Ukraine and the Soviet-Afghan War

The Soviet-Afghan War begin in 1979 and lasted almost ten years. Ukrainians made up of 25% of the Soviet Armed Forces while it fought in Afghanistan. The war brought the Soviet Union to collapse but also ended up scarring thousands of young Ukrainian men who wanted nothing to do with war afterward. What happened to them and what was their influence on Ukraine after independence? Find out in this episode of Wandering the Edge! Facebook & Instagram: Wanderedgeukraine For more episodes, sources and extras, please visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠wanderingtheedge.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Ukraine and the Soviet-Afghan War is an episode from Wandering the Edge by Larysa Zariczniak.

This episode is 00:28:19 long.

This episode was published on Mar 1, 2026.

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