February 15 – Internationalist Warriors Memorial Day

Today is the 32nd anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan. 771 Belarusian internationalist soldiers died on the battlefields of the Afghan war. Each name of a fallen soldier is immortalized in stone on the Island of Courage and Sorrow in Minsk. An annual event dedicated to the Day of Remembrance of Soldiers-Internationalists will be held there. Members of the House of Representatives, Afghan veterans, and family members of the victims will take part in the wreath-laying ceremony.