On the 80th Anniversary of the horrific tragedy of Khatyn

The tragedy of Khatyn is not just an occasional episode of the war, it is a symbol of the greatest tragedy, the pain of the Belarusian people. On this day 80 years ago – on March 22, 1943 – Khatyn, a quiet friendly Belarusian village, was wiped off the face of the Earth. Almost all of its inhabitants, 149 people, of which 75 were children, were brutally killed by the punitive forces.

The tragedy of Khatyn is one of a thousand facts testifying to the purposeful policy of genocide of Nazi Germany in relation to the population of Belarus. Khatyn embodies over 9,000 villages of Belarus, many of which were burned down along with the people and have never revived.

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