ncredibly powerful and symbolic. This sculpture captures the agony and resilience of the defenders in an unforgettable way. The facial expression, the outstretched hand—it speaks volumes without words. An essential stop when visiting the fortress.

Юрий Збигневич

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Brest, which was the first city to take the brunt of the German war machine, now has many monuments commemorating those terrible days. One of them is the monument "Thirst". We're wearing a fighter pulling his helmet towards the water with the last of his strength. It is based on a real person and the real feat of one of the defenders of the Brest Fortress, the Volga German Vyacheslav Meyer.

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lipa927

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The monument "Thirst", namely the emaciated face of a Red Army soldier, causes strong inner feelings. The fascists, having interrupted the water supply, deprived the defenders, women and children of drinking water. This also affected the ability to conduct combat operations, significantly limiting them. Even machine guns need water. The water was all around. The Mukhavets and Western Bug rivers. It would seem elementary: go up, scoop up and drink as much as you want. But people gave their lives for a helmet or a canteen of water because the fascists shot through all the places of approach to the water, the fortress was under severe siege.

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