Battle of Stalingrad, (July 17, 1942–February 2, 1943), successful Soviet defense of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd), Russia, U.S.S.R., during World War II. Russians consider it to be one of ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin compared the Russian forces fighting against Ukraine to the participants of the Battle of Stalingrad, according to Russian media. According to the Kremlin leader, the ...