Yuri Andropov1979
A special commission on Afghanistan, of KGB chairman Yuri Andropov, Ponomaryev from the Central Committee and Dmitry Ustinov, the Minister of Defence
Russia · Warfare / Russia War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
A special commission on Afghanistan, of KGB chairman Yuri Andropov, Ponomaryev from the Central Committee and Dmitry Ustinov, the Minister of Defence
A special commission on Afghanistan, of KGB chairman Yuri Andropov, Ponomaryev from the Central Committee and Dmitry Ustinov, the Minister of Defence
The withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan is announced
Russian forces begin to withdraw from Afghanistan
Announces Russias withdrawal from Afghanistan
Russia announces that all but a small rear-guard contingent of its troops had left Afghanistan
The last Russian troops withdraw from Afghanistan. Russian withdrawal signifies a Mujahadin victory. 14,454 Russians had died in the conflict
Meets Bush in a warship off Malta, tells him Russia does not regard the US as an enemy
Russian forces complete their withdrawal from Afghanistan
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