Afghanistan War Memorial, Kyiv

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Coordinates: 50°25′57.62″N 30°33′22.52″E / 50.4326722°N 30.5562556°E / 50.4326722; 30.5562556

Monument honouring soldiers who served in the Soviet war with Afghanistan 02.jpg
Monument honouring soldiers who served in the Soviet war with Afghanistan 01.jpg

The Afghanistan 1979–1989 War Memorial is a monument in Kyiv (Kiev), the capital of Ukraine, commemorating soldiers who died fighting during the War in Afghanistan, after Soviet forces invaded that country in 1979. Unveiled in 1994, the memorial is located halfway between the Pechersk Lavra and the Museum of The History of Ukraine in World War II.[1]

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  1. ^ "Statues and Monuments of Kyiv City." Accessed 19 July 2007 Archived June 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine


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