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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, Shabaltaievo village, near the Kuzemyn-Hrun road
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1953 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 obelisk is 2.1 meters high.
Material :
stone
Type of art composition :
architectural object(s)
Artistic approach :
abstract 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 :
Hrunska village community
Institution’s website :
https://grunska-gromada.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
The soldiers are buried to the left of the road in the direction of Kuzemyne-Hrun, at a distance of 1.1 km from the village. The buried soldiers are from the units of the 100th and 309th Infantry Divisions and the 93rd Tank Brigade of the 10th Tank Corps, who died during the liberation of the village from the Nazis on September 27, 1943. The number, surnames, and military ranks of the dead are unknown. In 1953, a brick and plaster obelisk in the form of a cut-off pyramid with a star on the top was erected on the grave. The historical monument is listed in the State Register of Immovable Monuments of Ukraine under the category of local significance (registration no. 4046-CM). Order of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine of 10.02.2020 No. 630.