Legendary Soviet spy Alexey Botyan dies at 103

Legendary Soviet-Armenian intelligence officer, Hero of Russia Alexey Botyan has died at the age of 103, RIA Novosti reported.

In 1945 he led the operation to liberate the Polish city of Krakow. The legendary spy had just turned 103 years old.  

Botyan joined World War II on September 1, 1939 as an officer of the Polish air defense forces. During the first days of the war, the intelligence agent shot down one of the flying machines of the Nazi army, downing three others during the Warsaw defense.