Lev Kravchenko

'' "February 4th, 1968. The stabilizing agents supplied by Doctor Clarke have met with success. Recent field tests on the local population have shown this to be the most effective strain of Nova 6 thus far. As with previous animal tests at Rebirth, the onset of symptoms in human subjects is exactly in line with our expectations. Within thirty seconds of inhaling the gas, subjects experience sudden and severe pain quickly followed by significant drop in blood pressure, leading to fever, nausea and vomiting. After sixty seconds, blistering of the skin begins, followed by scaling, peeling and discoloration across the subjects entire body...effectively signaling the onset of epidermal necrosis. At this stage, we have had limited success by way of aggressive surgical debridement in keeping subjects alive for short periods. But even the surgical removal of infected tissue is not enough to prevent further spread. While the speed of the infection appears to be consistent across adult males, we have observed a more aggressive rate of decay within infants, usually leading to mortality within thirty to forty-five seconds. We have every indication that we now have a workable formula which is effective, even in warmer climates. Communicate our success to Doctor Steiner. Kravchenko out."''Lev Kravchenko was the second in command to Nikita Dragovich during the 1940's through 60's, and was an ally to Raul Menendez during the 80's, until his death in 1986 by the hands of Alex Mason.

Involvement in the Battle of Stalingrad
During the Battle of Stalingrad, Kravchenko served as Dragovich's "lap dog". Kravchenko was somewhat responsible for the Red Square Massacre, as he was in charge of forces in the area and denied Sergeant Viktor Reznov reinforcements in the Battle of Red Square.

The pursuit for Nova 6
At the end of World War II, Kravchenko had been placed in charge of interrogating German POWs and gathering information. During these sessions of interrogation, he discovered the existence of a Nazi super weapon named "Nova 6". After learning about Dr. Steiner's involvment in Project Nova, Dragovich offered a partnership with Steiner in exchange of the weapon. Steiner agreed and defected to the Soviet Union.

Kravchenko then gathered together a squad of Russians loyal to Dragovich. However, Kravchenko also had Viktor Reznov and Pvt. Dmitri Petrinko recruited in an attempt to have them killed in the battle against the Waffen SS protecting Steiner.