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

The mass grave of Soviet soldiers and a monument to compatriot soldiers

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
the center of Lozove village, Sumy district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1959
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 - 2.7 m, pedestal - 2.7 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 council
Institution’s website :
https://smr.gov.ua/uk/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
28 soldiers who died on August 8, 1943 during the liberation of the villages of Lozove and Vesele from the German-Nazi invaders and died of wounds from August 18 to 29, 1943 are buried. The names of 11 dead are known. In 1959, 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. On the front side of the brick pedestal there is a board with an inscription. There is a plaque on the grave with text and the names of the dead. In 1967, 6 boards with the names of 105 compatriot soldiers who died on the fronts of World War II and inscriptions were installed on both sides of the grave on concrete bases.