Captain Soltsin was one of the Spetsnaz operatives sent to Somalia to capture Jack Bauer. Soltsin and the other agents arrived in Sana'a, Yemen so they could be debriefed by Irina Corleeva about their mission to find Bauer. After discovering he was spotted at Berbera International Airport, Soltsin and the agents flew to Hargeisa, not wanting to attract the attention of the SEAL team that had been deployed in Burao. The operatives drove to Burao and waited until the SEAL team took out Maxwell Newbold and his group of mercenaries. Once Jack Bauer was alone, the Spetsnaz agents attacked and kidnapped Bauer. The team drove to Hargeisa International Airport, but before they could take off in their plane, Jiro Chu sabotaged the plane's electronics system. With no other option, Soltsin and the ot