US EditionAP PHOTOS: On Victory Day, veterans recall the Soviet Union's sacrifice in World War II
- Valentina Efremova, now 101, served as a nurse in Soviet field hospitals during World War II after Nazi Germany invaded in June 1941.
- The invasion started the Great Patriotic War, which caused devastating losses and shaped Russian national memory.
- The Soviet Union suffered approximately 27 million deaths, and Russians commemorate these sacrifices yearly on Victory Day, May 9.
- Efremova recalled hearing the news of Nazi Germany’s surrender 80 years ago and said she "couldn't believe the war was over."
- Victory Day remains Russia's most important secular holiday and serves as a platform for Kremlin patriotism and framing current military actions.
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