Mass grave of fascist victims found in Lisyi Nory tract

A mass grave of civilians, victims of fascism, was found in Lisyi Nory tract in Beshankovichi District. Soldiers of the 52nd special search battalion are working with the investigation team. The remains of about 80 people were pulled out from the hole, which became a mass grave for women, children and the elderly,

The old-timers told about mass execution of the villagers committed by the occupants in October 1942. The place of the common grave is in the wood. To find the grave, 10 pits were made. According to the preliminary data 365 civilians were killed there.

Andrey Shved, Prosecutor General of Belarus:

“This work is very important. You see, such places are sometimes difficult to find. Paying tribute to the memory, we're beginning to understand who we're dealing with in the modern world - with the new fascists, the neo-Nazis, those who want to establish their dominance again. We understand that we have to do everything in order to fight them. So that you and I could live a normal life and we can have a future.”

Andrei Starchenko, prosecutor of the Beshenkovichy District:

“As part of the investigation of the criminal case, we have specified information about the total number of people killed by the Nazis during the Great Patriotic War. We have inspected all 111settlements, which were completely or partially destroyed during the Great Patriotic War. To date, we have information that 4 settlements have almost ceased to exist. The village of Korenevo (located not too far from this place) was destroyed together with its inhabitants, i.e. it shared the fate of Khatyn.”

During the investigation of the criminal case of genocide of the Belarusian people during the Great Patriotic War and the post-war period, over 14.5 thousand people were interrogated, half of them prisoners of the death camps. More than 300 previously unknown burnt settlements were identified. The information is received about hundreds of places of mass burial of the population. Today, the excavations are also made in Minsk and Gomel districts and Soligorsk.