In the Ternopil region celebrated the 76th anniversary of the tragedy Zalishchyky
the memory of the dead victims of the Communist regime celebrated in the Ternopil region. This year marks 76 years since the terrible tragedy that occurred on a railway bridge in zalishchyky. It was here in July 1941 soldiers of the Soviet army blew up and dropped into the waters of the Dniester two railway carriage, overflowing with political prisoners. Every year the day of the tragedy, July 5, not only the town residents but also guests from all over Western Ukraine – Lviv, Ternopil, Chernivtsi regions come here to send a memorial to honor the memory of the victims. This memorial event was attended by first Deputy Chairman of regional state administration Roman Krasnyuk, Deputy Chairman of regional Council Vasily Lopusnik, heads of institutions and organizations of the city, representatives of political and public organizations of the region. A minute of silence and laying flowers at the monument to the participants honored the memory of the victims. of those terrible events reminds a lonely stone cross on the steep slopes of the Dniester near zalishchyky railway bridge. The inscription: "This cross is the memory of the prisoners killed in the summer of 1941 by the NKVD, dropped along with the carriages into the waters of the Dniester". Reference: In Soviet times claimed that the bridge was blown up by German saboteurs, but in fact the Germans occupied the territory on July 14, and the tragedy took place on 5-7 July (exact not given). What the retreating NKVD blew up the cars with political prisoners on the bridge linking Bukovina with Galicia. According to eyewitnesses, from the hot boiler of the train the water in the river boil. It is from the pain and agony shouted dozens of people still alive. Inhuman suffering left no chance to rescue anyone... Researcher of the tragedy that happened in Zaleschiki July 5, 1941, is the former Director of Slobodskoy high school, historian Anton Mogiluk. He owns a number of scientific papers devoted to this theme. With the revival of Ukraine on this spot was erected a memorial cross. This was reported in the Ternopil regional state administrationÏåðåâåäåíî ñåðâèñîì "ßíäåêñ.Ïåðåâîä÷èê": translate.yandex.ru.
Source: http://uzinform.com.ua/
