During World War Two, the Soviet Air Forces created a womenonly regiment that flew cropper planes to bomb the enemy at night. The Nazis called them the 'Night Witches'.

In the diary of Yevgeniya (Zhenya) Rudneva, a 20yearold astronomy student in Moscow, we're offered a rare glimpse into her life in the regiment.


Video by Irena Sedunova and Anna Bressanin

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