The UPA and Ukrainian peasants hacked at least 94 Poles with axes and other tools; 4‑year‑old Kazimierz Frantczak was nailed to the ground through his stomach. Henryk Frantczak's account of being stabbed 38 times: „It was Sunday. In the evening, our neighbor, Maminski, a Pole, came to us and talked to my father Franciszek, sitting on tree logs in our yard. I was sitting there too. I was 13 then. Then we were suddenly surrounded by armed The Ukrainians wearing masks on their faces. I saw how they tied Mamiński and chased me and my father into their apartment. In the apartment, they started to beat Daddy and stab him in the head with their guns. At the sight of this, I hid behind the door. Soon one of the bandits found me outside the door, grabbed me by the throat and led me outside. Then he pressed me against the wall of the house and began stabbing me in the chest. I felt the pain as if a strong fly bite. Then I lost consciousness. I started regaining it very slowly. As in a dream, I saw them murdering my mother, Stanisława. I heard my father moaning. As I became more conscious I felt a strong thirst and slowly got to my feet. The bandits were gone. I entered the apartment and had a drink of water. I went out into the yard and saw my mother lying there with her head slashed. My three‑year‑old brother Kazio was still lying and moaning. He had a stake in his stomach and he was dying pinned to the ground. When I spoke to him, he asked to drink. Slowly and with difficulty, I made my way to the well and got some water. I gave it to Kazio. This one, after drinking it, soon passed away  […] So I lay there until morning. When the day came, I got up, looked around and, not noticing anyone, entered the apartment. Intestines were coming out of my ripped belly, so I took a towel and girded myself with it. Then I decided to go to the river, hoping to meet someone”.

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

source: Siemaszko Władysław, Siemaszko Ewa, „The genocide perpetrated by Ukrainian nationalists on the Polish population of Volhynia 1939 - 1945”, in: Warsaw 2000, p. 1141—1143

Henryk Frantczak survived, reached the hospital, and was unconscious for a long time. He remained a bachelor, since the tragic events of 1943, his growth stopped, he suffered from deafness, he felt the pain of scars. He survived, so he is not counted among the victims of genocide.

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