Nina Solovey

Nina Sergeevna Solovey (Russian: Нина Сергеевна Соловей; 9 November 1917 – 19 April 2006) was a female sniper and scout in the Red Army during World War II.

She is credited with up to 64 kills of enemy soldiers and after the war she became the chairman of the council of veterans of the Central Women's Sniper Training School.

She and Ganiyeva went on to go on "hunting" missions with Heroes of the Soviet Union Natalya Kovshova and Mariya Polivanova.

Solovey was chosen to undergo training in an instructor company and was given command of a group of 16 women snipers of the 90th Guards Rifle Division after graduating.

Her friends carried her off the battlefield on a stretcher, but it was not until 1945 that she was released from the hospital, and due to the extent of her injuries she was unable to return to her unit.