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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 :
Peremohy Str., 39, Mykytivka village center, Okhtyr 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 - 3.0 m, pedestal - 2.3 m, stele - 3.2 x 1.5 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 :
Okhtyrska city council
Institution’s website :
https://okhtyrkamr.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
24 soldiers who died during the liberation of the village from Nazi invaders on August 18, 1943 and died of wounds. The names of all the dead are known. In 1956, the remains of soldiers from different places were transferred to a mass grave, where in the same year a concrete sculpture of a warrior on a brick pedestal and a cast-iron tombstone with the names of the dead were installed. Nearby is a plaque with a memorial inscription. In 1976, two concrete steles with the names of 125 compatriot soldiers who died during the Second World War were installed on both sides of the sculpture.