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A monumental fresco depicting Khiuaz Qayrqyzy Dospanova, a heroine of Soviet aviation, on a building in Aktau, Kazakhstan, celebrating her courage as the first Kazakh woman pilot of the “Night Witches” during World War II. The “Night Witches” were Soviet aviators of the 588th Regiment, known for their daring night missions during World War II. […]

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A monumental fresco depicting Khiuaz Qayrqyzy Dospanova, a heroine of Soviet aviation, on a building in Aktau, Kazakhstan, celebrating her courage as the first Kazakh woman pilot of the “Night Witches” during World War II.

The “Night Witches” were Soviet aviators of the 588th Regiment, known for their daring night missions during World War II. They used light and rudimentary aircraft to harass enemy troops with deadly precision.

Credit: Elise Paqueteau (France)

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Considered as a “closed town” in Soviet times due to the production of bacteriological and atomic weapons, Stepnogorsk is now a peaceful little town in the north-east of Kazakhstan, about 100 kilometres from the capital Nur-Sultan. Credit: Hubert-Félix Delattre (France) Find all of our photos of the day here.

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Considered as a “closed town” in Soviet times due to the production of bacteriological and atomic weapons, Stepnogorsk is now a peaceful little town in the north-east of Kazakhstan, about 100 kilometres from the capital Nur-Sultan.

Credit: Hubert-Félix Delattre (France)

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A soviet car parked on the shore of the Song-Kul lake in Kyrgyzstan. Credit: Anir Amsky Find all of our photos of the day here.

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A soviet car parked on the shore of the Song-Kul lake in Kyrgyzstan.

Credit: Anir Amsky

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