World War II veteran, 99-year-old Praskovya Mitsyk, 99, receives congratulations ahead of Victory Day, marking the 81st anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Simferopol, Republic of Crimea, Russia. From March 1942, she served in a partisan unit led by Sydir Kovpak, fighting behind enemy lines in occupied areas of several regions of Ukraine and Belarus. She was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class, and multiple medals.
- Categories: Human Interest
- Location: Sevastopol, Republic of Crimea, Russia
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- Author: Konstantin Mihalchevskiy
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
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