Report of the Ukrainian underground from May 1944 concerning anti–Polish actions concerning the Rawa Ruska district: „Similar news regarding the number of Poles liquidated by UPA units: Potoki [?] – 3 (places [owi]), Lubycza–Kołajce – 3 (places [owi]), Huta Lubycka – 2 (unknown [neither]), Lubycza – 10 (escaped [iniers]), Potylicz – 13 (places [s]), Dagany Wiel [kie] – 2 (unknown [nor]), Werchrata – 1 (places [s]), Rzeczyca – 8 (3 places [s], 5 unknowns), Domaszów – 2 (1 places [s], 1 unknown), Bruckenthal – 2 (unknown [neither]), Ostobuż – 1 woman (places [s]), Choronów – 1 (places [s]), Sałasze – 1 (places [s]), Tehlów – 15 and 4 women (– places [s]) and 44 (unknown [ani]), Wierzbica – 3 (places [s]), Chodywaniece – 9 (unknown [neither]), Zaborze – 30 (places [s] and unknown [nor]), Rzyczki – 15 (places [s] and unknown [nor])”.

source: Żurek Stanisław, „Calendar of the genocide – April 1944”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]

source: „The report of the Ukrainian underground from May 1944 concerning anti-Polish actions”; in: „Poland and Ukraine in the 1930s and 1940s”, in: Warsaw-Kiev 2005, vol. 4, part 2, p. 159 — web page: zbrodniawolynska.pl [accessible: 2021.04.11]

The UPA murdered 19 Poles, 2 The Ukrainians and 1 Ukrainian, including Fr Jakub Jachuła, whom they took to the forest, where they cut off various parts of his body, and finally, with a saw, cut his torso.

source: Żurek Stanisław, „Calendar of the genocide – April 1944”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]

source: Konieczny Zdzisław, „Polish-Ukrainian relations in what is now Poland in the years 1918-1947, Wrocław 2006”, in: , p. 192

See: April 1, 1944 in the village of Poturzyn.

source: Żurek Stanisław, „Calendar of the genocide – April 1944”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]

Myrosław Onyszkewycz „Orest Karat” gave the order: „I order you to purge your area immediately from the Polish element and Ukrainian–Bolshevik agents. The purge should be carried out in riverside hostels sparsely populated by Poles. To this end, create a militia near the area, composed of our members, whose task would be to eliminate the above–mentioned. Our larger hostels will be cleared of this element by our military units even in broad daylight  […] The clearing of the area must be completed before our Easter so that we can celebrate it without Poles. Remember that when the Bolsheviks find us with Poles in our territory, they will slaughter us all  […] Make a hard, ruthless fight with them. Not to spare anyone, even in mixed marriages. To take Lachs out of their houses, but The Ukrainians and children in these houses should not be liquidated  […] Get the gun. Death to the Poles. Stop, April 6, 1944. Glory to the heroes! Orest, Karat” This order is in the files of the investigation against Myroslav Onyshhevych.

source: Miszko Przemysław, Matkowski Krzysztof, „Crimes of genocide committed by Ukrainian nationalists in Eastern Lesser Poland in 1939—1945 against persons of Polish nationality - in the light of investigations by OKŚZPNP in Wrocław”; in: „Crimes of the past, studies and materials of IPN prosecutors”, in: Warszawa 2008, vol. 2 — web page: ipn.gov.pl [accessible: 2021.02.04]

The Ukrainians murdered 23 Poles.

source: Żurek Stanisław, „Calendar of the genocide – April 1944”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]

Myrosław Onyszkewycz „Orest Karat” gave the order: „I order you to purge your area immediately from the Polish element and Ukrainian–Bolshevik agents. The purge should be carried out in riverside hostels sparsely populated by Poles. To this end, create a militia near the area, composed of our members, whose task would be to eliminate the above–mentioned. Our larger hostels will be cleared of this element by our military units even in broad daylight  […] The clearing of the area must be completed before our Easter so that we can celebrate it without Poles. Remember that when the Bolsheviks find us with Poles in our territory, they will slaughter us all  […] Make a hard, ruthless fight with them. Not to spare anyone, even in mixed marriages. To take Lachs out of their houses, but The Ukrainians and children in these houses should not be liquidated  […] Get the gun. Death to the Poles. Stop, April 6, 1944. Glory to the heroes! Orest, Karat” This order is in the files of the investigation against Myroslav Onyshhevych.

source: Miszko Przemysław, Matkowski Krzysztof, „Crimes of genocide committed by Ukrainian nationalists in Eastern Lesser Poland in 1939—1945 against persons of Polish nationality - in the light of investigations by OKŚZPNP in Wrocław”; in: „Crimes of the past, studies and materials of IPN prosecutors”, in: Warszawa 2008, vol. 2 — web page: ipn.gov.pl [accessible: 2021.02.04]

„Rusyn” Easter – „On April 17, 1944, 47 inhabitants of the villages of Rzyczki and Zaborze from the former Rawa Ruska district were murdered by the UPA sotnya, who took refuge in Chodywańce for fear of attacks by UPA bands. Here are their surnames and age, as well as the surnames and age of the inhabitants of Chodywaniec murdered with them: 1. Baran Stanisław, 50 (from the hamlet of «Wydranogale»), 2. Baran Maria, 50, 3. Baran agnieszka, 22, 4. Biłan anastazja 50 (from the hamlet of Szubary), 5. Cymerman Marcin, 72 («Wydranogale»), 6. Cymerman Paweł, 22 (from the hamlet «Blich»), 7. Cymerman Władysław 7, 8. Cymerman Łukasz 1 9, 9. Długosz Jan, age 40 (from the hamlet «Dół»), 10. Długosz Łukasz, age 65, 11. Długosz Marcin, s/o Łukasz, age 22 (from the hamlet «Dół»), 12. Długosz Marcin L. 65 (from the hamlet «Góra»), 13. Długosz Mila, 35 (from the hamlet «Góra»), 14. Długosz Michał, age 65 (from the hamlet «Szewnia»), 15. Górak Jan, 50 (from the hamlet « Góra»), 16. Janczuk Jan, 60 (from the hamlet of «Szewnia»), 17. Rooster Michał, age 55 (from the hamlet of «Szewnia»), 18. Koprowski Władysław, 22 (from the hamlet of «Zaborze»), 19 Koprowska Katarzyna, age 20 (from the hamlet of «Zaborze»), 20. Kuman Jan, age 55 (from the hamlet of «Góra»), 21. Makolądra Piotr, age 60 (from the hamlet of «Blich»), 22. Makolądra Rozalia, 55, wife of Piotr (from the hamlet«Blich»), 23. Makolądra Józef, aged 30 (from the hamlet«Góra»), 24. Miziuk Jan s/o Józef, 30 (from the hamlet «Wydranogale»), 25. Nogal Maria, age 50 (from the hamlet of «Wydranogale»), 26. Olecka anastazja, age 50 (from the hamlet of «Szewnia»), 27. Pelc Maria, age 50, wife of Franciszek (from the village of Zaborze), 28. Pelc Franciszek aged 55 (from the village of Zaborze), 29. Pomagel in 40 years old (from the «Góra» hamlet), 30. agnieszka Pochodeńko, 60 years old (from «Szewnia» hamlet), 31. Józef Salitra, 60 years old (from the «Szubary» hamlet), 32. Michał Salitra, 60 years old (with the hamlet of «Szuwary»), 33. Nightingale anna, 24 years old (from the hamlet of «Szewnia»), 34–36. Zielińska anna, 28, and her daughter Stanisława, 9, and son Jan, 3 (from the hamlet of «Szubary»), 37–44. NN – 8 people abducted”.

source: Żurek Stanisław, „Calendar of the genocide – April 1944”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]

source: prof. dr hab. Jankiewicz Leszek S., „Supplement to the list of losses of the Polish population provided by Stanisław Jastrzębski for the Lubelskie Voivodeship (2004)”; in: Listowski Witold (ed.), „OUN-UPA genocide in the South-Eastern Borderlands”, in: Kędzierzyn-Koźle 2016, vol. 8

„Rusyn” Easter: see: „In the village of Rzeczki” – UPA members of the „Hałajda” unit murdered 15 Poles.

source: Żurek Stanisław, „Calendar of the genocide – April 1944”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]

source: Motyka Grzegorz, „Ukrainian guerrilla 1942-1960”, in: Warsaw 2006, p. 397

Murdered by the UPA: the village of Rzyczki (now Riczky), county Rawa Ruska, April 17, 1944 SZUBAR'S SALK: Zielińska Anna, 28, her daughter Stanisława, 9, her son Jan, 3, Saletra Michał, 80, Saletra Józef, 60, Biłan Anastazja, 50, Pich Franciszek, 60. NOGALE): Aries Stanisław aged 60, Miziuk Jan son Józef aged 30, Aries Maria aged 50, Cymerman Marcin aged 72, Baran Agnieszka aged 22, Nogal Maria aged 50. SALES OF BLICH: Mikołądra Piotr aged 60, his wife aged 55, Cymerman Paweł 22 years of age, Cymerman Łukasz, 9 years of age, Cymerman Władysław years of age. POOL BOTTOM: Długosz Jan, 40 years, Długosz Łukasz, 65 years, Długosz Marcin, Łukasz's son, 24 years. 22, Koprowska Katarzyna, 20 years of age, THE SNAKE FAMILY: Długosz Michał, 60, Słowik Anna, 24, Pochodeńko Agnieszka aged 60, Kogut Michał aged 55, Makolądra Józef aged 58, Jańczuk Jan aged 60, Olecka Anastazja aged 50. POOR MOUNTAIN: Długosz Marcin aged 65, Długosz Mila aged 35, Pomagel aged 40, Górak Jan aged 50, Kliman Jan aged 55, Makolądra Józef, age 30. The symbolic grave of the murdered is located in the cemetery in Chodywańce, county Tomaszów Lub. The inscription on the tombstone: NO REVENGE, BUT REMEMBER AND PRAYER FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE GENOCIDE PERFORMED ON APRIL 17, 1944 BY UPA BANDS IN POLISH POPULATION IN RZYCZKI ZABORZE. GOD! LET OUR FAMILY EARTH, NEVER AGAIN KNOW STORM, BLOOD AND TEARS, PLEASE, LORD !!! Makolądra Józef, age 30. The symbolic grave of the murdered is located at the cemetery in Chodywańce, county Tomaszów Lub. The inscription on the tombstone: NOT REVENGE, BUT REMEMBER AND PRAYER FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE GENOCIDE PERFORMED ON APRIL 17, 1944 BY THE UPA BANDS ON THE POLISH POPULATION IN RZYCZKI ZABORZE. GOD! LESS OUR FAMILY EARTH KNOWS NEVER AGAIN, BLOOD AND TEARS, PLEASE, LORD !!! Makolądra Józef, age 30. The symbolic grave of the murdered is located in the cemetery in Chodywańce, county Tomaszów Lub. The inscription on the tombstone: NOT REVENGE, BUT REMEMBER AND PRAYER FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE GENOCIDE PERFORMED ON APRIL 17, 1944 BY THE UPA BANDS ON THE POLISH POPULATION IN RZYCZKI ZABORZE. GOD! LESS OUR FAMILY EARTH KNOWS NEVER AGAIN, BLOOD AND TEARS, PLEASE, LORD !!!.

source: Żurek Stanisław, „Calendar of the genocide – April 1944”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]

source: Adamczyk Kazimiera

Recently, the victims of terrorism have been killed in the Rawa Ruska district: April 17, 1944. Życzki, the village was burnt down, about 100 people were killed.

source: Żurek Stanisław, „Calendar of the genocide – April 1944”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]

source: „1944, April - A note described in the RGO in Kraków based on information from the field. It concerns the increasing wave of murders and attacks on Poles”; in: National Ossoliński Institute, Wrocław, in: No. 16722/2, p. 145—150

Murdered by the UPA in the village of Rzyczki (now Riczky), county Rawa Ruska April 17 and April 20, 1944:
SZUBARA HALL:
Zielińska Anna, 28 years old
Her daughter, Stanisława, aged 9
Her son, aged 3
Saltpetre Michał 1980s
Józef saltpeter, 1960s
Bilan Anastasia, 1950s
Pich Franciszek, 1960s
The Hut of Wyldra (NOGALE)
Aries Stanisław, 60s
Miziuk Jan, s/o Józef, 30
Aries Maria, 50s
Cymerman Marcin aged 72
Aries Agnieszka, 22 years old
Nogal Maria, 50s
THE HALL OF HALF
Mikołądra Piotr, 1960s
His wife, 55
Cymerman Paweł, 22 years old
Cymerman Łukasz aged 9
Cymerman Władysław age 7
The hamlet down
Długosz Jan, 40
Długosz Łukasz, 65
Długosz Marcin s/o Łukasz, 24 years old
ZABORZE VILLAGE
Pelc Franciszek, 55
His wife Maria, 50
Koprowski Władysław, 22 years old
Koprowska Katarzyna, 20
The hamlet of slovenia
Długosz Michał, 60 years old
Anna, Nightingale, 24 years old
Pochodeńko Agnieszka, 1960s
Rooster Michał, 55 years old
Józef Makolądra, 58 years old
Jańczuk Jan, 1960s
Olecka Anastazja, 1950s
HALL MOUNTAIN
Długosz Marcin, 65
Długosz Mila, 35
Pomagel, 1940s
Górak Jan, 50s
Kliman Jan, 55
Józef Makolądra, 1930s
The symbolic grave of the murdered is located at the cemetery in Chodywańce, county Tomaszów Lub  […] Paweł Dreźniak (the second brother of the Dreźniak ladies) survived the slaughter and he reached my family, telling her everything. He was working in the field, he heard a terrible scream, he ran to help, but a Ukrainian from the bodyguard ordered him to run away, shouting „kill”. Paweł spent the night in the cowshed in hiding, where his sister Nastka came to milk the cows in the morning, she cried loudly (she lost her daughter Jadwiga and two sisters Franciszka and Maria), he said to her, she asked „Pawluniu, are you alive”? and told him about the terrible events, when, after the murders, the Ukrainians organized a party, drinking vodka and boasting, one of them told how the escaping Franciszka Kaczor, „was beating with a club that her eyes popped out”.

source: Żurek Stanisław, „Calendar of the genocide – April 1944”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]

source: Adamczyk Kazimiera

See April 17.

source: Żurek Stanisław, „Calendar of the genocide – April 1944”; in: portal: Volhynia — web page: wolyn.org [accessible: 2021.02.04]

Myrosław Onyszkewycz „Orest Karat” gave the order: „I order you to purge your area immediately from the Polish element and Ukrainian–Bolshevik agents. The purge should be carried out in riverside hostels sparsely populated by Poles. To this end, create a militia near the area, composed of our members, whose task would be to eliminate the above–mentioned. Our larger hostels will be cleared of this element by our military units even in broad daylight  […] The clearing of the area must be completed before our Easter so that we can celebrate it without Poles. Remember that when the Bolsheviks find us with Poles in our territory, they will slaughter us all  […] Make a hard, ruthless fight with them. Not to spare anyone, even in mixed marriages. To take Lachs out of their houses, but The Ukrainians and children in these houses should not be liquidated  […] Get the gun. Death to the Poles. Stop, April 6, 1944. Glory to the heroes! Orest, Karat” This order is in the files of the investigation against Myroslav Onyshhevych.

source: Miszko Przemysław, Matkowski Krzysztof, „Crimes of genocide committed by Ukrainian nationalists in Eastern Lesser Poland in 1939—1945 against persons of Polish nationality - in the light of investigations by OKŚZPNP in Wrocław”; in: „Crimes of the past, studies and materials of IPN prosecutors”, in: Warszawa 2008, vol. 2 — web page: ipn.gov.pl [accessible: 2021.02.04]

Excerpt from the report „Wisti z terenu” from District II of the Zakerzonya Region for May 1 — June 5, 1945:
„On May 1 [1945] a Polish gang killed 9 people and wounded 1 in Chodywańce”.

source: „Informacija pro antyukrajinśki akciji na Hrubesziwszczyni w trawni-kwitni 1945”; in: Wiatrowycz W. (ed,), „Polśko-ukrajinśki stosunky w 1942—1947 rr. u dokumentach OUN ta UPA”, in: Lviv 2011, vol. 2, p. 870, in: orig. Ukrainian

source: Huk Bogdan with a group of friends, „Murders of the Ukrainian population 1944-1947”; in: portal: Ruthenian apocrypha — web page: www.apokryfruski.org [accessible: 2021.09.30]