The Jews of Barashi and some nearby villages were shot in the Serbinovka ravine, that was located 3-4.5 kilometers west of Barashi and 1.5 kilometers from Simony village. According to some sources, in the morning of the day of the murder operation seven Jewish men were forced to dig a pit at the site and were shot after they completed the task. The rest of the victims were forced to march to the site while guarded by local policemen; the women and children were transported by cart. After being wounded, some of the victims were buried alive. The murder operation took place either on October 19 or on November 1, 1941. The number of Jews shot to death was reported as ranging from about 40 (in contemporary Soviet reports) to 100 (according to later sources). According to some documents, the victims included 15 Jews from Novoaleksandrovka.

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