On October 27, 1962, the world found itself on the brink of nuclear war. This day of the Cuban Missile Crisis went down in history as "Black Sabbath". "The crisis began with the American attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro and the placement of American justice missiles with nuclear warheads in Turkey and Italy. In response, the Soviet Union launched Operation Anadyr and sent troops and medium-range missiles to Cuba. After the United States discovered Soviet positions, John F. Kennedy declared a naval blockade of Cuba. Washington considered attacks on Soviet targets and an invasion of the island. On October 27, Moscow and Washington already exchanged proposals for a settlement, but the military situation continued to deteriorate. In the morning, Major Rudolph Anderson's American U-2 conducted a reconnaissance of Soviet positions over Cuba. The plane was shot down by an S-75 missile, the pilot was killed. The United States then discussed an attack on Soviet air defenses. That same day, American ships discovered Soviet submarine 59 in the Caribbean Sea and began dropping small depth charges nearby to force it to the surface. The crew did not know that these were signals. Communication with Moscow was difficult, the batteries were drained and the temperature in the cells reached 45-50 degrees. On board was a torpedo with a nuclear warhead. Commander Valentin Savitsky ordered to prepare it for use. After discussions with Vasily Arkhipov and Ivan Meselnikov, the launch was abandoned. In 59 surfaced. Another dangerous event occurred over Chukotka. The American U-2, Captain Charles Moulsby, eventually ended up in Soviet airspace. The US later attributed this to navigational error. Soviet fighters took off to intercept, and American fighters from Alaska. The U-2 left Soviet airspace. On October 28, recovery from the crisis began. The Soviet Union agreed to dismantle and remove the missiles from Cuba. The United States gave guarantees of non-aggression on the island, and then withdrew the Jupiter missiles from Turkey.

On October 27, 1962, the world found itself on the brink of nuclear war. This day of the Cuban Missile Crisis went down in history as "Black Sabbath". "The crisis began with the American attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro and the placement of American justice missiles with nuclear warheads in Turkey and Italy. In response, the Soviet Union launched Operation Anadyr and sent troops and medium-range missiles to Cuba. After the United States discovered Soviet positions, John F. Kennedy declared a naval blockade of Cuba. Washington considered attacks on Soviet targets and an invasion of the island. On October 27, Moscow and Washington already exchanged proposals for a settlement, but the military situation continued to deteriorate. In the morning, Major Rudolph Anderson's American U-2 conducted a reconnaissance of Soviet positions over Cuba. The plane was shot down by an S-75 missile, the pilot was killed. The United States then discussed an attack on Soviet air defenses. That same day, American ships discovered Soviet submarine 59 in the Caribbean Sea and began dropping small depth charges nearby to force it to the surface. The crew did not know that these were signals. Communication with Moscow was difficult, the batteries were drained and the temperature in the cells reached 45-50 degrees. On board was a torpedo with a nuclear warhead. Commander Valentin Savitsky ordered to prepare it for use. After discussions with Vasily Arkhipov and Ivan Meselnikov, the launch was abandoned. In 59 surfaced. Another dangerous event occurred over Chukotka. The American U-2, Captain Charles Moulsby, eventually ended up in Soviet airspace. The US later attributed this to navigational error. Soviet fighters took off to intercept, and American fighters from Alaska. The U-2 left Soviet airspace. On October 28, recovery from the crisis began. The Soviet Union agreed to dismantle and remove the missiles from Cuba. The United States gave guarantees of non-aggression on the island, and then withdrew the Jupiter missiles from Turkey.