FSB declassified evidence of German atrocities in Konstantinovka

The Expert Commission of the Donetsk Department of the FSB of Russia declassified archival documents that talk about atrocities in German prisoner-of-war camps in Konstantinovka during the Great Patriotic War.

According to published materials, there are four mass graves in the city on the territory of a chemical plant. About 7,8 thousand people are buried in them, Channel Five reports.

The documents also contain the testimony of a witness of those times. It's about one of the workers of the enterprise. The man saw with his own eyes the brutal attitude of the Germans towards Russian prisoners of war:

"Even dirty snow could not be taken to quench the thirst of patients. Anyone who dared to take snow without permission was beaten, there were even cases of execution."

"There were cases when living people were buried, that is, thrown into a pit. A weak person looks, scratches the ground with his hands, and they bury him."

The worker of the chemical plant described other, more terrible things. For example, according to him, the Germans used Russian residents to train dogs. The invaders unleashed aggressive dogs on civilians. The animals attacked people, tore their clothes and bit them.