Photo: VK
The sole surviving veteran of World War II in the Kursk region’s Korenevsky district was not among the residents evacuated by the Kursk regional authorities during Ukraine’s ongoing incursion into Russian territory, independent Russian media outlet 7×7 reported on Wednesday.
Klavdiya Tursina-Voitova. Photo: Korenevo Museum
Klavdiya Tursina-Voitova, 98, who was awarded several military decorations for her service as a medical orderly during the Battle of Stalingrad, appeared to have been overlooked by the Kursk authorities and the district Veterans Council during the evacuation of the village of Kornevo, according to local resident Alina Belogurova.
“Everyone forgot about the only surviving World War II veteran in the region, and the old lady was left completely alone, with nobody willing to save her or even consider her of any use,” Belogurova wrote in a public post on Russian social media platform VK that was later made private.
According to Belogurova, she reported Tursina-Voitova to volunteers, one of whom came and carried Klavdiya to safety.
In its report, 7x7 noted that Tursina-Voitova was well known locally, with her name being mentioned 17 times on the district administration’s website and Kornevo village head Roman Pugachev being photographed with her in 2021.
