Murder Story of Ostrovno Jews on the Zhigalo Road

On September 30, 1941 a number of Jewish men were taken by truck southeast of the village to the road to Zhigalo. They were forced to dig pits on the left side of the road and then shot to death. After that the rest of the inmates of the ghetto were taken to pits and murdered there after having been forced to undress. Some of the women were raped by local policemen. The number of victims is estimated at 300.