Mark Lansbury

2024-09-30 11:41:22

Ukraine commemorates 83rd anniversary of Babyn Yar tragedy

Zelensky saying that it is a "terrifying symbol" of what _can happen when the world _"lacks the determination to stand up against evil."__

The #BabynYar tragedy was a mass murder of nearly 34,000 #Jews by #Nazi forces over two days in September 1941, near Kyiv, as part of the #Holocaust.

Estimates put the total #death toll, which also includes #Soviet prisoners of war and the #Romani people, at over 100,000.

https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-commemorates-83rd-anniversary-babyn-yar-tragedy/

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Ukraine commemorates 83rd anniversary of Babyn Yar tragedy

Ukraine commemorated the 83rd anniversary of the Babyn Yar tragedy on Sept. 29, with President Volodymyr Zelensky saying that it is a "terrifying symbol" of what can happen when the world "lacks the determination to stand up against evil." The Babyn Yar tragedy was a mass murder of nearly 34,

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