Two Polish women were murdered in the Krasowiczyna estate: they tortured Kułaj's wife with torture and hanged Agnieszka Dec on an apple tree.

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

source: Głowacki Adolf, „Milno - Gontowa. Information collected from older people - born in Podolia, selected from historical studies and reconstructed from memory”, in: Szczecin 2008

At the end of October, Maria Zaleska recalls, I went to the mill for the night to grind the grain. It was already dangerous, but the constant danger made me familiar with the risk. In the dim light of the candlestick, Marynka Zawadzka from Gontowa and Bartek Majktut were sitting with me. The mill was operated by a Ukrainian, Tomko. The idea locked the door in the evening and said not to open anyone. A little later the bandits started banging on. Tomko turned off the light and said: „Take cover”. Easy to say, but where? And here it is also dark. As I backed up, I fell through the hole onto the mill wheel, and out of it into the water. Bruised and cut, I sat underneath until morning. At dawn, unlike human, numb, I struggled to climb into the mill, where they helped me recover as a matter of fact. I really don't know how I survived under these conditions. Marynka and Tomko were Ukrainians, so they didn't hurt them. I learned from Tom that they burned down the house that night with his wife and daughter Władek Pomys na Kopani (Podlisek colony). The sons defended themselves in a brick stable. This is how they captured the spirit, the first victims of the Banderite order in Milna.

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

source: Głowacki Adolf, „Milno - Gontowa. Information collected from older people - born in Podolia, selected from historical studies and reconstructed from memory”, part 9, in: Szczecin 2009

In the village of Gontowa – Milno, county Zborów The Ukrainians murdered 2 Poles: „Rożek Jan and Zaleski Paweł – shot at the” station.

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

source: Głowacki Adolf, „Milno - Gontowa. Information collected from older people - born in Podolia, selected from historical studies and reconstructed from memory”, in: Szczecin 2008

The UPA burned 35 Polish farms and murdered 50 Poles, mainly women and children, because the men were called up to the 1st Polish Army; women were cut off their breasts, tongues and gouged out their eyes.

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

The Ukrainians murdered three Polish women: two were hacked with axes, the third, 35, a Ukrainian's wife, hanged.

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

The Banderites murdered 2 Poles and 2 The Ukrainians who were hiding them.

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

Two days after Gontowa was burnt, a few carts went to the site to collect buried supplies. Moreover, M. Miazgowska and B. Olszewska wanted to donate the surviving equipment and some grain to their relatives from Ditkowce who married the Ukrainians. After loading their belongings, they set off. The expedition seemed safe to them. It was day and in the group of Ukrainian wives. They came across Bandera followers near the forest. A sharp exchange of views ensued. Burdyniuk was especially confident. They fired the first shot at her and then stabbed the others. The women recognized them. Hania Bieniaszewska asked Ivan not to kill, but these people no longer knew the feeling of pity. The mutilated girl groaned for a long time before she died in pain. Burdyniuk was injured, heard everything and later told about these atrocities. Maciej Szeliga heard the shots at the women. When he saw the approaching Banderites, he began to flee through the orchard. They shot him when he climbed over the fence. He hung there until spring. Immediately after Maciej was shot, the robbers surrounded the Szelig family (Tomasz, Anna, Eugeniusz) and three neighbors in the yard. The bandits jumped to the women and asked: „You Polish women?”. Yes, Anna replied. A shot was fired and the woman fell to the ground. They ordered Gienek to remove the military belt. When an argument broke out between them about who was supposed to take him, the boy withdrew behind the building and ran away to Milna. They ordered Tom to take off the felt boots, but the sole broke off when taking them off, so they gave them up. They just put the box and the grain bags that had just been dug out onto their cart and drove off. Tomek buried his wife in the barn. They shot him when he climbed over the fence. He hung there until spring. Immediately after Maciej was shot, the robbers surrounded the Szelig family (Tomasz, Anna, Eugeniusz) and three neighbors in the yard. The bandits jumped to the women and asked: „You Polish women?”. Yes, Anna replied. A shot was fired and the woman fell to the ground. They ordered Gienek to remove the military belt. When an argument broke out between them about who was supposed to take him, the boy withdrew behind the building and ran away to Milna. They ordered Tom to take off the felt boots, but the sole broke off when taking them off, so they gave them up. They just put the box and the grain bags that had just been dug out onto their cart and drove off. Tomek buried his wife in the barn. They shot him when he climbed over the fence. He hung there until spring. Right after Maciej was shot, the robbers surrounded the Szelig family (Tomasz, Anna, Eugeniusz) and three neighbors in the yard. The bandits jumped to the women and asked: „You Polish women?”. Yes, Anna replied. A shot was fired and the woman fell to the ground. They ordered Gienek to remove the military belt. When an argument broke out between them about who was supposed to take him, the boy withdrew behind the building and ran away to Milna. They ordered Tom to take off the felt boots, but the sole broke off when taking them off, so they gave them up. They just put the box and the grain bags that had just been dug out onto their cart and drove away. Tomek buried his wife in the barn. The bandits jumped to the women and asked: „You Polish women?”. Yes, Anna replied. A shot was fired and the woman fell to the ground. They ordered Gienek to remove the military belt. When an argument broke out between them about who was supposed to take him, the boy withdrew behind the building and ran away to Milna. They ordered Tom to take off the felt boots, but the sole broke off when taking them off, so they gave them up. They just put the box and the grain bags that had just been dug out onto their cart and drove off. Tomek buried his wife in the barn. The bandits jumped to the women and asked: „You Polish women?”. Yes, Anna replied. A shot was fired and the woman fell to the ground. They ordered Gienek to remove the military belt. When an argument broke out between them about who was supposed to take him, the boy withdrew behind the building and ran away to Milna. They ordered Tom to take off the felt boots, but the sole broke off when taking them off, so they gave them up. They just put the box and the grain bags that had just been dug out onto their cart and drove off. Tomek buried his wife in the barn. but when removing the sole, the sole broke off, so they gave up on them. They just put the box and the grain bags that had just been dug out onto their cart and drove off. Tomek buried his wife in the barn. but when removing the sole, the sole broke off, so they gave up on them. They just put the box and the grain bags that had just been dug out onto their cart and drove away. Tomek buried his wife in the barn.

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

source: Głowacki Adolf, „Murdered by the Ukrainians”; in: portal: Milno in Podilya — web page: www.milno.pl [accessible: 2021.04.11]

The following were stabbed to death: Bieniaszewska Anna, Miazgowska Maria, Olszewska Bronisława (all from the village of Gontowa), Olszewska Rozalia Danuta, Szeliga Genowefa, Szeliga Tekla (all from the village of Dębina); and shot dead: Szeliga Anna and Szeliga Maciej (both from the village of Gontowa).

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

The Banderites murdered 11 Poles (from the Bukowina and Kamionka estates): „On New Year's Eve, eight inconsiderate women who stayed in the village for the night went to sleep with the Ukrainians. Three to Syrotiuk and five to Jacycha. Someone informed the Banderites about it. From Syrotiuk, they led anna Czapla and anna Bula with their granddaughter Stefania Zaleska to the Czapp house and murdered them there. They took the women from Jacycha to Gałusza. ania Krąpiec was shot, Katarzyna Botiuk was strangled, and Katarzyna Krąpiec and Katarzyna Zaleska stabbed with scythes. In the morning, a Ukrainian, Piotr Futryk, came in, pulled a scythe from one of the women and said: «That's not what people do». He was an honest and respected man. One of the few who did not allow themselves to be drawn into the slaughter. Only anna Mazur, who slipped under the bed, survived from this group. The bandits were probably blinded – they were looking everywhere and not there. according to her account, they all prayed fervently, and Katarzyna Krąpiec, when she left for the execution, said: «Well, let's go to our Golgotha». When the rizuni returned, and the helpful hostess gave them water to wash their blood from their hands, one said: «I don't have to wash, I strangled mine». In the morning the Hnatów were stunned to see anna crawling out from under the bed. Jacycha only said: «Hanko, and you where were you?» Terrified and shaky woman broke free from the terrible house and ran half–alive on the road to Załozce. That night in Kamionka, a gang murdered four people: anna Dec, the Dzioby couple (Mikołaj, agnieszka) and Jan Majkut, who stayed with them. They tormented anna with slow tortures. She had a torn out tongue, gouged eyes and numerous wounds. Dzioby and Majkut were murdered in their beds. It was the last murder in Milna. These 9 defenseless women, including 2 young girls, a two men made their final blood of life sacrifice on their homeland soil”.

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

source: Głowacki Adolf, „Milno - Gontowa. Information collected from older people - born in Podolia, selected from historical studies and reconstructed from memory”, in: Szczecin 2008

On New Year's Eve 1944 in the village of Milno, they were murdered by the UPA gang:
1. Botiuk Katarzyna – residing in Bukovina, strangled
2. Buła Maria – residing Bukovina, shot
3. Czapla Anna – residing in Bukovina, shot
4. Dec Anna – residing Kamionka, tortured by torture
5. Dzioba Agnieszka – residing Stoneware, shot in bed
6. Mikołaj's bow – residing Stoneware, shot in bed
7. Krąpiec Anna – residing in Bukovina, shot
8. Krąpiec Katarzyna – residing in Bukovina, murdered with a scythe
9. Majkut Jan – residing at Stoneware, shot in bed
10. Zaleska Katarzyna – residing in Bukovina, murdered with a scythe
11. Zaleska Stefania – residing in Bukovina, shot.

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