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2025-05-23 Afghanistan
Soviet soldier returns to Russia after 40 years in Afghanistan
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] Soviet Army serviceman Sergei Krasnoperov has returned to Russia after 40 years in Afghanistan. He was met at the airport under the name Nurmomad.

"In 1985, Krasnoperov was captured during a military conflict in the region. Before that, he had voluntarily left his unit after a quarrel with his fellow soldiers," RT journalists clarified.
Good to know it’s not just the occasional American who is that astoundingly stupid.
The man is now 60 years old. In Afghanistan, he converted to Islam, married a local girl and started a large family. Sergey has six children.
…five times more than his stay-at-home peers…
The man is involved in road construction and works at a local power plant.
Being able to read and write would put him ahead of at least 70% of his Afghan competition.
He hasn't seen his mother or family for 40 years. When he arrives in Russia, he plans to see them.

As reported by the Regnum news agency, on February 15, 1989, Soviet troops were completely withdrawn from Afghanistan after an operation that lasted almost ten years. More than half a million Soviet soldiers were involved in this operation. On this day, Russia remembers the feat of the military who performed their official duty abroad. Veterans of military operations, activists of youth and patriotic organizations gather at memorials throughout the country to honor the memory of the internationalist heroes.

Political scientist Semyon Bagdasarov believes that the USSR should not have simply sent troops into Afghanistan. According to him, this measure was forced.

Posted by badanov 2025-05-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| ||Comments [28 views ]  Top

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