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The mass grave of Soviet soldiers and the monument to the soldiers of the countryside
Full name of the monument :

The mass grave of Soviet soldiers and the monument to the soldiers of the countryside

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
Okhtyrka district, Ukrainka village, village centre
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1957 р., 1975 р., 1986 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 :
intellectuals
Size :
The stele is 1.5 x 3.23 m.
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
complex
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 :
Chernechchyna territorial community
Institution’s website :
http://www.chotg.gov.ua/index.php/ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
Partisans of M. Finenko's unit are buried, who operated in the village during the period of temporary occupation and soldiers who died during the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders in August 1943, when the village was in the combat zone of the 7th Guards Airborne Division, which was part of the 4th Guards Army. The village was liberated on 25 August 1943. The names of 8 partisans and 26 soldiers are known. In 1958, the remains of the dead from different places were transferred to a mass grave, where a brick monument was installed in the same year. Two plates with a memorial inscription and the names of the fallen soldiers-liberators and 44 fallen soldiers-from the countryside were installed. In 1985, the obelisk was replaced by a concrete stele with a metal bayonet adjacent to its side. On the front and side of the stele, there are inscriptions, a bas-relief image of the Order of Victory, and the dates "1941-1945". On one of the side parts of the stele, there is a a plate with the names of the fallen soldiers from Ukraine. The historical monument is listed in the State Register of Immovable Monuments of Ukraine under the category of local significance (protection no. 4083-CM). Order of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine of 10.02.2020 No. 630.