Michał, Bolek and also Romek or Tadek Roch from Zastaw went to Barbarówka, and then they entered the Sawmill, where many Poles were murdered on the same day of the pogrom. In one of the houses, they met a living Pole who told them the names of the murdered and the events that took place here recently. When they returned, they told us all that the Ukrainians had murdered a lot of people at the Sawmill there. The robbery took place on the same Sunday as the entire pogrom in the area. Our cousin, Jan Roch, also lived in Barbarówka, and he married the widow of one of the settlers named Bieliniak. I know that he was murdered in Barbarówka during the pogrom in July 1943, but I do not know the exact date.

source: Żurek Stanisław, „75th anniversary of the genocide – July 1943”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]

source: Roch Sławomir Tomasz, „Memoirs of Roman Szymanek”; in: portal: stankiewicze.com — web page: www.stankiewicze.com [accessible: 2010.01.01]

„The” sawmill is probably a part of the Mohylno village.

source: Żurek Stanisław, „75th anniversary of the genocide – July 1943”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]

Ukrainians murdered several Polish families, at least 13 victims are known. „About a week after the pogrom, Michał and Bolesław Roch and Tadeusz or Roman Roch went to Zastawa at night in the three to see what had happened to our family. I remember that the widow Amelia was persuaded by Michał Roch to flee, but despite the fact that her two sons Tadeusz and Roman wanted to, she decided to stay at home. On July 11, 1943, on Saturday night, their house was attacked during which the widow, Amelia, aged around 60, and her youngest daughter Zosia, aged around 14, were murdered. That night, Tadeusz Roch slept in his barn, between the straw and the wall, and his brother Roman in the cabbage garden, near the meadow. Romek Roch told me personally that in the morning it was getting dark, he heard some voices, and a moment later some loud, almost terrifying screams coming from Grzegorz Roch's house. However, he decided not to run there, because on the basis of what he heard, he learned that they were the screams of murdered people. He quickly hid in the nearby rushes and spent the whole day there. Romek also told me that Tadek also woke up in the barn when the Ukrainians started banging on the door of Grzegorz's house. Through the cracks in the wall of the barn, he could see how the Ukrainians were let into the house and after a while the whole family was led out into the yard. The children of Grzegorz and his wife were leading the way. At that moment it was still quiet and peaceful, everything indicated that the hosts did not expect the worst. They certainly hoped it was an ordinary incursion that would end with an interrogation, or at best with beatings and threats, but this time it was different. When the children were already outside, the Ukrainians suddenly hit them in the head with axes, and they died immediately: a son, around 16, and two daughters, around 25 and younger, around 20. When the mother realized that the children had been attacked, only then did she start screaming hysterically, and it was these screams that Roman heard in the garden. It is possible that one of the children also managed to scream before their death. After hacking the children, they took Grzegorz and his wife, the first one was the wife of around 60. Then the bandits began to wonder what death should be imposed on the farmer and then Tadek heard clearly such words of one of the Ukrainians to the others: «Oh, he went to hide in the town, and now he is back. You have to give him an easy death!» Soon after, Tadek saw how they had hung him on an apple tree, right next to their family home. This is how Grzegorz died in around 60. Tadeusz also saw his mother die, he told everyone that the same group of Ukrainians, after the murder of Grzegorz's family, went to the door of his house and started hitting inside. Eventually they managed to get inside and after a while he heard dimly as his mother pleaded with several torturers to spare her life. Then everything went quiet, but after a while he saw the men leaving the house and walking away. Tadek also mentioned that he recognized one of the attackers, but today I don't remember who he was talking about. I know for sure that it was a Ukrainian from Kohylno  […] Michał, Bolek and Romek or Tadek Roch from Zastaw went to Barbarówka, and then they entered the Sawmill, where many Poles were murdered on the same day of the pogrom. In one of the houses they met a living Pole who told them the names of the murdered and the events that took place here not long ago. When they returned, they told us all that the Ukrainians had murdered a lot of people at the Sawmill there. The robbery took place on the same Sunday as the entire pogrom in the area. From the sawmill they went to Teresin, which was not far away. Michał Roch also told me that he was after the pogrom in Kohylno, where he met a Ukrainian who was a neighbor of Drabików. Whether it was the same trip or another, I don't remember anymore. It was this Ukrainian who told Michał how their whole family was murdered. On July 11, 1943, on Sunday morning, the Bandera followers came to Drabiki and entered the house. After a while, they began murdering those who were at home. They killed a mother and two daughters in the cottage, while the two sons slept in the barn. When the Ukrainians discovered their hideout, they killed one boy on the spot, and Józek ran away through the fields. However, he did not manage to escape and when they caught him, they also killed him”.

source: Żurek Stanisław, „75th anniversary of the genocide – July 1943”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]

source: Roch Sławomir Tomasz, „Recollections of Roman Szymanek from the village of Kohylno in the district of Włodzimierz Wołyński in Volhynia 1939-1944”; in: portal: Volhynia, in: 2009 — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.04.11]

The Ukrainians murdered the entire Polish population, about 40 Poles.

source: Żurek Stanisław, „75th anniversary of the genocide – September 1943”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]

The Ukrainians murdered 42‑year‑old Jan Borkowski.

source: Żurek Stanisław, „75th anniversary of the genocide – October 1943”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]