Raisa Alaydannikova proudly inched along Brighton Beach Avenue using a walker and wearing a jacket drenched with medals.

The former World War II nurse turned to nod and wave at motorcyclists from the Bratva — or “brothers” — Club, who honked their horns in solidarity with her and the 800-strong convoy of veterans as it marched along Coney Island Avenue to the Shorefront Y on Brightwater Court for a rousing tribute to celebrate Russian Victory Day in “Little Odessa” May 9.

The clamor marked the 65th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany — a national holiday in Russia — and a day on which flowers are laid upon graves and vets parade through the streets to remember the supreme sacrifices of the 22 million Soviets who died in what is known in their homeland as the “patriotic war.”

“It was very moving because these vets are a dying breed, they’re in their 90s,” said Brighton Neighborhood Association Founder and Executive Director Pat Singer, who lives in the area, adding, “We tend to forget the past, and seeing these men and women with sleeves of medals reminds us of what went down and what we fought for.”

The commemoration, co-sponsored by The American Association of Invalids and Veterans of World War II, and the All American Association of Invalids and Veterans of World War II, featured a concert at the Millennium Theater on Coney Island Avenue, between Brighton 11th and Brighton 12th streets, followed by separate dinner events at Tatiana’s on the boardwalk, and National Restaurant on Brighton Beach Avenue, at Brighton Second Street.

“I wanted to just jump out of my car and shake their hands, they’re wonderful men and great women,” said Singer, noting, “We had the Women’s Army Corps, but these women were out there holding a rifle and defending Leningrad from the front lines.”