Brezhnev Suffers Serious Injury During 1982 Visit to Tashkent

In March 1982, Leonid Brezhnev sustained a complex fracture of his right collarbone and several broken ribs during a visit to the Tashkent Aviation Plant (TAPOiCh). A crowd of workers caused a platform to collapse while Brezhnev was passing underneath. Despite severe pain, he refused immediate evacuation to Moscow, exacerbating his injuries.

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