The Ukrainians murdered Karol Bahrynowski's siblings and parents. „My grandfather, Karol Bahrynowski, born on December 15, 1915 in Sapahów, Bednarów commune, Stanisławów county, was taken prisoner in the Janów forests  […] In 1939, Karol went to the front with his regiment, and since then he had no contact with his family. Grandfather returned home in 1945. There he found only burned buildings, he learned from the neighbors that his siblings and parents were murdered on March 7, 1943 at around 22 (March 7, 1944, during the Bednarów massacre – comment by: Stanislaus Żurek). My great–grandfather, Teodor Bahrynowski, was cut with a saw. Katarzyna Bahrynowska died in 1941 or 1942. Before the war broke out, an aunt would come to my great–grandparents' house and ask Teodor to pack their things and leave, but Theodore refused because for him this land was everything and he could not imagine life elsewhere. They farmed about 18 hectares of land, including one hectare of forests (hornbeam, beech, oak). Part of the land was located in Kolonia Zygmuntówka, and part in the village of Sapahów. The house was situated by a river that often flooded, and near the house there was a bend where what the river had brought was collected. There were farm buildings on 1.5 morgas of land in Sapahów. Teodor Bahrynowski ran a seed shop, he was a respected and respected man, and when there was a need, local people would come to help in the field work. Karol Bahrynowski had numerous siblings  […] The youngest, Zofia, born on September 5, 1927, told how she and her sister (Paulina, I think) escaped into grain, but forgot to take something from home, assuming that the Ukrainians would not do anything, she returned home. Zosia did not see her again, she was taken prisoner herself, where she worked in the” ammunition factory.

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

source: Bahrynowscy from Sapahowa — web page: poszukiwanie-rodzin.blog.onet.pl [accessible: 2007.07.09]

Siekierka et al.  […] state that on April 19, 1944, the Bandera militia from the UPA kidnapped all Polish families in an unknown direction, who went missing without a trace and their farms were plundered and burned the next day, probably 2 or 3 survivors; the number of victims was estimated at 27 people.

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

source: Siekierka Szczepan, Komański Henryk, Różański Eugeniusz, „The genocide committed by Ukrainian nationalists on Poles in the Stanisławów voivodeship”, in: Wroclaw 2008, p. 498

Upowcy abducted all Polish families that went missing without a trace – 27 Poles, then robbed and burned their farms.

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]