Orthodox feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary: UPA and Ukrainian peasants from neighboring villages surrounded the village and murdered about 200 „Poles, from infant to” old man. Karol Chwała describes the extermination of the village of Sokołówka, commune Olesk. In July 1943, the UPA called a meeting of Poles, inhabitants of Sokołówka and Jasienówka, in the neighboring Ukrainian village of Kać, and assured them that Poles could work peacefully, not fear for their lives, because the Ukrainians were watching over their safety. They explained that the news that the Ukrainians were murdering Poles was spread by German propaganda, and that the Germans disguised themselves as Ukrainian partisans and were murdering Poles, thus wanting to argue between Poles and Ukrainians. On August 28, after the harvest, the Ukrainians ordered all Poles to take their grain and go to the villages of Stawki and Władynopol to grind the grain. They explained that on that day the mills will only grind for Poles. Poles willingly took advantage of this news, thwarted the flour and returned home, going to sleep peacefully and not feeling anything. Many were convinced that there was agreement between The Ukrainians and Poles. In the morning the village was surrounded and its inhabitants were completely murdered. The action was commanded by Mikołaj Dembyćki from the village of Krania, and was supported by Ukrainian peasants from other nearby villages, nearly 200 people died in cruel torments. The fresh, ready–made flour ended up in Ukrainian granaries. and its inhabitants were completely murdered. The action was commanded by Mikołaj Dembyćki from the village of Kać, and was supported by Ukrainian peasants from other nearby villages, nearly 200 people died in cruel torments. The fresh, ready–made flour ended up in Ukrainian granaries. and its inhabitants were completely murdered. The action was commanded by Mikołaj Dembyćki from the village of Krania, and was supported by Ukrainian peasants from other nearby villages, nearly 200 people died in cruel torments. The fresh, ready–made flour ended up in Ukrainian granaries.

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