Statue of WWII Soviet commander unveiled in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

Statue of WWII Soviet commander unveiled in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

A newly erected statue of Soviet Marshal Aleksandr Vasilevsky is seen on Sept. 1, 2015, in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk in the Russian Far East. Vasilevsky, commander of Soviet forces in the Far East, was in charge of the Manchurian Strategic Offensive operation against Japan in the closing days of World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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