At the beginning of 1942 or, according to some sources, in February 1942, the inhabitants of the ghetto in Aleksandrovka, as well as Jews from nearby villages, were put on carts and taken to the Zagayko Forest. There they were met by carts with Jews from Kamenka-Shevchenkovskaya who were guarded by policemen. All the Jews from both locations were shot to death in the Zagayko Forest. Some sources say that policemen from Aleksandrovka were the ones who shot the Jews to death.

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At the beginning of 1942 (according to some sources in February) the inmates of the ghetto in Kamenka Shevchenkovskaya were put on carts and taken to the vicinity of Aleksandrovka. There they saw carts in which Aleksandrovka policemen were also taking Jews to be shot. With the participation of the policemen from Aleksandrovka all the Jews were taken to the Zagayko Forest. After they were stripped naked, in groups the Jews were forced to faceinto the edge [of the ravine]. The children were shot together with the adults. The total number of victims is estimated as having been 350-400.

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