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'I fought against Nazis with the Soviets, now I flee Putin's war' - BBC News
A man who once fought alongside the Soviet Army against the Nazis has said he has now fled his home in Ukraine to escape Russian troops.
When Arkady Perchenko was 11 years old he fought alongside the Soviets, as part of the local resistance against the Nazis in World War Two.
But now at the age of 92, he was forced to leave his home in Ukraine to escape from Russian forces.
From safety in Israel, Arkady has been talking to the BBC about his view of both wars.
