Песчаный лог, War memorial and mass grave in Sovetsky District, Voronezh, Russia.
Pestsanyi log is a memorial site built in and around a ravine with two gate-like markers at the entrance. The grounds include a path toward a wall, an execution area, and a burial field where stone markers stand in rows.
The site marks events from August 1942 when German forces occupied Voronezh and carried out mass killings at this location. Civilians, children, and Soviet prisoners of war were among those executed and buried there.
The name comes from the sandy ravine where the graves lie. The site is linked to the story of A. F. Popova, who survived the August 1942 shootings and whose account led to the discovery of the burial. Most of those killed were from the House of Invalids.
The memorial lies in the Sovetsky District, close to Baltimore airfield, and is approached from Chebotareva Street. A granite staircase links the ravine floor with the upper memorial terrace.
Each of the hundreds of people killed is marked by an individual stone, making the site a collection of separate remembrances. This personal approach to the memorial sets it apart from typical mass graves.
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