Attack on Viazovnytsia

The Attack on Viazovnytsia was a successful attack of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army on the Polish troops and NKVD in the village of Viazovnytsia, near the city of Jarosław. As a result of this 500 people were killed (including those killed in the attack and the subsequent massacre)

Background

The village of Viazovnytsia, near the city of Jarosław, was a center of Polish forces that constantly raided the Ukrainian villages in the surrounding countryside. When the UPA attacked, the village contained 140 militiamen, 120 assault groups, 50 NKVD troops and two companies of Polish internal security troops (UBP). In addition, there were a great number of the lowly elements used by the Polish authorities to terrorize the Ukrainian population. On the UPA side there were two companies, based in the woods north and west of the village.

Attack

At dusk on 24 April, UPA companies launched an attack on the Polish troops, as a result of the unsuspected attack, Polish soldiers began a mass retreat in panic during which a massacre of soldiers was carried out in which many people were killed, overall the UPA lost 9 people and 13 were wounded, and 500 people died in the crime.

Aftermath

The Poles suffered over 500 dead. Those who fled the village were cut down by the UPA reserves. The UPA losses were 9 killed and 13 wounded.