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))
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