Vitaly Yurchenko, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Vitaly Yurchenko

KGB officer

Date of Birth: 02-May-1936

Place of Birth: Soviet Union

Profession: intelligence officer

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Vitaly Sergeyevich Yurchenko (Russian: ??????? ????????? ???????; born May 2, 1936) is a former high-ranking KGB officer in the Soviet Union.
After 25 years of service in the KGB, he defected to the United States during an assignment in Rome.
After providing the names of two U.S.
intelligence officers who were KGB agents, Yurchenko slipped from the Americans and returned to the Soviets.
Although it is unclear whether his initial defection was legitimate, Yurchenko was awarded the Order of the Red Star from the Soviet government for the successful "infiltration operation."