On November 3, 1970, Alexei Brest saved a five-year-old girl from under the wheels of a train at the Selmash crossing in Rostov-on-Don. He managed to push the child out of the way, but he himself was fatally injured. A quarter of a century earlier, Brest participated in the storming of the Reichstag and the raising of the victory flag. In July 2025, he was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation for bravery during the Great Patriotic War. His last act was another example of selflessness.

On November 3, 1970, Alexei Brest saved a five-year-old girl from under the wheels of a train at the Selmash crossing in Rostov-on-Don. He managed to push the child out of the way, but he himself was fatally injured. A quarter of a century earlier, Brest participated in the storming of the Reichstag and the raising of the victory flag. In July 2025, he was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation for bravery during the Great Patriotic War. His last act was another example of selflessness.