At. 10th century while returning in a cart from Lesniewice, they were attacked and murdered by Ukraine: Józef Kocuła, 11 years old. a d/o Stasia and a carter, Surmiak, and two others. A horse with a bloodied cart and a Kocuła hat was found in a neighboring village, beyond the forest.

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

source: Central Archives of Modern Records, in: AK, 203 /XV/ 42, sh. 20—26

The UPA massacred 4 Poles.

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

Local The Ukrainians from the OUN–UPA murdered 2 families and burnt their houses, including the murder of an advanced Ukrainian woman, the wife of a Pole. „According to the report of our Delegate from Pustomyt [Lviv], on May 20 this year. at. At 23.30 an armed Ukrainian gang attacked the Polish population of Pustomyt and murdered 6 Poles from Pustomyt, and this is:
Antoni Surmiak, a retired railwayman, 72
Józef Surmiak, s/o Antoni, 40 years old
Julia Surmiak, wife of Józef, 33 years old (Ukrainian)
Maria Surmiak, wife of Jan, 37
Stefania Surmiak, the wife of Antoni, who was working in the Reich, aged 26
Bronisław Surmiak, s/o Wojciech, 20.
At the same time, Bartłomiej Wróblewski was injured, his barn and stable were burned down, and the house of Jan Maślak” was burned down.

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

source: „1944, May 27 - Letter from PolKO Lwów-poviat to the RGO Delegate in Lviv concerning the murders and attacks on Poles committed by Ukrainian gangs”; in: National Ossoliński Institute, Wrocław, in: No. 16721/1, p. 259—260

On the border of Siemianówka and Pustomyt, Ukrainian friends murdered the Surmiak family on the night of May 20–21, 1944. First, 80‑year‑old Antoni Surmiak was stabbed with a knife, when he left the apartment as needed, leaving the apartment open. Józef Surmiak and his pregnant wife Julia were murdered in the apartment. The woman who pleaded for mercy, saying she came from a Ukrainian family, was particularly harassed. Another victim was Maria Surmiak, who recognized the attackers and called them by name. Hidden children heard it, and later reported the murder. Another victim was Stefania Surmiak née Wojciechowski, who was seriously injured and died of blood loss. Dying, she calmed down three‑year‑old Zofia, who was still hidden in bed. Stanisław Surmiak, s/o Wojciech, also died. After the murder, the attackers set fire to two Polish farms in Pustomyty. The criminals were condemned by a Greek Catholic priest during the funeral of the victims in the cemetery in Pustomyy.

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

source: Zawada Edward (ed.), „Operation of SS Galizien in Siemianówka on July 26, 1944” — web page: pl.sci.historia.narkive.com [accessible: 2022.04.06]

[The Ukrainians] murdered 3 Poles, Kocuła with her daughter and a carter. „The murderers went to the church in Leśniowice, demanding a blessing. A local Greek Catholic priest refused to do so. He fell to his knees in front of them, telling them that further deliberate murders in Pustomytes should begin with him. This attitude of the clergyman cooled the murderous zeal of the attackers and probably saved further, potential victims”.

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

source: Zawada Edward (ed.), „Operation of SS Galizien in Siemianówka on July 26, 1944” — web page: pl.sci.historia.narkive.com [accessible: 2022.04.06]