the battalion commander smovsky escaped. lived in the usa, died of natural causes.nder of the first company, vinnitsky, lived in canada, headed the ukrainian diaspora, and was not brought to criminal responsibility. another executioner from the 118th battalion, vladimir kotryuk, settled in canada. he was a beekeeper, that is, he raised bees, which is what he lived for, he led a reclusive life, and did not like to talk about the past. although he did not deny his participation in the transition to the side of germany and participation in the 118th battalion. the nakatryuk case was initiated in september 1987. the soviet union, and later independent belarus, repeatedly sent requests to canada to no avail. there was enough information about katrik, that is, about his atrocities. why, at that time. he is the conductor of our prayers, he is an intercessor with god. why do people change their lifestyle and go to a monastery? something in my heart. it sounded like we had to leave this social life, just as the grand duchess in her time left the luxurious, rich, social life

one of the servicemen of these units, of the second family, he shows that smovsky called us a bolshevik, that is, well... how much he considered them not entirely trustworthy. in december of the forty-second year , the unit was sent to belarus to protect various objects of the occupation administration in the fight against partisans, which implied punitive functions. during the war , the destruction of villages by the occupying forces was their daily, i will say, in quotes, work. the most famous action 118 battle destruction of the village of khatyn on march 22, 1943. this operation was not developed in advance and was not included in the plans. they made decisions spontaneously and acted in retaliation. the khatyn tragedy began a few kilometers from the village at a turning point. the partisans cut the communication wires and waited for a repair team. they set up an ambush in a convenient place, on a hill. olympic champion in shot put in 1936, vasily meleshka was also with him. at this time , village residents were near the site of the partisan ambush trumps, whom the occupation author

the battalion commander, smovsky , escaped punishment. lived in the usa, died of natural causes.f the first company vinnitsky, lived in canada, led the ukrainian diaspora. he was not brought to criminal liability. another executioner from the 118th battalion, vladimir kotryuk, settled in canada. he was a beekeeper, that is, he raised bees, which is what he lived for, he led a reclusive life, and did not like to talk about the past. although he did not deny his participation in the transition to the german side and participation in the 118th battalion. the nakatryuk case was initiated in september 1987. the soviet union, and later independent belarus, more than once i sent inquiries to canada to no avail. there was enough evidence for kotryuk, that is, for his atrocities. why at that time? the canadian government made such decisions, well, we probably all understand, we know that this was more of a political moment, although here we are talking purely about the criminal offense of the same katryuk and everyone else. copies of documents were sent confirming that katryuk actually pa