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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, Pyatkine village, Okhtyrska street, village centre
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1956 р., 1961 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
Material :
stone
Type of art composition :
complex
Artistic approach :
synthesis
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 :
77 soldiers of the 218th and 337th infantry divisions, the 8th motorised infantry division and the 35th Tank Brigade, who died during the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders on 20 August 1943. The names of all those buried are known. In 1956, the remains of the dead were transferred from different places to a mass grave, where in 1961 a concrete monument was erected on a brick pedestal. Two steles were erected on both sides of the sculpture of the soldier, on which 5 metal plaques with inscriptions and names of soldiers from Ukraine who died on the the frontlines of the Second World War. The historical monument is listed in the State Register of Immovable Monuments of Ukraine under the category of local significance (protection no. 4102-CM). Order of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine of 10.02.2020 No. 630.