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The mass grave of Soviet soldiers
Full name of the monument :

The mass grave of Soviet soldiers

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
Okhtyrka district, Oleshnia village, near the village administration
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1955 р., 1939–1945 рр.
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Soviet period (1922-1991)
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
mixed group
Social status :
persons of war
Size :
The sculpture is 2.46 meters high, the pedestal is 2.7 meters.
Material :
stone
Type of art composition :
one-figure composition
Artistic approach :
figurative art
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
Language(s) of the text :
Ukrainian
Narrative commemorates :
Honoring the culture of war victims, including memorialization
The preservation state of the monument at the time of the research :
exists
Institution responsible for maintenance :
Chupakhivska village community
Institution’s website :
https://chupah-rada.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
The mass grave is located in the center of the village near the village council. There are 19 soldiers from the units of the 100th, 206th, 218th Infantry Divisions and the 10th Tank Corps buried here, who fell in the battles for the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders in August 1943. and died of their wounds in the 2339th surgical field hospital. The village was liberated on August 20, 1943. The names of all the fallen soldiers are known. In 1955, a concrete sculpture of a soldier was installed on the grave. On the front side of the brick pedestal is a metal plaque with a memorial inscription and The historical monument is listed in the State Register of Immovable Monuments of Ukraine under the category of local significance (protection no. 4032-CM). Order of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine dated 10.02.2020 No. 630.