Soviet Union Soviet-Afghanistan War Propaganda Collection: Soviet ground forces, under the command of Marshal Sergey Sokolov, entered Afghanistan from the north on 27 December 1979.
The first phase of the war began with the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and first battles with various opposition groups. Soviet troops entered Afghanistan along two ground routes and one air corridor, quickly taking control of the major urban centers, military bases and strategic installations.
The promotion of Mikhail Gorbachev to General Secretary in 1985 and his ‘new thinking’ on foreign and domestic policy was likely an important factor in the Soviets’ decision to withdraw. (Wikipedia)
Soviet Union Soviet-Afghanistan War Propaganda Posters:
1979-89 The enemies of our people are against the policy of national reconsiliation. All Afgan Muslims want peace
1980 International Youth meeting In Solidarity With Revolutionary. Afghanistan
1980 Treaty of Friendship, Good-Neighbourliness and Co-operation between the USSR and the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
1981 Pakistan sending terrorist to India, Iran and Afghanistan
1983 People Of Afghanistan. Destroy Merchant Gangs Of International Imperialism!
1983 USA sending terrorist to Afghanistan
1986 Sir, We Are Using Your Humane Aid For Peaceful Purposes
1987 America in Afghanistan
Soviet Union Soviet-Afghanistan War Military Art:
A Soviet Air Force Su-25 seen performing attacks on a mujahedeen camp in Afghanistan by employing FAB-500ShN retarded bombs released at low altitude.
A soviet mechanized company comes under heavy fire from Mujahideen hiding beside the road.
Battle of Arghandab – Soviet war in Afghanistan
Chalk 2, Soviet-Afghan War
Mil Mi-24 Hind
MIL MI 24 RUSSIAN SOVIET HELICOPTER GUNSHIP
Russian helicopter gunships on mission
Soviet 9th Company in Afghanistan
Soviet 82mm ‘Cornflower’ 2B9 automatic mortar in Afghanistan
Soviet-Afghan War
Soviet-Afghan War- by Johnny Shumate
Soviet Airborne troopers
Soviet Army in Afghanistan
Soviet BMD-1 in Moscow Red Square
Soviet BMP-1 armoured personnel carrier in Afghanistan
Soviet GRU in Afghanistan
Soviet Hind gunship patrolling Salang Pass in the evening, Soviet-Afghan War
Soviet Hind gunships in Afghanistan
Soviet Hind in Afghanistan
Soviet jet in Afghanistan
Soviet mechanised infantry squad posing for a photo
Soviet mechanised patrol on the mountain roads of Afghanistan
Soviet Mil Mi-8 helicopter crew in Afghanistan
Soviet Sergeant of the elite Commando Brigade in Afghanistan, 1985
Soviet soldiers in Afghanistan, late 1980s.
Soviet special forces in Afghanistan
Soviet SpecOps in Afghanistan
Soviet Spetsnaz defending a position during the Soviet-Afghan War
Soviet Spetsnaz soldier in Afghanistan
Soviet Spetsnaz trooper in Afghanistan
Soviet T-62 tank crew daydreaming in Afghanistan
Soviet T-64 advancing, Soviet-Afghan War
Soviet tank in Afghanistan
Soviet trooper in Afghanistan- by Mark Akopov
Soviet trooper, Soviet-Afghan War
Soviet troops advancing in Afghanistan
Soviet Troops in Afghanistan
Soviet troops in battle
Soviet troops in combat in Afghanistan
Soviet troops under Mujahideen ambush
Soviet Zil131 Cargo Truck, Afghanistan
Spetsnaz GRU
Spetznatz, Afganistán
Duty jump (Alexey Fedorov, 1984)
Mi-24 Hind attack helicopters
MiG-21 in Afghanistan
MiG-23 firing a missile in Afghanistan
Mil Mi-8 helicopter landing ‘Spenaz’ in Agfhanistan
Mil Mi-24D Hind.
Mil Mi-24D Hind.
Retreating Soviet troops carrying a wounded comrade in Afghanistan, Soviet-Afghan War
Soviet anti-aircraft gun crew in Afghanistan
Soviet Armored Carrier Riders (1979-1991) in Afghanistan, Soviet-Afghan War
Soviet armoured convoy at an Afghan mountain pass
Soviet armours in Afghanistan
Soviet armours in Afghanistan
Soviet armours in Afghanistan, Soviet-Afghan War
Soviet attack helicopter protecting a convoy in Afghanistan
Soviet BMP-3 advancing towards Afghanistan
Soviet BTR-70 in Afghanistan
Soviet conscript patrolling in Afghanistan
Soviet conscripts in Afghanistan
Soviet conscripts in Afghanistan. Soviet-Afghan War
Soviet conscript, Soviet-Afghan War
Soviet conscripts, Soviet-Afghan War
Soviet convoy truck in Afghanistan
Soviet fire support team, Russian Special Forces in Afghanistan
Soviet Hind helicopter gunship pursuing Afghan Mujahideen horsemen
Soviet Hinds bombing Mujahideens, Soviet-Afghan War
Soviet Hinds in Afghanistan
Soviet Howitzer 122mm D-30. Soviet-Afghan War
Soviet Howitzer 122mm D-30 in Afghanistan
Soviet jet firing missiles in Afghanistan
Soviet machine gunner on sentry duty in Afghanistan, Operation Magistral, Soviet-Afghan War
Soviet Mi-24 Hind advancing in Afghanistan
Soviet Mi-24 Hind, Afghanistan
Soviet Mi-24 Hind helicopter, Afghanistan
Soviet Mi-24 Hind on bombing mission in Afghanistan
Soviet Mi-26 in Afghanistan
Soviet MiG-23 in Afghanistan
Soviet Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 jet fighter on bombing run in Afghanistan
Soviet Mil Mi-26 transport helicopters in Afghanistan
Soviet MIL MI-24 HIND Gunships firing at Mujahideen positions in Afghanistan
Soviet motorised conscript rifles in a convoy, Afghanistan
Soviet Motorised Infantry in Afghanistan, Soviet-Afghan War
Soviet motorized rifles in Afghanistan
Soviet mountaineers during the Afghan War
Soviet Otro SA-2 Guideline missiles in Afghanistan
Soviet paradrop over Afghanistan
Soviet sailors, Afghan War
Soviet sappers, Soviet-Afghan war 1979-1988
Soviet Spetsnaz, Afghanistan
Soviet Spetsnaz commandos in the Afghan mountains
Soviet Spetsnaz in Afghanistan.
Soviet troops in Afghanistan
Soviet troops in Afghanistan
Soviet troops in Afghanistan, Soviet-Afghan War
Soviet troops reading the newspaper with Afghan locals, Soviet-Afghan War
Soviet troops under fire by the Mujahideen fighters in Afghanistan
Soviet Truck with Soviet Motorized Rifles in Afghanistan, Soviet-Afghan War
Soviet veteran soldier during the Invasion of Afghanistan
SS-1C Scud B in Afghanistan
Sukhoi Su-25 gunship with rocket S-8 80mm in Afghanistan. Valery Petelin
T-80 MTB in Afghanistan, Soviet-Afghan War
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