Firsthand about the GRU special forces in Afghanistan

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In 2019, it was exactly three decades since the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan. But thirty years later stories The Afghan war remains a lot of white spots. A picture of the fulfillment of international duty by Soviet soldiers from the evidence of the direct participants in the events unfolding on Afghan territory from 1979 to 1989 is being completed.

The YouTube channel features a film from Spetsinform, which tells about the activities of the GRU special forces in Afghanistan. Anatoly Zhuravlyov tells about that activity.



The officer tells about the units in which he had to perform combat missions, and what is the difference between some units and others.

Also in the story you can learn about those weapons that were used by special forces. About dry ricks for special forces, the quality of which was appreciated by the fighters.

One of the episodes of suhpayka:

Nothing special ... There was a soup that could be brewed, chocolate, condensed milk, sausage meat, stew. Now I am comparing those snacks, which are now also issued for NATO, you open this box, and there is a fork, a spoon, napkins-napkins ... It was nothing, but it was something to eat.


Anatoly Zhuravlyov tells in detail how he happened to get into Afghanistan, and what tasks he and his colleagues there performed.

From the first lips:

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  1. +2
    22 March 2019 15: 46
    It would not hurt to pay more attention to these often forgotten heroes instead of various shows with the participation of so-called stars and other figures with their eternal divorces and showdowns on central TV.
  2. 0
    23 March 2019 10: 47
    I don’t remember this in our team ...
  3. +1
    23 March 2019 13: 18
    In the end, it was said about Onishchuk's group ..... and 3 Heroes .....
    So there was no Izmailov ....
    There was Yuri Islamov.
    Mistake however ... and rude.
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