Vladmir Filatov was able to save the eyesight of sniper Vasily Zaytsev during what battle?
Vladimir Filatov Vladimir Petrovich Filatov (Russian: Владимир Филaтoв , 15 [O.S. 27] February 1875, Mikhaylovka, Penza Governorate, Russian Empire - 30 October 1956, Odessa, Ukrainian SSR) was a Russian and Ukrainian ophthalmologist and surgeon best known for his development of tissue therapy. He introduced the tube flap grafting method, corneal transplantation and preservation of grafts from cadaver eyes. He founded the Institute of Eye Diseases & Tissue Therapy in Odessa, Soviet Union (today Ukraine). Filatov is also credited for restoring Vasily Zaytsev's sight when he suffered an injury to his eyes from a mortar attack during Battle of Stalingrad.
Battle of Sofia The Battle of Sofia (Bulgarian: Битката при София ) was the final action of Russian Lt Gen Iosif Gurko's Gurko's Western Squad for the defeat of the Orkhanie army in the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). It led to the Liberation of Sofia from Turkish rule.