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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 :
Kharkivska Str., 2, center of Khvoshcheva village, Okhtyr district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1967
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 - 2.55 m, pedestal - 3.0 m, stele - 1.45 x 3.4 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 :
Ukrainian national resistance during the Lithuanian-Polish era
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 :
73 soldiers who died on August 18, 1943 during the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders and died of wounds are buried here. The names of all the dead are known. In 1946, the remains of soldiers from different places were transferred to a mass grave, on which an obelisk was erected in the same year. In 1960, the obelisk was replaced by a concrete sculpture of a warrior and two concrete slabs with the names of fallen soldiers were installed. On the front side of the pedestal there is a plaque with a memorial inscription. In 1967, a brick-cemented stele was installed to the left of the sculpture, on which two cast-iron boards with the names of 38 compatriot soldiers who died during the Second World War were fixed.