"Female soldiers fight the enemy exceptionally well. Senior Sergeant Voyevodina's 45 mm gun crew consisting of Komsomol members Rofanova, Zibirova, Bartinkova, and Abramova opened direct fire at enemy strongholds on the left flank during a battle for a settlement. The enemy moved into a counterattack, but the women were out of ammunition. Spotting a knocked out tank up ahead, the brave women crawled forward to it. Having entered the tank, they opened fire from cannons and machineguns at the enemy. The counterattack was defeated. 2 cannons, 9 strongholds, and over 70 fascists were killed. In this battle, crew commander Voyevodina and private Zibirova died the death of heroes."
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