Pogrom

Proskurov pogrom

15 Feb 1919 · 49.42° N, 27.00° E

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When
15 Feb 1919
Kind
Pogrom
Coordinates
49.42° N, 27.00° E
Description
massacre of Jews at the town of Proskurov (present-day Khmelnytskyi) in Ukraine on 15 February 1919

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Proskurov pogrom

1919 massacre of Jews at Proskurov, Ukraine

The Proskurov pogrom took place on February 15, 1919, in the town of Proskurov during the Ukrainian War of Independence, In mere three and a half hours at least 1,500 Jews were murdered, up to 1,700 by other estimates, and more than 1,000 wounded including women, children and the elderly. The massacre was carried out by Ukrainian People's Republic soldiers of Ivan Semesenko.

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