Background
Yunev was born on 28 September 1924 in Krasavka village in Fyodorovsky District, Saratov Oblast.
Yunev was born on 28 September 1924 in Krasavka village in Fyodorovsky District, Saratov Oblast.
He fought in from August 1942. He fought at the Battle of Stalingrad and the Battle of Kursk. He was wounded five times.
Yunev was a machine gun platoon leader in the 2nd Guards Airborne Regiment of the 3rd Guards Airborne Division.
He joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1944. During Operation Spring Awakening, Yunev distinguished himself.
On 7 March 1945, the platoon took up defensive positions near the village of Sheregeyesh, west of Lake Balaton. After a ten-minute artillery bombardment, two German battalions and seven tanks attacked the positions.
Yunev"s machine gun fire killed numerous German soldiers, repulsing the attack.
On 10 March, Yunev and his platoon repulsed another counterattack, killing 83 German soldiers. On 13 March, he was wounded. In 1948, he graduated from the Tashkent Tank School and served in the Central Group of Forces.
He died on 18 February 1952, a result of his war wounds.
Yunev was buried in Vienna. A street in Krasavka is named for him.