Russians attack Babyn Yar Holocaust massacre site in Kyiv

[Wicked Blue]

Source: Jerusalem Post

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Published: MARCH 1, 2022

Russian missiles and shells pounded Kyiv on Tuesday and also struck the site of Babyn Yar, where tens of thousands of Jews were massacred during the Holocaust.

Andriy Yermak, Chairman of the Ukrainian Presidential Office, said: "Russia has launched a missile attack on the territory where the Babyn Yar memorial complex is located. These villains are killing Holocaust victims for the second time."

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Natan Sharanksy, the former head of the Jewish Agency, issued a harsh statement, saying": "We, at the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center, built on Europe's largest mass grave of the Holocaust, work to preserve historical memory following decades of Soviet suppression of historical truth, so that the evils of the past can never be repeated. We must not allow the truth to - once again - become the victim of war."

A security team was planning to head to the site to inspect the damage.

At Babyn Yar (Babi Yar in Russian), some 33,771 Jews were recorded to have been systematically shot dead and buried in a ravine over a period of 48 hours on September 29-30, 1941. As many as 150,000 people – Ukrainians, Roma, Soviets and the physically and mentally disabled – were murdered by the Nazis over a longer period, making it Europe’s largest mass grave.

[orwell]

1. Putin...

..."You think you know monsters! I'm just getting started..."

[JudyM]

2. Deeply horrific.

Like Biden said, and Putin agreed, soulless.

[Wicked Blue]

3. I was sickened when I read this

[Carlitos Brigante]

4. Pretty sure that's the opposite of "De-Nazification". nt

[elleng]

5. typical.

[AZLD4Candidate]

6. Russians have a long history of Anti-Semitism.

Just think of this as a pogrom against dead Jews.

[Behind the Aegis]

14. If anything, this action has now exposed their history of anti-Semitism to a new generation.

Perhaps their act will lead to opening the eyes of some to their genocidal history and nature.

[chowder66]

15. I sure hope so.

[AntiFascist]

16. Putin should be calling his efforts "renazification" n/t

[cab67]

7. what possible military reason is there for such an attack?

[kwolf68]

8. None at all

But it appears Russia is doing a lot of non military attacks. Perhaps they are just bad at hitting their desired targets.

[Behind the Aegis]

10. A possible warning to a certain minority of things to come?

[sinkingfeeling]

9. I've been crying again.

[Evolve Dammit]

13. It's ugly and horrific. I wish us all well during this extremely depressing and angering time. Take

care. We have to keep sane and do what we can.

[GenThePerservering]

11. Reminds me of the Baedeker Raids

When the Luftwaffe bombed historical cities and sites important to the English (the Baedeker was a German tourist guide). I think this is designed to erode Ukrainian morale. I have a feeling it will only infuriate them more, not to mention their allies (the rest of us).

[RussBLib]

12. was it an indiscriminate hit, as the media has characterized some of the bombing?

...or a calculated hit? Intentionally targeting that location?

I keep hearing that these Russian soldiers are inexperienced and don't seem to know too well what the hell they are doing. Not excusing them in the least. Just wondering. From what I am hearing, Russia is inept AF.

[Dawson Leery]

17. A deliberate strike to tell the Ukranians what is coming next.

Putin must be destroyed.