What the records say
- When
- 11 Jul 1943
- Kind
- Massacre
- Coordinates
- 50.37° N, 24.28° E
- Description
- 1943 massacre of Poles by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army
Kisielin massacre
1943 massacre of Poles by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army
Kisielin massacre was a massacre of Polish worshippers which took place in the Volhynian village of Kisielin, now Kysylyn, located in the Volyn Oblast, Ukraine. It took place on Sunday, July 11, 1943, when units of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), supported by local Ukrainian peasants, surrounded Poles who had gathered for a ceremony at a local Catholic church.
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