A woman lays flowers at the Monument to Crimeans Who Died in Afghanistan during a ceremony commemorating the 37th anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet forces from Afghanistan in Simferopol, Republic of Crimea, Russia. Under the April 1988 Geneva agreements, the Soviet Union started the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan on May 15, 1988, which was completed on February 15, 1989. According to official sources, over 14,000 Soviet soldiers and officers were killed in action during the war, which officially lasted 9 years.
- Categories: Unrest, Conflicts & War
- Location: Simferopol, Republic of Crimea
- Event date: 15.02.2026
- Date published: 15.02.2026
- Author: Konstantin Mihalchevskiy
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 5728x3824px, 12Mb
- Job-ID: 6a3a60fc8f6f53ee