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A group of (6) mass graves of Soviet soldiers
Full name of the monument :

A group of (6) mass graves of Soviet soldiers

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
center of the village of Zalatikha, Romenskyi district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1958
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 - 1.5 m, obelisks - 1.8 m
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
complex
Artistic approach :
synthesis
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 :
Romny city council
Institution’s website :
https://romny-vk.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
48 soldiers who died on September 14-15, 1943 during the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders are buried in six mass graves. The village was liberated on September 15, 1943. The names of all the dead are known. In 1958, a reinforced concrete sculpture of a warrior was installed near the graves, and there are plastered brick obelisks on four graves. There are memorial inscriptions on the brick pedestal and obelisks.