Soviet veterans recall their youth in NE China China Daily | Updated: 2021-05-15 09:20 As I ate bread and salt provided by the Chinese people in those days . now my home will always be open to the Chinese people, said Khomidzhon Uzganov, a 96-year-old Soviet Red Army veteran, repeatedly uttering the only Chinese words he remembered of thank you .
May 9 this year marks the 76th anniversary of the end of the World War II. In a recent interview with Xinhua, Soviet Red Army veterans recalled their experiences during the anti-Japanese war in China.
On August 8, 1945, the Soviet Union declared war on Japan. The next day, 1.5 million Soviet Red Army soldiers launched an attack on the Japanese Kwantung Army stationed in China s northeast region.