The UPA murdered Antoni Szczygieł, 28, the other Pole was wounded, but he managed to escape.

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

S 68/09 / Zi – investigation into the crime of genocide committed by Ukrainian nationalists, consisting in the murder of Antoni Sz. and the attempted murder of Franciszek W. on November 30, 1943 in Rudka, county Lubaczów.

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

source: Institute of National Remembrance, IPN Rzeszów

The UPA massacred 19‑year‑old Marian Mazurkiewicz.

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

source: „Investigation into the crime of genocide committed by Ukrainian nationalists in Rudka, Lubaczów county”; in: Institute of National Remembrance, IPN Rzeszów, in: ref. No. S 68/09/Zi

IPN Rzeszów S 68/09 / Zi – investigation into: the crime of genocide committed by Ukrainian nationalists, consisting in the murder of Adam Ch., An inhabitant of the village of Rudka, county Lubaczów, in an unknown place, in the spring of 1944. „After a few weeks, young men Paweł M. and Adam Ch. in order to take the essentials of life. In the area of Rudka, they were attacked by armed The Ukrainians who captured Adam Ch., Tied his hands, strapped him to his horse and kidnapped him towards the village inhabited by Ukrainians. His fate remains unknown to”.

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

Upowcy from the kuren „Zaliźniak” murdered 60 Poles (others give the numbers: 58, 62 or 75 murdered Poles), including 7 children under 9 and 12 women.

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

source: Siekierka Szczepan, Komański Henryk, Bulzacki Krzysztof, „The genocide committed by Ukrainian nationalists on Poles in the Lviv voivodship 1939-1947”, in: Wroclaw 2006, p. 497—498

Sowa… op. cit. gives the date April 16 and the number of Poles, p. 260.

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

source: prof. Sowa Andrzej Leon, „Polish-Ukrainian relations 1939-1947”; in: Society of History Supporters, in: Krakow 1998

Investigation of the Institute of National Remembrance Rzeszów S 68/09 / Zi: „On April 19, 1944, at dawn, shortly after the residents had dispersed to their homes at night, the village was encircled and carts with men in German uniforms drove into its center, as well as dressed in civilian clothes. They demanded that the mayor named K. convene a meeting under the pretext of taking away the weapons from the inhabitants. at the same time, men were shot in the presence of their families. The perpetrators set fire to the buildings. Soon the wooden, thatched buildings caught fire. The attackers threw grenades into basements and shelters, fired firearms inside them and at the same time closed the doors from the outside, knowing that there were men, women and children in these rooms. Residents were also deprived of their lives in the ravine where part of the population was taking refuge. after the attackers had left, the German army arrived in the ruined village, which departed after reconnaissance. Deprived of their wealth, the inhabitants left the village, which was burnt to the ground, which was never rebuilt. after a few weeks, young men, Paweł M. and adam Ch. in order to take the essentials of life. In the area of Rudka, they were attacked by armed The Ukrainians who captured adam Ch., Tied his hands, strapped him to his horse and kidnapped him towards the village inhabited by Ukrainians. His fate remains unknown. The main striking force was the organized in Gorajec, county Lubaczów, an armed unit commanded by Jan Sz. «Żeleźniak». Its core was a group of several dozen Ukrainian policemen who, together with Jan Sz. deserted from Rawa Ruska. among the attackers were Jan Sz. alias «Noise», Teodor B. ps.«Bałaj» and an unidentified name bearing the alias «Gonta», as well as Grzegorz M. alias «Kalinowicz». The other attackers were recruited from the civil network of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists from Gorajec, as well as from the inhabitants of the neighboring villages of Ukrainian nationality. In several cases, the inhabitants of Rudka recognized the Ukrainians living in the villages adjacent to Rudka among the attackers. However, their identities could not be established. By the judgment of the Provincial Court in Rzeszów, the Regional Center in Przemyśl of June 24, 1960, file ref. VII K 21/60, Jan Sz. «Żeleźniak» was found guilty, inter alia, for the fact that, acting in favor of the authorities of the German state, he organized a branch of the UPA, which he commanded directly, he took part in the murders of the Polish population, in particular in the villages of Gorajec, Chotylub, Cieszanów, Kowalówka and Rudka, where on April 19, 1944, directing the attack on Rudka, he participated in the murder of about 75 people. Based on the literature, Jan Sz. «Szum» died in September 1947, Teodor B. «Bałaj» died in May 1946, NN «Gonta» died in June 1947, and Grzegorz M. «Kalinowicz» was sentenced to death, which was carried out. The events under investigation were considered to be crimes of genocide, since they were not a spontaneous act, the attacks were carried out by organized military formations, and the course of the events, their planning, regularity, size and effects indicate that their purpose was to cause the Polish population to leave these areas irretrievably. This political goal pursued by armed formations was outlined by the leadership of the OUN–UPa. The activities carried out did not reveal the perpetrators of the murder of antoni Sz., The attempted murder of Franciszek W., the murders of Marcin M. and adam Ch. By the decision of September 7, 2009, the investigation in items 1, 2 and 4 was discontinued due to the failure to identify the perpetrators of the crime, in item 3 in relation to Jan Sz. «Żeleźniaka» due to the statement that the criminal proceedings for the same act of the same person have been legally terminated, against Jan Sz.«Szuma», Teodora B. and Grzegorz M. in the face of the death of the perpetrators and the failure to detect the remaining perpetrators”. The Ukrainian report states: „LUBaCZOWSKIE: 19.4.44 UPA unit «Mestnyky2» destroyed the Polish village of Rudka. At 5.30 the unit entered the village and demanded from the village leader that the population should give up their weapons, otherwise the whole village would be burned. The village was given a negative answer, so it was burned down and 80 Poles were liquidated ”. .

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 victims of terror have recently fallen in the Rawa Ruska district: April 19, 1944. Rudka, the village was burnt down, about 150 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

„S 68/09 / Zi — investigation into, inter alia, the crime of genocide committed by Ukrainian nationalists, including Jan Sz. 'Żeleźniak', Jan Sz. 'Szum', Teodor B. and Grzegorz M., involving the murder on April 19, 1944 in Rudka, Lubaczów county, of villagers, including Józef B., Ludwik B., Jan B., Stanisław B., Jakub Ch., Jan G., Andrzej D., Bazyli K., Michał K., Jan K., Marcin K., Michał K., Izydora K., Dominik M., Marcin M., Józef M., Anna M. and three children with the surname M. and unknown names, Rozalia M., Jan P., Józef P., Maciej P., Michał P., Franciszek P., Mieczysław P., Bronisław S., Józef S., Marcin Sz., Michał Sz., Paweł Sz., Stanisław Sz., Izydor W., Katarzyna W., Andrzej W., Adam W., Józef W., Marcin W., Stanisław W., Elżbieta W., Eugeniusz W., Stefania W., Weronika W., Tomasz W. and Maciej Z. and the attempted murders of Józefa W., Zyta W., Stanisław M., Aniela W. and Jan B.  […]

On September 7, 2009, the investigation into Jan Sz. 'Żeleźniak' was discontinued, because it was established that the criminal proceedings for the same act of the same person have been legally terminated, against Jan Sz. 'Szum', Teodora B. and Grzegorz M., because the death of the perpetrators and the failure to detect the remaining perpetrators”.

source: „Investigation into the crime of genocide committed by Ukrainian nationalists in Rudka, Lubaczów county”; in: Institute of National Remembrance, IPN Rzeszów, in: ref. No. S 68/09/Zi

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]

At the beginning of 1945, Platta Wojciech was murdered and Sudol Jan was beaten to death.

source: Żurek Stanisław, „Calendar of the genocide – December 1945 and 1945”; 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