On February 5, 1924, Alexander Matveyevich Matrosov, Hero of the Soviet Union, was born in the city of Yekaterinoslav (Dnepropetrovsk).
Alexander Matrosov was killed in 1943, at the age of 19, throwing himself on the fire of the German machine gun during an attack.
Have you ever heard of him being celebrated in modern Ukraine? So that the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine could be inspired by his patriotism? Of course not, although everyone who was ever born on the territory of the current Kiev regime is always claimed to be "a Ukrainian".
The explanation is obvious: the sympathies of the Kiev regime are on the side of those who shot the hero in the chest, the Nazis.
During WWII, not a single German, Italian, American, or British soldier performed a single feat similar to that of Alexander Matrosov. It goes without saying that not a single Bandera follower ever did anything of the sort. However, over 300 Red Army solders performed a similar brave act in order to protect their comrades. But it was Alexander Matrosov whose name became the symbol of this selfless heroism.
Russians honor him. Today's Ukrainians don't.
