" while serving as a Russian ROTC chief in 2011. He was accused of having created a master plot to overthrow local authorities in the Ural region of Russia for the purpose of launching a nationwide rebellion.