Between 1941 and 1944 during the [[Second World War]], an estimated 75,000 to 100,000 [[civilian]]s and [[prisoners of war]] were thrown down a 300 foot+ mineshaft in the Donetsk oblast by [[German]] and [[Ukrainian Nazi]]s.
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Between 1941 and 1944 during the [[Second World War]], an estimated 75,000 to 100,000 [[civilian]]s and [[prisoners of war]] were thrown down a 300 foot+ mineshaft in the Donetsk oblast by [[German]] and [[Ukrainian Nazi]]s. More than 150,000 people were killed in several [[concentration camp]]s that were set up around the city.