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NKVD prisoner massacre in Berezhany
Part of occupation of Poland (1939–1945)
Mass grave of the victims
LocationBerezhany, Eastern Poland/Western Ukraine
Coordinates49°26′28″N 24°56′35″E / 49.44111°N 24.94306°E / 49.44111; 24.94306
DateJune 26–30, 1941
TargetPrisoners, mostly Ukrainians and Poles
Attack type
mass murder
Deaths174–300
PerpetratorsNKVD

The NKVD prisoner massacre in Berezhany was a Soviet war crime conducted by the NKVD in the city of Berezhany, then in occupied Poland and now in Ukraine. Between 26 and 30 June 1941, following the German invasion of the USSR, the Soviets executed at least 174 prisoners held in the Berezhany prison. This atrocity was one of several prisoner massacres carried out by the Soviet secret police and army during the summer of 1941.

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