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In 1943, Portnova became employed as a kitchen aide in Obol. In August, she poisoned the food meant for the Nazi garrison stationed there. Immediately falling suspect, she said she was innocent and ate some of the food in front of the Nazis to prove it was not poisoned; after she did not fall ill
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actions at a pump, local power plant, and brick factory. These acts are estimated to have killed upwards of 100 German soldiers.
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