In late August 1941 the Jewish residents of Sobolevka, as well as several Jews from the town of Makhlevsk (Dovbysh) were collected, according to some testimonies, in an office located near the rural council premises. The collection procedure lasted for three days. Some of the Jews were shot on the streets of the village, but the majority of them were taken outside of Sobolevka. There, in an area located one kilometer away in the direction of Vily village, the Jews were forced to dig pits and were shot in them. The shooting was carried out by the German gendarmerie and local policemen. Among the victims were men, women, and children.

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