World War Two veteran Boris Runov, 89, is seen in an undated handout picture (L) and posing for a picture in Red Square (Top R), and at home in Moscow, April 14, 2015. Runov served in the sapper company of the Soviet Union army from 1943 until 1945. Originally from Russia, the end of World War Two found him in Germany. As the world marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two, Reuters photographers the length and breadth of the former Soviet republics (CCCP) captured portraits of Red Army veterans, mostly now in their 80s and 90s, today and through archive pictures at the time. More than 20 million Soviet citizens were killed in the war. (Photo by Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters/Family handout (L))

World War Two veteran Valentyna Kucinich, 94, is seen in an undated handout picture (L), posing for a picture in Independence Square in central Kiev (Top R) and at home in Ukraine April 2015. Kucinich served as a nurse in a tank regiment from December 1941 until April 1946. Originally from Ukraine, the end of World War Two found her in Germany. (Photo by Gleb Garanich/Reuters/Family handout (L))

World War Two veteran Uzokboy Akhrayev, 90, is seen in an undated handout picture (L), posing for a picture in Khast Imam square in Tashkent (Top R) and at home in Uzbekistan April 11, 2015. Akhrayev served in the artillery of the Soviet Union army from January 1943 until May 1950. Originally from Uzbekistan, the end of World War Two found him in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Valery Kharitonov/Reuters/Family handout (L))

World War Two veteran Kholik Khojayev, 91, is seen in an undated handout picture (L), posing for a picture in front of the Gissarskaya fortress outside Dushanbe (Top R) and at home in Tajikistan April 2015. Khojayev served in the infantry of the Soviet Union army from October 1942 until January 1946. Originally from Tajikistan, the end of World War Two found him in Hungary. (Photo by Nozim Kalandarov/Reuters/Family handout (L))

World War Two veteran Julius Deksnis, 88, is seen in an undated handout picture (L), posing for a picture in central Vilnius (Top R) and at home in Lithuania March 27, 2015. Deksnis served in the infantry of the Soviet Union army from August 1944 until May 1945. Originally from Lithuania the end of World War Two found him in Latvia. (Photo by Ints Kalnins/Reuters/Family handout (L))

World War Two veteran Guwanch Myratlyev, 89, is seen in an undated handout picture (L), posing in front of the Turkmenbashi Ruhy Mosque in Ashgabat (Top R) and at home in Turkmenistan April 2015. Myratlyev served as a sailor in the Baltic fleet of the Soviet Union forces from February 1944 until 1950. Originally from Turkmenistan, the end of World War Two found him in the German town of Koenigsberg. (Photo by Aman Mehinli/Reuters/Family handout (L))

World War Two veteran Nikolay Mazanik, 92, is seen in an undated handout picture (L), posing for a picture in Victory square in Minsk (Top R) and at home in Belarus April 10, 2015. Mazanik started the war as a commander of a rifle platoon in an infantry company of the Soviet Union army from June 1941 until May 1945. Originally from Belarus, the end of World War Two found him in the city of Koenigsberg, Germany. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters/Family handout (L))

World War Two veteran Georgy Parul, 89, is seen in an undated handout picture (L), posing for a picture in Chisinau (Top R) and at home in Moldova April 16, 2015. Parul served in an infantry unit of the Soviet Union army from December 1943 until May 1945. The end of World War Two found him in Burgas, Bulgaria. (Photo by Valery Korchmar/Reuters/Family handout (L))

World War Two veteran Rozalia Abgaryan, 91, is seen in an undated handout picture (L), posing for a picture in front of a cathedral in Echmiadzin (Top R) and at home, in Armenia April 2015. Abgaryan served in an infantry unit of the Soviet Union army from October 1941 until December 1945. Originally from Armenia, the end of World War Two found her in Prague. (Photo by David Mdzinarishvili/Reuters/Family handout (L))

World War Two veteran Kustavlet Tasybayev, 90, is seen in an undated handout picture (L), posing against the backdrop of mountains on the outskirt of the town of Talgar (Top R) and at home, in Kazakhstan April 11, 2015. Tasybayev served in the infantry of the Soviet Union army from November 1943 until October 1950. Originally from Kazakhstan, the end of World War Two found him in the far eastern town of Port Arthur. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters/Family handout (L))

World War Two veteran Karl Rammus, 92, is seen in an undated handout photo (L), posing for a picture in Tallinn (Top R) and at home in Estonia in 2015. Rammus served in an infantry reconnaissance company of the Soviet Union army from August 1942 until May 1945. Originally from Estonia, the end of World War Two found him in Latvia. (Photo by Ints Kalnins/Reuters/Family handout (L))

World War Two veteran Giorgi Gozalishvili, 88, is seen in an undated handout picture (L), posing for picture in the historic part of Tbilisi (Top R) and at home in Georgia April 10, 2015. Gozalishvili served in an infantry unit of the Soviet Union army from April 1944 until April 1946. Originally from Georgia, the end of World War Two found him in Germany. (Photo by David Mdzinarishvili/Reuters/Family handout (L))

World War Two veteran Fricis Ceplis, 98, is seen in an undated handout picture (L), posing for a picture in Riga (Top R) and at home in Latvia April 1, 2015. Ceplis served in the infantry of the Soviet Union army from March 1942 until May 1945. Originally from Latvia, the end of World War Two found him in Latvia. (Photo by Ints Kalnins/Reuters/Family handout (L))

World War Two veteran Allakhverdi Aliyev, 102, is seen in an undated handout picture (L), posing for a picture in front of the Maiden Tower in Baku (Top R) and at home in Azerbaijan April 14, 2015. Aliyev served in an infantry unit of the Soviet Union army from November 1941 until 1944. Originally from Azerbaijan, the end of World War Two found him at the hospital in Warsaw, Poland. (Photo by Elmar Mustafazadeh/Reuters/Family handout (L))

World War Two veteran Abla Begaliyev, 91, is seen in an undated handout picture (L), poses for a picture in Arashan (Top R) and at home in Kyrgyzstan April 14, 2015. Begaliyev served in the border guard cavalry from February 1942 until April 1947. Originally from Kyrgyzstan, he fought on the Ukrainian front and relocated to the border with Afghanistan at the end of World War Two. (Photo by Vladimir Pirogov/Reuters/Family handout (L))

World War Two veteran and former sapper and military engineer Nikolai Melnikov, 92, is seen in an undated handout photo (R) and posing for a picture in front of the Monument to Eleven Sappers near Volokolamsk in Moscow region, Russia, April 13, 2015. Melnikov, retired junior sergeant, a Red Army soldier served as a sapper and military engineer at the South and Ukrainian fronts, took part in the Battle of Stalingrad, in the liberation of Poland and Germany. (Photo by Maxim Zmeyev (L)//Family Handout via Reuters (R))

World War Two veteran and former tank driver Foma Kryuchkov, 92, is seen in an undated handout photo (L) and posing for a picture in front of a T-34 Soviet-made tank in Moscow region, Russia on April 22, 2015. Kryuchkov, retired colonel, a Red Army serviceman who served as a mechanic and tank driver and then commander of a tank squadron at the Volkhov, 2nd Baltic and Leningrad fronts. (Photo by Maxim Zmeyev (R)//Family Handout via Reuters (L))

World War Two veteran and former infantry soldier Valentin Barmin, 88, is seen in an undated handout photo (L) and posing for a picture at the so-called 28 Panfilov Heroes Memorial Park in Moscow region, Russia on April 23, 2015. Barmin, a Red Army infantry soldier, served as a medical troop commander at the 2nd and 3rd Belarussian fronts. (Photo by Maxim Zmeyev (R)//Family Handout via Reuters (L))

A combination photo shows World War Two veteran and retired Lieutenant General Vitaly Rybalka, 92, in an undated handout photo (L) and posing for a picture in front of a Yak-9 fighter Soviet aircraft at the Central Air Force Museum in Moscow region, Russia on April 26, 2015. Rybalka, a Soviet military pilot and then air squadron commander, served at the Western, 1st and 2nd Ukrainian fronts. (Photo by Maxim Zmeyev (R)//Family Handout via Reuters (L))

World War Two veteran and former navy sailor Boris Davydov, 87, is seen in an undated handout photo (R) and posing for a picture in front of a BK-433 Soviet military guard vessel, produced in 1942, at the Central Armed Forces Museum in Moscow, Russia on April 16, 2015. Davydov, a Soviet navy serviceman, served at a minehunting ship at the Black Sea fleet. The selection of photos showing five former Red Army soldiers wearing historical uniforms and representing different branches of Soviet armed forces, who fought against Nazi Germany, matches the upcoming 70th anniversary of the victory in World War Two, which will be celebrated in Russia on May 9. (Photo by Maxim Zmeyev (L)//Family Handout via Reuters (R))