army. general leadership carried out by the task force. ussr ministry of defense, representatives of the general staff, chief of border troops, army general sailorsd has no complaints against the border guards. great. but do not forget, such movement of units can allow border violators to get lost. orient the border squad to show it. ivan mikhailovich korabeinikov has been in afghanistan since 1983, starting with the rank of colonel as a deputy district chief of staff. shelling of border guards began, mining of our roads along the border began, attempts to seize border guards began, it was impossible to respond to these provocations with fire, because it was possible to turn your territory into a theater of military operations, the situation on the soviet-afghan border became. repel these aggressions while being on the territory of the soviet union, on the territory of the republics, say, tajikistan, turkmenistan, or we will do this while being on the territory of afghanistan. big difference. input command the first combined combat detachments into the territory of afghanistan, given on january 6, 1980. the terrain is difficult and the climate is

the leadership of the general army of the sailors takes over.asically crossed the state border on a five-seater boat across the river. crossing this line, we crossed well with anticipation, because we were washed up on the coastal sandbank, and it worked out well, we took up a firing position, restored communication, and after us they began to move the combined combat detachment in the same way. this operation was carried out in secret because the border guards crossed the state border and were intended to be there. officially, there are no soviet border guards in afghanistan, so when crossing the border, they are forced to take off their uniforms. this was an order from the center, meaning, from the border troops, so as not to be seen, we all walked around as if without shoulder straps. having turned over, pyotr tikhonovich in afghanistan in 1980 began with the rank of captain with the post of chief of logistics of a border detachment. everyone in the unit knew each other in the subsequent army uniform, we put on shoulder straps, everything was

the head of the border troops, army general sailors, visited afghanistan many times during the 10 years of war, risking his life, like all border guards who fought. we were waiting impatiently for him to arrive, howling squad, soldiers. it was expressed with such humor that it did not offend, but touched the soul very deeply, after that it was impossible to work poorly or overlook some little thing, officially the border troops did not participate in the afghan war, but the opponents understood who they were dealing with, we took another caravan that... kgb chairman viktor mikhailovich chebrikov , head of border troops vadim aleksandrovich matrosov. on whose initiative the retaliation operation was carried out. as a result of the operation, the latif gang was destroyed. in april 1988 , the geneva agreements on a political settlement around afghanistan were signed and a date was set. five outposts, 10 motorized and air assault maneuver groups, a division of patrol ships and two air regiments. soviet troops left afghanistan with unfurled banners, like winners. i... i want to say that ther

army general shaigu. dear citizens of russia, dear veterans, comrade soldiers and sailors, sergeants and foremen, and warranticers, comrades, officers, generals and admirals, soldiers, commanders, front-line soldiers, heroes of a special military operation, i congratulate you on victory day, on our most important, truly -a national, sacred holiday, we honor our fathers and grandfathers, great-grandfathers, they protected. land crushed nazism, liberated the peoples of europe, and reached the heights of military labor valor. today we... are exceptional, we know what the exorbitance of such ambitions leads to. russia will do everything to prevent a global conflict, but at the same time, we will not allow anyone to threaten us. our strategic forces are always in combat readiness. in the west, they would like to forget the lessons of world war ii, but we remember the fate of humanity. was decided in grandiose battles near moscow and leningrad, rzhev, stalingrad, kursk and kharkov, near minsk, smolensk and kiev, in heavy, bloody battles from murmansk to the caucasus and crimea. the first three, long, most difficul

army general shaigu. dear citizens of russia, dear veterans, comrades, soldiers and sailors, sergeant majors. midshipmen and warrant officers, comrades, officers, generals and admirals, soldiers, commanders, front-line soldiers, heroes of a special military operation, i congratulate you on victory day, on our most important, truly national, sacred holiday, we honor our fathers and grandfathers, great-grandfathers. they defended their native land, crushed nazism, liberated the peoples of europe, and reached the heights of military labor valor. today we see how they are trying to distort the truth about the second world war. it interferes with those who are accustomed to base their essentially colonial policy on hypocrisy and lies. they demolish memorials to true fighters against nazism. they put traitors and accomplices of the nazis on pedestals, erasing the memory of the heroism and nobility of the liberating soldiers, of that great sacrifice. humanity was decided in grandiose battles near moscow and leningrad, rzhev, stalingrad, kursk and kharkov, near minsk, smolensk and kiev, in heavy, bloo

army general shaigu. comrades, soldiers and sailors, sergeants and foremen, midshipmen and warrant officers, comrades, officers and admirals, soldiers, commanders, front-line soldiers, heroes of a special military operation, i truly congratulate you on victory day, on our most important thing. national, sacred holiday. we honor our fathers and grandfathers, great-grandfathers. they defended their native land and crushed nazism. and... they erase the memory of the heroism and nobility of the liberating soldiers, of the great sacrifice they made in the name of life. revanchism, mockery of history, the desire to justify the current followers of the nazis, this is part of the general the policies of western elites to incite new regional conflicts, interethnic and interreligious hostility, and to contain them. independent centers of world development. we reject the claim of exclusivity by any state or alliance. we know what the exorbitance of such ambitions leads to. russia will do everything to prevent a global conflict, but at the same time, we will not allow anyone to threaten us. our strategic forces are always

army general shaigu. dear citizens of russia, dear veterans, comrades, soldiers and sailors, sergeants and foremen, midshipmen and... warrant officers, comrades, officers, generals and admirals, soldiers, commanders, front-line soldiers, heroes of a special military operation, i congratulate you on victory day, on our most important, truly national, sacred holiday, we honor our fathers and grandfathers, great-grandfathers, they protected our family. nazism crushed the earth, liberated the peoples of europe, and reached the heights of military labor valor. today we see... how they are trying to distort the truth about world war ii. it interferes with those who are used to building its essentially colonial policy based on hypocrisy and lies. they demolish memorials to true fighters against nazism, put traitors and accomplices of the nazis on their pedistals, cross out the memory of the heroism and nobility of the liberating soldiers, of the great sacrifice they made. in the name of life, revanchism, mockery of history, the desire to justify the current followers of the nazis, this is part of the general policy

since 18, 68 when a proclamation was issued from general john, a login of the grant and army of the republic, which recognized former soldiers and sailors of the union on that first memorial day at arlington cemetery, more than 5,000 attendees decorated more than 20,000 union and confederate graves. since world war one, we've honored the dead from all the nation's wars, and it's become a national holiday. of course, it's now now also regarded as the unofficial start of summer along with local parades, there will be barbecues and good times with family and friends. there will be mingling and that's a good thing but increasingly, whether old glory will be flown as part of our celebration has become a reflection of our partisan divide like so much else in our polarized times according to fox news, a poll last year, 94% of republicans registered republican voters. >> consider flying an american flag and act of patriotism compared with 75% of democrats in 2022, npr marist asked who always has a flag? outside their home? 59% of republicans said they did compared with 27% of independents and just 22% of democrats. i worry that these divides wi