Ivan #Stepanenko entered the Great Patriotic War at the age of | Russian MFA 🇷🇺
Ivan #Stepanenko entered the Great Patriotic War at the age of 21 as a graduate of a military aviation school. By May 1945, he had 414 sorties & 33 shootdowns on his account.
For his courage & heroism he was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union twice
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