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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, Chupakhivka village, village centre
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1955 р., 1967 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
Components of the monument :
The sculpture of the soldier is 2.55 m, the pedestal is 3.93 m, and the stelae are 2.92 x 2.42 m.
Material :
mixed materials
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 :
119 soldiers from the units of the 3rd Guards Mechanised Corps, the 80th and 377th rifle divisions of the 47th Army, who died during the liberation of the village from Nazi 907 in August 1943, and died of wounds in 433 and 395 medical bases. The village was liberated on 25 August 1943. The names of all the buried soldiers are known. In 1955, the remains of the dead were transferred from different places to a mass grave, where a concrete sculpture was installed. On a brick pedestal on the white marble plaque with a memorial inscription and the names of the four fallen soldiers.