Rustam Minnikhanov instructs to hold high-level events dedicated to the 35th anniversary of the withdrawal of a limited contingent of Soviet troops from the Republic of Afghanistan

On February 10, speaking at a regional videoconference in the Government House of the republic, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov instructed the heads of municipal regions and representatives of the regional activists to hold high-level events dedicated to the 35th anniversary of the withdrawal of a limited contingent of Soviet troops from the Republic of Afghanistan, which Russia will celebrate on February 15.

He also said that in Kazan, ceremonial events dedicated to Remembrance Day will traditionally take place in the Victory Park, at the memorial to soldiers-internationalists.