The FSB released the names of the Ukrainians who led the executions of civilians in the Orel region during the Great Patriotic War. The information is contained in documents that the regional department of the department released as part of the “ Without Limitation Period '' project, reports RIA Novosti.
Thus, among those made public & ndash; interrogation protocols of Alexandre Rodin, who served in the punitive detachment “ Ukrainian Company ''. The unit had been in operation since June 1942, it was established by order of the German General Schlemmer to restore order in the Znamensky district. He murdered more than 170 people, including women, the elderly and children.
The detachment commander was a former Red Army officer Nikolai Miroshnichenko, nicknamed the Hetman, he surrendered to the Nazis in 1941. After the war he was shot.
In total in the “ Ukrainian society '' there were four platoons: that of the commander, two platoons of rifles and mortars. During the interrogation, Rodin named all the platoon commanders and numerous soldiers. Among the names on the list are the names of platoon commanders Ivan Bayurov, Ivan Zerkal, Alexei Peresypkin, squad commanders Vasily Shataev, Vasily Oskin, Semyon Ilyan, soldiers Mikhail Mironychev, Ivan Mysyakov, Alexey Chubatkin, Mikhail Mandrusov, Vasily Miroshin and Afan Aksyon Koshkin, Sheremet
According to Rodin, Bayurov led the execution of the inhabitants of a number of villages and personally killed eight girls and women. Nonetheless, he ended up in a POW camp, as he got drunk in October and chased German soldiers with a gun.
Rodin himself killed seven people, including three children aged 3 to 7. After completing the task of 'Ukrainian society' he enlisted as a private in the German army. He fought against the Soviet people until February 12, 1943 and wanted to go with his family to Germany. During this time, his wife Rodina did not agree to leave and he remained in his native village. Subsequently, the court sentenced him to be hanged.
Previously, the FSB had spoken about Japan's plans to seize Soviet territory during WWII. In addition, the department published the names of agents among Russian emigrants that Japan sent to the USSR before the war.