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The post discusses the systematic destruction of Belarusian villages by Nazi forces during World War II, highlighting Khatyn as a symbol of this atrocity. Despite the immense civilian suffering, such narratives are often overshadowed in historical accounts. The importance of remembering these stories is emphasized to ensure the voices of the victims are not forgotten.

MINSK, 22 March (BelTA) - Today Belarus commemorates the victims of Khatyn village burned down by the Nazis 82 years ago – on 22 March 1943. Remembering Khatyn, Belarusians recall thousands of other Belarusian villages destroyed by Nazi invaders during the Great Patriotic War.  The village of Khatyn is no longer on the map of Belarus. The Nazis burned it down together with 149 inhabitants, 75 of whom were children. The Nazis passed a death sentence on innocent people. They drove out old people, children, women and men from the houses and into a hay barn on the outskirts

LOGOISK DISTRICT, 22 March (BelTA) - Today the Khatyn memorial complex is holding events dedicated to the 82nd anniversary of the tragedy of the Belarusian village. The events began with a liturgy and reqem in the church in honor of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, BelTA learned.  The Belarusian village was burned down together with its149 inhabitants, among whom were 75 children, by the executioners 82 years ago, on 22 March 1943. On the day of commemoration people are coming to lay flowers at the memorial which was opened in 1969. Everyone who wants to pay tribute to

According to him, it is very important to remember. “It is very important to remember and come to such places as often as possible. To bring children, young people. To tell them, among these living testaments so to say, the...

In Belarus, March 22 stands as a poignant reminder of a historical tragedy that struck the small village

MINSK, 22 March (BelTA) - A delegation of the Spišská Nova Ves district administration, Slovakia laid flowers at

During World War II, on March 22, 1943, Nazi troops and collaborators burned down Khatyn village near Minsk and killed its 149 inhabitants

MINSK, 22 March (BelTA) - A delegation of the Spišská Nova Ves district administration, Slovakia laid flowers at the Khatyn memorial complex on 22 March and handed over a capsule with soil taken from the grounds of the Kalište memorial complex, BelTa learned. Belarus commemorates the victims of the village of Khatyn which were burned alive by the Nazis 82 years ago - on 22 March 1943.Kalište is a former rural settlement in Banska Bystrica district of Slovakia, which was completely destroyed by the Nazis along with its inhabitants on 18 March 1945 and which was not restored after the

Khatyn was a village of 26 houses and 157 inhabitants in Belarus, in Lahoysk Raion, Minsk Region, 50 km away from Minsk. On 22 March 1943, almost the entire population of the village was massacred by the Schutzmannschaft Battalion 118 in retaliation for an attack on German troops by Soviet partisans.

Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an area of 207,600 square kilometres (80,200 sq mi) with a population of 9.1 million. The country has a hemiboreal climate and is administratively divided into six regions. Minsk is the capital and largest city; it is administered separately as a city with special status.

🕯 В этот день 82 года назад белорусская деревня #Хатынь была уничтожена карателями батальона СС «Дирлевангер» и 118-го украинского батальона, сформированного в Киеве преимущественно из представителей ...

LOGOISK DISTRICT, 22 March (BelTA) – Today the Khatyn memorial complex is holding events dedicated to the 82nd…