Ukrainian peacekeepers in Iraq

Ukrainian peacekeepers in Iraq

2003, 3 min

"Rakurs" program, June 2003. Issue about the Ukrainian peacekeeping contingent in Iraq.

On the video: fragments of the stay of Ukrainian peacekeepers in Iraq, the comment of People's Deputy Anatolii Tolstoukhov, the speech in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine by the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Yevhen Marchuk.

Hosted by Vasyl Birzul.

Reference: The Ukrainian peacekeeping contingent participated in the Iraq War as part of the US-led coalition from 2003 to 2005. The armed forces of Ukraine performed tasks on the Iran-Iraq border. In total, about 6,100 Ukrainians served in Iraq and Kuwait, 18 of whom died.