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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, Ivakhy village, village center
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1964 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 :
Sculpture of a soldier - 2.7 meters, pedestal - 2.35 meters
Material :
stone
Type of art composition :
one-figure composition
Artistic approach :
figurative 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 155th and 206th Infantry divisions who were killed during the the liberation of the village from the Nazis on August 23, 1943 were buried here. The number of soldiers and their names are not known. The historical monument is listed in the State Register of Immovable Monuments of Ukraine under the category of local significance (protection no. 4059-SM). Order of the MCMC of 10.02.2020 No. 630. In 1964, a concrete sculpture of a soldier on a brick plastered pedestal.