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The mass grave of Soviet soldiers and a monument to compatriot soldiers, including M.F. Zmyslya, F.K. Lysenko. - Heroes of the Soviet Union
Full name of the monument :
The mass grave of Soviet soldiers and a monument to compatriot soldiers, including M.F. Zmyslya, F.K. Lysenko. - Heroes of the Soviet Union
Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
the center of the village of Osoyivka, Sumy district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1952
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 :
sculpture - 2.4 m, pedestal - 2.0 m
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
one-figure composition
Artistic approach :
figurative art
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
memorial inscription
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 :
Sumy city councilсу
Institution’s website :
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
39 soldiers who died during the liberation of the village from German-Nazi invaders in February - March 1943 and died of wounds in the hospitals stationed here between March and August 1943 are buried. The names of 28 soldiers are known. In 1952, the remains of the dead from different places were transferred to a mass grave, on which a reinforced concrete sculpture of a warrior was installed in the same year. There is an inscription on the front side of the brick pedestal. In 1972, a stele was installed to the right of the grave with the names of 223 compatriot soldiers who died during the Civil War and the Second World War. Among the fallen soldiers-compatriots Zmysly Mykhailo Fedorovych - Hero of the Soviet Union (May 23, 1945, posthumously). The company led by him quickly broke into the enemy's trenches and captured the stronghold. Developing success, the company without preparation started street battles outside the city, repelled a number of counterattacks by enemy infantry and tanks. Died in hand-to-hand combat.
