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Ukraine and the Soviet-Afghan War

Wandering the Edge by Larysa Zariczniak

Mar 1, 202600:28:19History

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 scarrin...

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