On May 29, 1942 Monastyrishche was surrounded by Hungarian troops and Ukrainian policemen. All Jews of the town, as well as those brought to Monastyrishche from the surrounding localities, were taken to the market square. There those capable of work were taken aside while, on the following morning, the rest of the men, the women, and children were taken to the Burlakov Forest outside the town, forced to dig their own graves and undress, and then shot to death. The number of victims in this massacre is given as several hundred (in German sources) or 5,000 Jews (in Soviet sources). Several months after the first murder operation the Germans carried out a second one. Neither the exact date of the second killing nor the actual number of victims is known. A third operation was carried out on August 20, 1943. In this operation about 400 craftsmen who had been spared in the first two massacres were murdered.

More information: Yad Vashem

In May 1942 or in August 1943 the last few Jews from Dashev were deported to Monastyrishche and murdered, together with local Jews, in the Burlakov Forest near the town.

More information: Yad Vashem