Murder story of Kamenka Shevchenkovskaya Jews in the Cellar of the County Police Station in Kamenka Shevchenkovskaya

At the beginning of March 1942, when I occupied the position of a senior policeman, while I was on duty, more than 100 Soviet civilians of Jewish origin, men, women, old people, and children, were shot in the cellar of the county police [station]. … The shooting proceeded as follows: In the evening a group of more than a hundred Jews was brought to the police yard from the ghetto, among them were women, old people, and children. They were placed in the stable. …After some time, in groups of 8-10 the Jews were taken from the barn, stripped naked, and then pushed into the cellar. Shots were then heard. Forty minutes later, when I went down to the cellar, there were 50 - 60 bodies scattered around on the floor. … I drank a glass of the alcohol that was in a bottle there, took a rifle from the corner and, joining the ranks of the policemen, I began shooting the Jews that were stood against the wall. The head of the prison […] supervised the shooting: he took the Jews who had been brought there and made them stand against the wall. Then he would shout "Fire! " and the victims fell. Each time I fired three or four volleys this way from a distance of 4-5 meters...