Aleksey Botyan

Aleksey Nikolayevich Botyan (also transliterated Alexei Botian; ; 10 February 1917 – 13 February 2020) was a Soviet and Russian spy and intelligence officer.

Botyan died in Moscow on 13 February 2020, at the age of 103. President of Russia Vladimir Putin offered his condolences in an official message, stating "The legendary scout, a strong, extraordinary personality, passed away. He was the leader and participant in brilliant special operations, which became an important contribution to the Great Victory and are forever inscribed in domestic and world history." Botyan was buried with military honours in the Alley of Heroes in the Troyekurovskoye Cemetery on 17 February.