Russian sisters separated during WWII reunited after 78 years

The Battle of Stalingrad in WWII saw devastating losses with more than a million troops killed on each side. [AFP/File / Mark RALSTON]

Two Russian sisters have been reunited 78 years after they were separated by the turmoil of World War II, thanks to a television show and a police search.

In footage of their meeting late last month provided by the interior ministry, Yulia and Rozalina Kharitonova, now 92 and 94, hugged and kissed as their family members watched in tears.