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“The price of a mistake is death.” A veteran reminiscences about the Soviet-Afghan war.

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Thirty years ago the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee, the central governing body of the USSR, authorized the deployment of Soviet troops in Afghanistan. Igor Zaporozhan, who fought in the war and was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, recounted how his squadron managed to survive a skirmish with a group of Mujahedeen.

Thirty years ago the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee, the central governing body of the USSR, authorized the deployment of Soviet troops in Afghanistan. Igor Zaporozhan, who fought in the war and was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, recounted how his squadron managed to survive a skirmish with a group of Mujahedeen.

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