"It was the first time our government had authorized an assassination order since the Second World War... I was under the command of Captain MacMillan..."
In 1996, the British government authorized its first assassination order since World War II, on Imran Zakhaev, a Russian arms dealer who would soon be purchasing spent fuel rods salvaged from the ruined Chernobyl Nuclear Power plant. The mission was to be carried out by Alpha Team. The first objective was to sneak into the abandoned city of Pripyat, Ukraine and set up a sniping position in the Hotel Polyssia. After moving through Ultranationalist patrols undetected, the two snipers completed their first objective and moved on to their second: assassinate Imran Zakhaev. A Barrett M82 was airlifted to their position prior to the mission and would be the weapon used to take out Zakhaev. About three days later, Zakhaev arrived at the arms deal, half a mile away from the two snipers. Price managed to shoot Zakhaev, and although the shot did not kill him, it severed his left arm. MacMillan claimed that "shock and blood loss will do the rest".
Shortly after, the sniper team is compromised and after shooting down an enemy Mi-28, they escaped from the building and proceeded to Extraction Point Four - the amusement park. On the way, another Mi-28 appeared and it too was shot down; however, the chopper went down "hot" and when it crashed, shrapnel wounded Captain MacMillan. Price carried him to the extraction point near the Ferris Wheel with Ultranationalists hot on their trail. After a fierce firefight, the two snipers managed to hold back waves of Ultranationalists until the extraction team of U.S. Marines arrived in a CH-46 Sea Knight and safely evacuated both snipers.
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In Blood Brothers, Yuri explains to Price that him and Vladimir Makarov were present at the time of One Shot, One Kill, where it was revealed that he and Makarov were the ones who drove Zakhaev to safety following the assassination attempt.
In October of 2022, Alpha Team was sent to Al Mazrah to capture/assassinate Hassan Zyani. However, before they could land, a Quds Force operator shot the helicopter with an RPG, injuring and killing multiple soldiers. Fortunately, DeFields was able to call for help and Johnny "Soap" MacTavish & Simon "Ghost" Riley assisted them, and Alpha Team assisted them with locating Hassan, but where unsuccessful.
On November 10th, 2023, Ivan Alexxeve led Konni's Alpha Team on a Russian gulag to free Vladimir Makarov from prison. Ivan, Andrei Nolan & Rook infiltrated the gulag via the water and began searching and shooting their way to Makarov. After finding him, they make their way towards an elevator where they discuss the plan to escape. Ivan said he planned an escape but Makarov dismissed this and they went his way. After making it towards the main gate, a helicopter appeared, making Alpha Team find a new way out, and in the process killing Rook. Later, Alpha Team finds boats and uses those to escape the gulag.
After meeting with Milena Romanova at a Konni compound, Makarov confronted Ivan, stating he wasted time and that time was precious. Then he ordered Nolan to execute Ivan, which he complied.
