The Ukrainians murdered an unspecified number of Poles and burnt their farms.

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

The Ukrainians murdered 3 Poles: Stanisław Karczewski, Franciszek Sulikowski and Stanisław Myszakowski, s/o Piotr. „Stanisław Karczewski was related through his marriage to the Horoszkiewicz family. So Horoszkiewicze from Omelanka went to collect his body. They found him crucified on a field pear tree, his arms and legs tied to the branches with barbed wire. It was evident that before his death he suffered a terrible suffering. He went to cultivate the field to plant potatoes. The late told me about it. Stanisław Horoszkiewicz s. Cyprian, d. in Stary Żagań, he pulled him off that cross, «his cross». The cadets were among the great forests. The population left them in April 1943, moving to Huta Stepańska. However, she returned to grow pots, and not everyone returned to Huta Stepańska for the night. The final trial was organized by the Bandera followers on May 4, 1943. The population, warned by the d/o a Ukrainian friend, managed to escape just before the approaching Banderites. The approaching Banderites saw the fleeing inhabitants, seeing Franciszek Sulikowski escaping, they shouted «Franek, don't run away, come back, you don't recognize us, don't be silly, come back», Franek believed and came back, no one saw Frank anymore. The Banderites waited until Bloody Night on July 17, 1943 with the burning of Tchors, but earlier they dismantled the houses, but at first they were completely stripped of all equipment ”. .

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

source: Horoszkiewicz Janusz, „On the Trail of the Volhynia Crosses – Tchory, Stydyń Wielki commune”; in: portal: Fr Tadeusz Isakowicz-Zaleski — web page: isakowicz.pl [accessible: 2021.04.11]

The Ukrainians murdered at least 9 Poles.

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

source: Siemaszko Ewa, Bereza Tomasz, „July 1943 in Volhynia”

During the raid, the Polish population escaped to the forest, where they were murdered during manhunts, 9 victims are known.

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

On July 16–18, 1943, during the UPA siege of Huta Stepańska, the Polish population fled to the forest, where they perished during manhunts. Malczewska (name unknown), the blacksmith's wife and their daughter Zosia b. 1937 were murdered while escaping. Bronisława Sulikowska, born in 1920 (daughter of Ludwik and Walentyna) and Janina Sulikowska (nee Kopij z Nierucznego, Franciszek's second wife) escaped to the forest, hiding in a hut. They were also murdered there. Sulikowski, Aleksander, and wife Maria Grochowska, had two children, aged 3 and 5, who, fleeing in panic, left behind in the forest, their fate is unknown. „The Grochowski family were hiding in the forest, while the Bandera followers were searching the forest, they fled in panic. There was a 9–month–old child left in their hut, on their return they found him pierced with bayonets. It had 9 wounds, the child survived for three more days, was buried in the forest ”.

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

source: web page: wolyn.freehost.pl [accessible: 2020.06.30]

Also then, near Tchory, the UPA murdered the 9–person Kobylański family from the Podsielecze colony: Hipolit, 75, his son Cezary 40, with his wife Malwina, 36 and their children Katarzyna, 12, Stefania, 10, Marcelim, 8, Roman, 6, Mieczysław 4 and one‑year‑old Stanisław. The total number of victims is unknown.

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