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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, Shabaltaieve village, near the farm
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 :
male
Social status :
persons of war
Size :
Obelisk - /2.1 m/.
Material :
stone
Type of art composition :
architectural object(s)
Artistic approach :
abstract art
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 :
Soldiers 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. The number, surnames, and military ranks of the dead are unknown. In 1953, a brick and plaster obelisk in the shape of a cut-off pyramid with a star on it was erected on the grave. On its front side is a plaque with an inscription and a bas-relief of the Order of the Great Patriotic War is on its front side. The historical monument is listed in the State Register of Immovable Monuments of Ukraine under the category of local significance (protection no. 4047-CM). Order of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine of 10.02.2020 No. 630.