The manager's family was murdered by a Ukrainian militia: 52‑year‑old Eugeniusz Sokołowski, his 51‑year‑old wife Zofia, their 24‑year‑old daughter Maria Bratkowska and 3‑year‑old son Andrzej, as well as the 23‑year‑old farm accountant Edward Kałus and his 20‑year‑old fiancée Eugenia Jacewiczowa. All killed were sadistically with axes, and the victims had their hands tied with wire to their backs. The manager's daughter, who was in the last month of pregnancy, had her belly cut open so that the unborn child was visible. Among the murderers were friends of Edward Kałus. The farm was thoroughly robbed. „At a distance of 7 km in the Ukrainian village of Buteyki, there was a large estate of Count Khamiec, now under German administration. This property was managed by Edward Bartkowski, who had a wife, mother–in–law and two children. The accountant at this property was Edward Kalius, he came from the village of Borek, 2 km from Huta Stepańska. Kalius had a fiancée, Gienia Jucewicz. She was terribly unlucky, because she went to Buteki to see her fiancé. Nobody had a feeling that this night would be the last night of their lives. That night the Banderites entered the palace. They tied everyone together with barbed wire and hacked off everyone's heads”.

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

source: Kwiatkowski Edward, „Biography of Wołyniak. Memoirs from 1929-1972”, comp. Franciszek Burdzy; in: „Notebooks from Łuków”, in: No. 11—12, October 2005 - December 2006 — web page: www.waly.brzegdolny.pl [accessible: 2022.04.06]

18 Poles from the self–defense in Huta Stepańska and 3 Soviet partisans led by Józef Sobiesiak „Maks” were killed in the fight against the UPA. „In April 1943, a branch of «Maks», consisting of 50 people, came to Huta. They were mostly The Ukrainians who did not support the liquidation of Jews and the murder of Poles  […] In the Ukrainian village of Butejki, which was the closest to Huta, there was a water mill managed by Libner. When the murders of Poles began, Libner and his whole family left for Huta. On the day when the partisans were staying overnight in Huta, Libner's two adult daughters went to Buteki for the rest of their belongings, risking nothing, because the village of Butejki was the most peaceful village of all that surrounded us. In the afternoon, a fairly large group of bandits (about 500 people) came with the intention to rest and on the second day of the attack on the Steelworks. They took the entire village of Butejki, scattered around the huts, and the gang commanders seized the school located in the vicinity of the mill and the Libners' apartment. They met two young women Marianna and Helena Libner and engaged them to cook the meal. These two virgins were saved by the fact that none of the newcomers knew them, as well as by the knowledge of the Ukrainian language, because they had lived in Buteyki since their birth. Among the commanders there were 2 Germans, who were shown the location of Huta on the map, and from which side the attack should be made. It was an irrefutable proof with what intention they came to Buteki. After eating and drinking well, they wanted to have fun at school. They brought young girls from the village and the fun began. Then the Libnerans, taking advantage of the dark night, sneaked out of this game and flew to Huta, notifying that a lot of bandits had come to Buteki and that they were preparing an attack on Huta tomorrow. In a few minutes, the partisans were ready to go to Buteki in order to fight the gang. When they approached Buteki, everyone was asleep, only the guards on the side of Huta were on guard, which had to be liquidated. After the guards were eliminated, the unit got to Buteki to illuminate the village. A few buildings were set on fire and then the battle began, or rather the flight of bulbs in underwear only to the Mielnica River. In this river, most of them died, and a few managed only to cross the river, and only there they set up their machine guns and the battle began. Partisans also secretly approached the school and a whole group of commanders, led by Germans, was beaten. The gang suffered a severe defeat and had to gather strength for three months to attack Huta. About 200 people and the entire command died then. On the partisans' side, three and seriously wounded commander were killed, and the rest of the guerrillas took him to Sopaczewska Huta, and from there by plane to Moscow. 18 people were killed by our defenders: from Huta – Sigismud Lipiński, Czesław Lipiński, Józef Drozdowski, Jan Kuczyński, Jan Borawski and Jan Libner, and 12 refugees whose names I do not know. An acquaintance, Cedzik, who was the centurion of the gang, died died as well”.

source: Żurek Stanisław, „75th anniversary of the genocide – April 1943”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: btx.home.pl [accessible: 2021.02.04]

source: Gutkowski Antoni, „Volhynia. My Memories from 1916-1943”, in: 2004 – written 1983/84 - the author died in 1986 without having been published - they were published in 2004, thanks to the family, Halina Poros, the author's niece

The Ukrainians murdered 65‑year‑old Józef Kubicz.

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