in 1941 elena chukhnyuk was 24 years old.d the title of honorary railway worker. then there were plans to continue studying, but the war changed everything. late in the evening in august 1941 , a women's brigade led by a senior machine gathered at the gomel locomotive depot. at six, six, but this is impossible and risky, we will try, we still need to solve the issue of blackout, while we are in motion and can change speed, we are able to hide from bombing, the ability to maneuver is our trump card for salvation. at the end of august 1941 , he left gomel, which was engulfed in fire. one of the last trains to the east. senior driver chukhnyuk and his crew led a group of six locomotives to central asia. another, no less heroic work began. for the delivery of military cargo and personnel equipment directly to the front line. in the fall of 1942 , special reserve column no. 4 was formed in the moscow region, which consisted of belarusian railway workers and was divided into five companies. the chukhnyuk women's brigade is included