The Soviet Union participated in many secret wars, never made public under the communist rule. The dead soldiers and officers were buried under the veil of utmost secrecy. After the collapse of the USSR almost everything about secret wars in Syria, Afgfhanistan, Angola Ethiopia, etc. was made public. In Pyatigorsk, a monument to servicemen killed in combat in the third-world countries, was established a number of years ago. The name Syria is engraved in the upper right part. (Taken from the reverse angle)

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