Victory Day: A Soviet veteran’s journey through the Great Patriotic War

Reporting from Moscow, Al Mayadeen English’s Tala Alayli interviews a Soviet war veteran in Fili-Davydkovo as he recounts his powerful personal journey, from building defensive lines outside Moscow as a teenager to fighting in Budapest, Vienna, and Prague. In a moving testimony, he reflects on the resilience of the Soviet people, the devastation of war, and the enduring pride in their victory. Remembering and honoring the legacy, he says, “A people like this cannot be defeated.”