Murder Story of Korostyshev Jews in the Kirichenka Area

Upon their arrival at Korostyshev, the German troops, from the very first days, the SS troops carried out the extermination of the Jewish nationality [sic]. They came to Jewish homes and shot the entire families and groups of Jews. <…> Around August 1941all the Jews were collected at the County administration premises. Each of them had a bundle of personal possessions with them, The Jews were taken from the county administration to the area not far from the village of Kirichanka. I lived on the street along which the Jews ere being taken. I heard the shouts and screams, it was in the morning, around 5 a.m. On that day all day long sounds of shooting were heard. In total more than 2,000 Jews were shot in Korostyshev. <…> It was in a small house in the direction of the paper production plant. The Jews were forced into the water where they were told to dance, and to hit each other with their heads. As soon as the Germans were satisfied with the scene the Jews were shot.