Beshenkovichi District Prosecutor Andrei Starchenko inspected the alleged execution and burial site of residents of Sloboda and Bortniki villages as part of a criminal investigation into genocide
As part of a criminal investigation into genocide, Beshenkovichi District Prosecutor Andrei Starchenko inspected the alleged execution and burial site of residents of Sloboda and Bortniki villages and interviewed a witness regarding the incident.
The witness stated that, according to local residents who were direct eyewitnesses to these events and are now deceased, he knows that in 1941-1942, the Germans gathered residents of the aforementioned villages on the outskirts of a forest (locals call this place "foxholes"). Two pits had been dug in advance: one for the bodies of men, the other for the bodies of women. Civilians were shot with 3 machine guns, and the bodies were placed in the pits. A total of about 500 people were executed.
Subsequently, the district prosecutor, with the participation of the witness, inspected the alleged execution and burial site of the residents, drew up a corresponding crime scene inspection report (precise coordinates of the location were recorded), a detailed diagram thereof, and a table of photographs.
According to the Beshenkovichi District Prosecutor's Office
The witness stated that, according to local residents who were direct eyewitnesses to these events and are now deceased, he knows that in 1941-1942, the Germans gathered residents of the aforementioned villages on the outskirts of a forest (locals call this place "foxholes"). Two pits had been dug in advance: one for the bodies of men, the other for the bodies of women. Civilians were shot with 3 machine guns, and the bodies were placed in the pits. A total of about 500 people were executed.
Subsequently, the district prosecutor, with the participation of the witness, inspected the alleged execution and burial site of the residents, drew up a corresponding crime scene inspection report (precise coordinates of the location were recorded), a detailed diagram thereof, and a table of photographs.
According to the Beshenkovichi District Prosecutor's Office