Island of Tears

Island of Tears (Island of Courage and Sorrow)

Island of Tears is a memorial in Minsk, which is dedicated to Belarusian soldiers who fell in Afghanistan in 1979-1989. More than 30,000 Belarusians took part in the war, of whom 789 were killed, 12 were missing in action, and 718 were left crippled. The complex is located on an artificial island on the Svisloch River, in the very center of Old Minsk, near the Troitsky suburb. On the territory of the Island of Tears there are large boulders, on which are written the names of cities and provinces of Afghanistan, in which the fighting took place and the inhabitants of Belarus were killed.