List of massacres in Ukraine

This is a list of massacres that have occurred in the modern day areas of Ukraine.

Massacres until 1939 Name Date Location Perpetrators DeathsNotesSiege of KyivNovember 28–December 6, 1240Kyiv Mongol EmpireThe Mongols under Batu Khan cross the frozen Dnieper River and lay siege to the city of Kiev. On December 6, the walls are rendered rubble by Chinese catapults and the Mongols pour into the city. Brutal hand-to-hand street fighting occurs, the Kievans are eventually forced to fall back to the central parts of the city. Many people take refuge in the Church of the Blessed Virgin. As scores of terrified Kievans climb onto the Church's upper balcony to shield themselves from Mongol arrows, their collective weight strain its infrastructure, causing the roof to collapse and crush countless citizens under its weight. Of a total population of 50,000, 48,000 are massacred.Khmelnytsky pogroms (Tach Vetat)1648–1649Nationwide Cossacks20,000–100,000 JewsSee Jewish casualties of Tach Vetat for discussion of various estimates of the number of murderedBatih massacreJune 3–4, 1652Batih Cossacks3,500–8,000 Polish POWsAlso known as the "Sarmatian Katyń"Kaffa massacreOctober 1667Kaffa Cossacks2,000 Crimean TatarsThe city was sacked by the Cossacks, with 2,000 Crimean Tatars massacred, along with 1,500 Crimean Tatar women and children taken captiveArbautuk massacreOctober 1667Arbautuk CossacksThousands of Crimean TatarsSack of BaturynNovember 2, 1708BaturynAfter the capture of the city, its entire civil population was massacred by Russian forces Executions of Cossacks in Lebedyn1708-1709Lebedyn900Executions of pro-Swedish Cossacks who betrayed the oath of allegiance to the Russian TsarKoliivshchyna6 June 1768 – June 1769Right-bank UkraineHaidamaks100,000 – 200,000 civiliansPogroms against both real and imagined supporters of the Bar Confederation, particularly ethnic Poles, Jews, Roman Catholics, and especially Byzantine Catholic priests and laityMassacre of UmanJune 1768UmanUkrainian rebels2,000–33,000 Jews and PolesMassacre of the Jews, Poles and Ukrainian Uniates by haidamaksKiev pogrom (1881)May 7, 1881KyivUnknownOdessa pogrom (1905)October 18 and 22, 1905OdesaEthnic Russian, Ukrainian, and Greek rioters400–1,000 JewsBetween 18 and 22 October 1905, ethnic Russians, Ukrainians, and Greeks killed over 400 to 1.000 Jews and damaged or destroyed over 1600 Jewish properties.Kiev pogrom (1905)October 31–November 2, 1905KyivEthnic Russian, Ukrainian, etc. riotersPogroms of the Russian Civil War1918–1923Ukraine and Southern Russia AFSR, White movement (17-50% of killings) Green armies Red Army (2-9% of killings) Ukrainian People's Army(25-54% of killings)50,000–250,000 Jews Including Jews who were massacred in Southern RussiaLwów pogrom21-23 November 1918Lviv Polish army340 Jews and UkrainiansFastiv massacreSeptember 1919Fastiv White Army1,000–1,500 JewsPogrom against the Jewish population of city of Fastov by units of the White Army.Eichenfeld massacreNovember 1919Eichenfeld, Katerynoslav Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine136 MennonitesBerdychiv massacre (1920)7 June 1920Berdychiv 1st Cavalry ArmyHundreds of wounded Polish and Ukrainian soldiers, Red Cross workers and nuns.Victims were burned alive in a hospital.Vinnytsia massacre 1937–1938VinnytsiaPart of the Great Purge.

Massacres during World War II Name Date Location Perpetrators DeathsNotesKatyn massacreApril–May 1940Kharkiv, Kherson, Kyiv7,247 of the 22,000 victims of the massacre were murdered in the three Ukrainians cities.Lunca massacreFebruary 7, 1941LuncaOver 600Massacre of RomaniansFântâna Albă massacreApril 1, 1941Fântâna Albă44 (Soviet & Russian claim)3,000 (Romanian claim)Massacre of RomaniansNKVD prisoner massacres in UkraineJune–November 1941In 78 prisons across UkraineBy Stalin's ordersLviv pogroms (1941)June 1941 – July 1941Lviv OUN-B, Einsatzgruppen,Ukrainian nationalists, local crowdsKamianets-Podilskyi massacreAugust 27–28, 1941Kamianets-PodilskyiUkrainian Auxiliary PolicePavoloch massacreSeptember 5, 1941PavolochNikolaev massacreSeptember 16–30, 1941MykolaivBabi Yar massacreSeptember 29–30, 1941Babi YarBerdychiv massacre (1941)October 5, 1941Berdychiv20,000–38,536 Jews1941 Odessa massacreOctober 22–24, 1941 Odesalocal crowds25,000–100,000 JewsDrobitsky YarDecember 15, 1941KharkivArtemivsk massacreJanuary 11, 1942Artemivsk (now Bakhmut)1,317–3,000 JewsSernyky massacre 1942Sernyky Nazi Germany553 JewsSarny massacreAugust 27–28, 1942Sarny14,000–18,000 JewsMassacre of GrischinoFebruary 1943PokrovskMassacre of Germans, Italians, Romanians, Ukrainians, Hungarians, and Danes.Massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern GaliciaMarch 1943 – December 1944Volhynia Ukrainian Insurgent Army60,000–100,000 PolesKoriukivka massacreMarch 1–2, 1943KoriukivkaRemel massacreMarch 17, 1943RemelSchutzmannschaft Battalion 202Revenge for Massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern GaliciaJanowa Dolina massacreApril 23, 1943Janowa DolinaUkrainian nationalistsHurby massacreJune 2, 1943Hurby Ukrainian Insurgent ArmyDominopol massacreJuly 11, 1943 Dominopol Ukrainian Insurgent ArmyGurów massacreJuly 11, 1943 Gurów Ukrainian Insurgent ArmyPoryck massacreJuly 11, 1943 Poryck Ukrainian Insurgent ArmyZagaje massacreJuly 11–12, 1943 Zagaje Ukrainian Insurgent Army260–350 PolesMalin massacreJuly 13, 1943MalynSchutzmannschaft (disputed between Polish and Ukrainian)532-850In the massacre, approximately 374 Czechs,124 Ukrainians and 26 Poles were killedLeonówka massacreAugust 1-2, 1943 Leonówka, Tuchyn Ukrainian Insurgent Army190 PolesBudy Ossowskie massacreAugust 29, 1943 Budy Ossowskie Ukrainian Insurgent ArmyGłęboczyca massacreAugust 29, 1943 Głęboczyca Ukrainian Insurgent ArmyTeresin massacreAugust 29, 1943 Teresin, Włodzimierz County Ukrainian Insurgent ArmyWola Ostrowiecka massacreAugust 30, 1943Wola Ostrowiecka Ukrainian Insurgent ArmyHuta Pieniacka massacreFebruary 28, 1944Huta PieniackaUkrainian nationalists500–1,200 PolesChodaczków Wielki massacreApril 16, 1944Chodaczków Wielki14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Galician)862 Poles

Massacres in the post-WWII period Name Date Location Perpetrators DeathsNotesKerch Polytechnic College massacreOctober 17, 2018Kerch, CrimeaVladislav RoslyakovSchool shooting and nail-bomb attackBucha massacreMarch 2022Bucha, Kyiv Oblast73-178+ (UN)/ 458 (Ukraine)Killing of Ukrainian civilians during the Russian occupationOlenivka prison massacre29 July 2022Molodizhne, Donetsk Oblast53–62 POWsduring the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a building housing Ukrainian prisoners of war in a Russian-operated prison in Molodizhne near Olenivka, Donetsk Oblast, was destroyed, killing 53 to 62 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) and leaving 75 to 130 wounded. Volnovakha massacre27 October 2023Volnovakha9including two children

Other events These events involving multiple deaths in Ukraine are not widely known, or recognized, as 'massacres'. +Other events involving multiple deaths in Ukraine Name Date Location Perpetrators Deaths NotesDnepropetrovsk maniacsJune 25-July 16, 2007DniproViktor Sayenko, Igor SuprunyukTwo 19-year old boys killed 21 people.Leskovitsa KillingsApril 20–21, 2010ChernihivOleksandr Sergov1 Wounded, A Neo-Nazi kills three people with a shovel in Chernihiv's Leskovitsa neighborhood.Karavan shootingSeptember 26, 2012KyivYaroslav Mazurok3The victims were four security guards of the vicinity; only one survived. The suspect was later found dead on November 7 that same year.Trofimov BeheadingsDecember 15, 2012KharkivUnknownThe murder of judge Vladimir Trofimov and his relatives.Revolution of DignityFebruary 18–21, 2014KyivGovernment of Viktor Yanukovych (Berkut)Including 2014 Hrushevskoho Street riots2014 Odesa clashesMay 2, 2014OdesaEuromaidanites (and Anti-Maidanites)Clashes between pro-Maidan protesters and anti-Maidan, pro-Russian protesters resulted in deaths of 48 people.Murder of Pentecostals in SlovianskJune 2014SlovianskRussian Orthodox ArmyMalaysia Airlines Flight 17July 17, 2014Hrabove, Donetsk Oblast298Novosvitlivka refugee convoy attackAugust 18, 2014Novosvitlivka, Luhansk Oblast Luhansk People's RepublicVolnovakha bus attackJanuary 13, 2015VolnovakhaDnipro shootingJanuary 27, 2022DniproArtemiy Yuryovich Riabchuk5An additional 5 people were injured. The shooting occurred early in the morning.Siege of ChernihivFebruary 24–April 4, 2022Chernihiv≥700February 2022 Kharkiv cluster bombing28 February 2022Kharkiv937 wounded, part of Battle of KharkivBombing of Borodianka1-2 March 2022Borondianka>80Part of Kyiv OffensiveKharkiv government building airstrike1 March 2022Kharkiv29More than 35 injured; part of Battle of KharkivChernihiv bombingMarch 3, 2022Chernihiv47Part of Siege of ChernihivIrpin refugee column shelling6 March 2022Irpin8Part of Battle of IrpinMariupol hospital airstrike9 March 2022Mariupol Russian Air Force4 + 1 stillbirthPart of Siege of MariupolStara Krasnianka care house attack11 March 2022Luhansk OblastRussia-affiliated forces56Mykolaiv cluster bombing13 March 2022Mykolaiv9Part of Battle of MykolaivMarch 2022 Donetsk attackMarch 14, 2022Donetsk23Chernihiv breadline attackMarch 16, 2022Chernihiv14Part of Siege of ChernihivMariupol theatre airstrikeMarch 16, 2022Mariupol12 (Amnesty International)600 (AP)Part of Siege of MariupolMarch 2022 Kharkiv cluster bombing24 March 2022Kharkiv615 injured; part of Battle of KharkivMykolaiv government building airstrikeMarch 29, 2022Mykolaiv37Part of Battle of MykolaivKramatorsk railway station attackApril 8, 2022Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast59April 2022 Kharkiv cluster bombing22 April 2022Kharkiv9Part of Battle of KharkivBilohorivka school bombingMay 7, 2022Bilohorivka, Luhansk Oblast2 (confirmed) 60 (claim)Maisky Market attack13 June 2022Donetsk522 injured2022 Kremenchuk missile strikeJune 27, 2022Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast21Missile airstrike of Amstor mallSerhiivka missile strike1 July 2022Serhiivka, Serhiivka settlement hromada, Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion, Odesa Oblast2138 injuredKharkiv dormitories missile strike17-18 August 2022Kharkiv2544 injured; part of Battle of KharkivChaplyne railway station attack24 August 2022Chaplyne2531 injuredIzium mass gravesDiscovered on 15 September 2022Izium, Kharkiv OblastRussian Ground Forces440+September 2022 Donetsk attack19 September 2022Donetsk Armed Forces of Ukraine (Per Russia and DPR)13Kupiansk civilian convoy shelling25 September 2022Kharkiv Oblast26Part of 2022 Kharkiv CounteroffensiveZaporizhzhia civilian convoy attack30 September 2022Zaporizhzhia322022 Zaporizhzhia residential building airstrike9 October 2022Zaporizhzhia13More than 89 injured2023 Dnipro residential building airstrike14 January 2023Dnipro≥46Victims include 6 children; 80 injuredApril 2023 Sloviansk airstrike14 April 2023Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast1524 injured; attack occurred on Eastern Orthodox Christian Good Friday2023 Uman missile strike28 April 2023Uman23Destruction of the Kakhovka Dam6 June 2023Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant, Kherson Oblast59-3002023 Kramatorsk restaurant missile strike27 June 2023Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast13Victims include 4 children.Lyman cluster bombing8 July 2023Lyman9August 2023 Chernihiv missile strike19 August 2023Chernihiv7More than 144 injuredHroza missile attack5 October 2023Hroza, Kharkiv Oblast5929 December 2023 Russian strikes on Ukraine29 December 2023Kyiv and other cities582024 Donetsk attack21 January 2024Donetsk (alleged, denied by Ukraine)2725 injured2024 Lysychansk missile strike3 February 2024Russian occupied Lysychansk (Russian claim)≥28 (Russian claim)15 March 2024 Odesa missile strikes15 March 2024Odesa2174 injured22 March 2024 Russian strikes on Ukraine22 March 2024Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Kryvyi Rih, Khmelnytskyi, Poltava Oblast, Vinnytsia Oblast, Lviv

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