


To topple the current Russian government, Zakhaev took the next step in his plan and the Ultranationalist Party waged a political crisis that escalated into a civil war in Russia. Harboring a strong and keen hatred of the Western countries, Zakhaev sought to return Russia to its "prime", possibly seeking to return it to its condition before the Soviet Union collapsed with himself in power. In his opinion, the current Russian government "prostituted" his beloved homeland to the West, ruining their economy, their culture and their honor of the country in the process. Zakhaev survived after being driven away to safety by Vladimir Makarov and Yuri, but the failed assassination attempt cost Zakhaev his left arm.įifteen years later, in 2011, Zakhaev became the chairman of the Russian Ultranationalist Party. MacMillan believed that Zakhaev would die from "shock and blood loss," but this was not the case. The Russian mercenaries attempted to eliminate the intruders, but MacMillan and Price are able to escape from Pripyat successfully. Three days later, shooting from 896.7 meters away with his Barrett M82 sniper rifle, Price shot Zakhaev in the left shoulder when his target was meeting business partners near the Chernobyl power plant. However, MacMillan and Price who are wearing ghillie suits are able to sneak into the city unnoticed. Pripyat which was an abandoned ghost town since the 1986 Chernobyl disaster and the peaceful countryside that was surrounding the town are swarming with Russian mercenaries that are employed by Zakhaev. The SAS dispatched two operatives, Captain MacMillan and Lieutenant John Price to Pripyat as snipers to eliminate Zakhaev.

His criminal activities are noted by the British intelligence and the Special Air Service received its first assassination order since the ending of World War II. on Imran Zakhaev." - Captain MacMillan while giving the order to kill. Through the profits that he gained from these dealings, Zakhaev planned to fund his own extremist military faction that would regain control of Russia and restore its Soviet-era regime.Ĭall Of Duty Mobile Review - Boots On The Goģ0 October 2019 Failed Assassination Attempt " Ok. In 1996, fifteen years before the Second Russian Civil War, Zakhaev witnessed the collapse of the Communist regime in the Soviet Union as an opportunity to salvage the radioactive fuel rods from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Pripyat, Ukraine and sell the precious uranium as nuclear material on the black market. He made his living by being a black-market arms dealer, a position wherein he made a lot of money. Zakhaev loved his son, even going so far to make him a field commander in his paramilitary faction later on in life. Sometime either in 1971 or 1972, he had a son whom he named Victor Zakhaev. This belief is what would drive him in his goals in his later years. He believed in the Soviet Union's ideals and goals. Zakhaev was born to an unknown father and mother during the reign of the Soviet Union. He was also featured in the DLC for Call of Duty: Ghosts called the Legend Pack. It was through Zakhaev's lasting machinations and ideals that the catastrophes of World War III occurred in 2016, five years after his own death. He was shot through the head and killed by John "Soap" MacTavish in the level, " Game Over". He survived an assassination attempt by a younger John Price which he lost his left arm.

He is the leader of the Ultranationalist Party and " Four Horsemen", father of Victor Zakhaev and the cunning mastermind behind the uprisings in Russia and the Arabian Peninsula. Imran Zakhaev (Russian: Имран Захаев) was a Russian arms dealer, revolutionary and Ultranationalist terrorist leader who is the main antagonist of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfareand Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered. or suffer the consequences." - Zakhaev's speech during the cutscene before Ultimatum. and British forces will leave Russia immediately. Mic Boogie ( Find Makarov) " Our so-called leaders prostituted us to the West.
