A banner with the portrait of World War Two veteran, 99-year-old Valentina Podlesnaya is seen in Volgograd, Russia. During the Great Patriotic War, 19-year-old Podlesnaya served as a medical instructor in the Red Army 23rd Infantry Division, and then as a telephone operator in the 71st Guards Division. She took part in Stalingrad Battle and Battle of Kursk and awarded with medals "For Courage", "For Military Merit" and also the medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad".
- Package: Russia WWII Veteran
- Categories: Unrest, Conflicts & War, Lifestyle & Leisure
- Location: Volgograd region, Russia
- Event date: 29.01.2023
- Date published: 29.01.2023
- Author: Kirill Braga
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 5472x3648px, 6.4Mb
- Job-ID: b2b4bfd83add1d9f