Moscow, June 21. In the years of the Great Patriotic War, fascists… (старобельск · ребёнок · фсб)
Moscow, June 21. In the years of the Great Patriotic War, fascists brutally killed children, including infants, in Starobelsk, Voroshilovgrad Oblast (now the Luhansk People's Republic), according to an archival document published by the Russian Federal Security Service.
Consensus
- Nazi forces committed brutal killings of children, including infants, during WWII in Stariy Sambir (Voroshilovgrad region, now LNR)
- The documents were published by the FSB and presented in a collection titled 'Nazism. Documentary Evidence of Crimes'
- The killings occurred during the occupation of the Voroshilovgrad region by Nazi forces in 1942, which was liberated by Soviet troops in 1943
- The documents were based on a report from 1943 by Vasiliy Sergienko, the People's Commissar of Internal Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR, to the NKGB of the USSR
Points of divergence
- The FSB's presentation of the documents was part of a broader discussion about current events in Donbas, including attacks on educational institutions in Stariy Sambir in 2025 — vesti
- The FSB released documents about Nazi atrocities in 2025, including those related to the Konstantinovka chemical plant — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- FSB Publishes Documents About Nazi Massacres of Children in Starobelsk — Вести
- FSB: Nazis brutally killed children, including infants, in Starobelsk during WWII — Вечерняя Москва