Day of commemoration of combatants in the territory of other states
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In accordance with the Decree of the President of Ukraine of 11.02.2004, February 15, Ukraine celebrates the Day of honoring combatants in the territory of other states. This day is dedicated to the anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan.
From 1979 to 1989, about one hundred and fifty thousand Ukrainians passed through the crucible of the “Afghan war”. 290 Ukrainians have not returned from Afghanistan, 62 are considered missing or captured. More than 8 thousand Ukrainians were injured, 4,687 of them returned to their parents' homes with disabilities.
They are honored in Ukraine and all those who took part in other wars. Now in the Armed Forces of Ukraine there are about 2 thousand officers and warrant officers who took part in the Afghan war, about 20 thousand soldiers who performed international duty in Chile, Spain, Egypt, Vietnam, Ethiopia, on the island of Cuba and in many other hot spots.
487 Ukrainians died during wars and conflicts in the territories of 16 countries.