Viktor Fyodorovich Karpukhin (; October 27, 1947 – March 24, 2003) was a member of the KGB who was instrumental in the Soviet Union's invasion and occupation of Afghanistan. He was born in the Ukrainian city of Lutsk. He joined the KGB's crack Alpha Group in 1967 and worked his way up to become its commander in 1988. On December 23, 1979, Karpukhin led 38 soldiers of the "Alfa" anti-terrorist group, who along with 500 Soviet paratroopers, landed at Bagram airport, next to Kabul, Afghanistan. Two days later, 40,000 Soviet Army soldiers poured over the Afghan border.