We're leaving/Мы уходим but you're on the last BTR out of Afghanistan

Farewell to the mountains....

"The withdrawal of the Soviet military began on 15 May 1988, under the leadership of General of the Army Valentin Varennikov. The withdrawal was complicated, however, by the rapid deterioration of the situation in Afghanistan. While the United States was not bound by any commitment to stop arms shipments and continued to supply the Afghan mujahideen in Pakistan...the mujahedeen also continued their attacks on withdrawing Soviet forces."

Thanks to MI-8 for the song suggestion! Feel free to leave other suggestions or ideas in the comments I read them all!

[AlexOnTheSide]

We're leaving is...Such a great song. I think it fits both the Americans and Soviets the same. Soldiers arent at fault for the failures. Its the Generals and Politicians, who didn't care enough about their men in the field.

[tylerthegamer]

“The British Grenadiers”, but you’ve been surrounded at Yorktown.

[king_chip_]

I just showed this to my father who served back then. He couldn't stop singing along and crying....I've never seen him cry.

[parabird]

"Don't Tell mom I'm Chechen" but your tank just got hit by a RPG mujahideen

[timohelsing]

Lyrics ENG:
From once subdued celestial peaks,
By increments, descending to the charred ground,
Through the sighted-in solvos of slander, and lies,
We are leaving, leaving, leaving, leaving ...

Farewell, mountains, you witnessed,
Who we were in this distant land,
Let them not judge biasedly,
They, the desk scholars.

Goodbye, Afghanistan - this ghostly world,
It is not right to speak kindly of you,
But there is something sad battle commander,
We are leaving, leaving, leaving, leaving ...

Farewell, mountains, you witnessed,
What was our pain and our glory,
How will you, land of Afghanistan,
Atone for the tears of mothers.

We are no longer destined to return,
How many of us were killed on this long campaign,
And it was not fully completed yet, but,
We are leaving, leaving, leaving, leaving ...

Farewell, mountains, you witnessed,
What price was paid here to the,
Enemy, that is not finished off,
What of friends were left behind.

Friend, a spirited (drink) ration shared by three,
So many of us survived in the rapid recon battalion,
The third round - even the wind died down on the slopes,
We are leaving, leaving, leaving, leaving ...

Farewell, mountains, you witnessed,
What we had, what we gave,
Our hope and sorrow,
How to live amongst the people.

Our biographies are in half a dozen lines,
Sociologists condensed, they are now in vogue,
The East just isn't submissive to science.
We are leaving The East, leaving, leaving...

Farewell, mountains, you witnessed,
Who we were in this distant land,
Let them not judge biasedly,
They, the desk scholars.

Farewell, mountains, you witnessed,
What price was paid here to the
Enemy, that would not be subdued.
What of friends left behind.

We are leaving The East.
We are leaving The East.
Leaving...

[KorporalNoobs]

"Nachts steht Hunger starr in unserm Traum" but the Red Army is advancing with a Creeping Barrage at your last trench line.

[stefancristian]

"When we were at war" but Brusilov keeps pulling soldiers into battle

[dragonfell]

Dear god this song sounds like either the intro or ending song for a war story game/movie and I love it

[sooryan_]

Stay with me, but you're police officer trying break off the firefight seige with the Yakuza in Tokyo

[Squareheed]

You should make 'The Falklands War but you just realised that squad of Argies you just ambushed were 14 year old boys'

[brose]

Spasibo for the upload. August and September were tough times for me. I was there doing gate in 2011. Now I'm a middle age trucker back in America watching it fall apart on TV. With Christmas coming up hope you're working on Silent Night / Still Nacht during the Christmas truce.

[Барульяновка]

Just imagine that in just a year, the country for which they fought, for which they gave their lives, will fall apart and they will be forgotten and not remembered. (translated by google)

[angryskimaskman]

From what I heard from my father and other sources is that the mujahedeen left the soviets alone on their way back with flowers bring thrown at them.

[artkl]

who would've thought, it happens all over again :)

[meatiest]

Uncle fought in that war, Afghan army
Dad was a driver in the Afghan Army

[nightmare]

С покоренных однажды небесных вершин
По ступеням обугленным на землю сходим
Под прицельные залпы наветов и лжи
Мы уходим, уходим, уходим, уходим

Прощайте, горы, вам видней
Кем были мы в краю далеком
Пускай не судит однобоко
Нас кабинетный грамотей

До свидания, Афган, этот призрачный мир
Не пристало добром поминать тебя вроде
Но о чем-то грустит боевой командир
Мы уходим, уходим, уходим, уходим

Прощайте, горы, вам видней
В чем наша боль и наша слава
Чем ты, земля Афганистана
Искупишь слезы матерей

Нам вернуться сюда больше не суждено
Сколько нас полегло в этом долгом походе
И дела не доделаны полностью, но
Мы уходим, уходим, уходим, уходим

Прощайте, горы, вам видней
Какую цену здесь платили
Врага какого не добили
Каких оставили друзей

Друг, спиртовую дозу дели на троих
Столько нас уцелело в лихом разведвзводе
Третий тост - даже ветер на склонах затих
Мы уходим, уходим, уходим, уходим

Прощайте, горы, вам видней
Что мы имели, что отдали
Надежды наши и печали
Как уживутся средь людей

Биографии наши в полдюжину строк
Социологи втиснут, сейчас они в моде
Только разве подвластен науке Восток?
Мы уходим с Востока, уходим, уходим

Прощайте, горы, вам видней
Кем были мы в краю далеком
Пускай не судит однобоко
Нас кабинетный грамотей

Прощайте, горы, вам видней
Какую цену здесь платили
Врага какого не добили
Каких оставили друзей

Мы уходим с Востока
Мы уходим с Востока
Уходим

[wilkinstokarev]

Spasibo for uploading Tovarishch words from a son of a Russian veteran of Afghanistan.

[sovietred]

The Radio in the back isn't from Afghanistan, it's from the chechen war, pretty sad transmission too

[Strelokos]

I like how it is literally RGF/Militia FOB radio sound on the background

[joshkemp]

That BTR 30mm sending hate down range is absolutely sexual sounding