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Mass grave of Soviet soldiers
Full name of the monument :

Mass grave of Soviet soldiers

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
near the hospital in the village of Zhigaylivka, Okhtyrsky district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1956
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 - 3.78 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 :
Okhtyrska city council
Institution’s website :
https://okhtyrkamr.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
105 soldiers who died on February 22 and August 8, 1943 during the liberation of the village from Nazi invaders and died of wounds are buried here. The names of 96 victims are known. In 1956, the remains of soldiers from different places were transferred to a mass grave, on which a concrete sculpture of a soldier was installed in the same year. On the front side of the brick plinth is a white marble plaque with a memorial inscription.