It happened during the last stage of the SovietAfghan War.
Already withdrawing its forces, Soviet High Command needed to display its might one last time by recapturing the vital Satukandav Pass. But to achieve that goal, the commanding heights surrounding the pass had to be held against continuous Mujahideen attacks.
In the Battle for Hill 3234, an outnumbered force of Soviet paratroopers held their own against relentless attacks from the Afghan rebels.

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Sources:
Abramov Andrey, ALDOR46, Fdutil, P.Fisxo; from Wikimedia
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Archive of S.V. Rozhkova
Photos of 350th airborne regiment, courtesy of the 5th airborne company trooper Sergey Novikov
Archive of the 345th airborne parachute regiment
Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division.

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