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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 :
the center of Khmeliv village, Romensky district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1955
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 - 1.05 m, stele - 2.3 x 5.0 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 :
80 soldiers who died during the liberation of the village from Nazi invaders on September 13, 1943. The names of all the dead are known. In 1955, a reinforced concrete sculpture of a warrior was installed on the grave. There is a memorial inscription on the front side of the brick pedestal. In 1980, a concrete stele was installed near the mass grave, on which 6 cast-iron plates with the names of 257 fallen soldiers-compatriots were fixed. There are inscriptions in the central part of the stele.