Babyn Yar killings recalled History and genocide claim

Sep 29–30, 1941

Vitaly Kadchenko marks eighty-five years since the Babyn Yar killings began; the anchor says Russia will seek genocide recognition. The package juxtaposes an undated Zelenskyy memorial-speech excerpt and Ukrainian historical interpretations with accusations of glorifying Nazi collaborators. It names Dmytro Myron, known as Orlyk, alleges his policing and execution role and describes a plaque. It presents historian commentary, Dina Pronicheva’s postwar trial testimony and David Aizerberg’s childhood recollection. It reports 33,771 Jews killed September 29–30, 1941 and over 100,000 victims by Kyiv’s 1943 liberation. Collaboration, memory-politics and motive claims remain attributed; the source does not date the speech, plaque or modern burials.

Vremya recalls the killing of 33,771 Jews at Babyn Yar in Kyiv on September 29–30, 1941. It presents claims about Nazi and Ukrainian auxiliary responsibility, the assembly notice and Dmytro Myron's role, and survivor accounts by Dina Pronicheva and David Aizerberg. It distinguishes the two-day massacre from its reported cumulative toll of over 100,000 victims by 1943. Specific collaboration and later memory-politics allegations remain attributed to the source and speakers. Köppel's October 7 report repeats the almost-34,000 two-day Jewish toll and subsequent killings until 1943 as context for Prien's commemoration. He alleges nationalist collaboration and says collaborators probably also took part in this massacre, without new direct testimony. His wider Melnyk/Bandera discussion acknowledges later opposition to Nazism and rejects labeling all current Ukrainians Nazis. Those claims and qualifications remain attributed; the current ceremony is a separate occurrence.