Viktor Ilyin

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Viktor Ilyin
Personal details
Born	Viktor Ivanovich Ilyin (1947-12-26) 26 December 1947 (age 76) Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Residence	Saint Petersburg
Known for	Assassination attempt of Leonid Brezhnev
Military service
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Branch/service	Soviet Army
Years of service	1968–69
Rank	Second lieutenant

Viktor Ivanovich Ilyin (Russian: Ви́ктор Ива́нович Ильи́н; born 26 December 1947) is a Soviet Army deserter who, at the rank of second lieutenant, attempted to assassinate the Soviet leader, Leonid Brezhnev on 22 January 1969 in Moscow.