After occupying the village, the Germans and their local collaborators started robbing the local population, focusing on their chickens and eggs, as well as their stores of bread and milk. Afterward, the German military began a registration of the local population. This was necessary in order to separate the Jewish evacuees from the local non-Jews. In the last days of September 1942, the Germans and their collaborators arrested the Jewish residents of the village and took them into custody. Then, on October 2, 1942, the 286 Jewish arrestees had to line up in a row. Under the watchful eyes of mounted local policemen and German soldiers, the column of people was marched toward the brick factory on Proletarskaya Street. 20-30 people tried to escape, but were recaptured by local police officers. After about 40 minutes, all 286 victims reached the three pits that had been dug in the area. Each pit measured approximately 18 m². The Jews were shot there. According to testimonies, the execution lasted until sunset, and the screams and moans of the victims could be heard throughout the village.

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