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===World War II===
===World War II===
{{See also|Operation Barbarossa}}
{{See also|Operation Barbarossa}}
Between 1941 and 1944 during the [[Second World War]], an estimated 75,000 to 100,000 [[civilian]]s, members of the Donetsk underground, [[prisoners of war]] and officers were thrown down a mineshaft, 365 meters deep by 2.9 meters wide, in the Donetsk oblast by [[German]] and [[Ukrainian Nazi]]s.<ref>http://ritual-donetsk.com/ru/donetsk/pamyatniki/item/37-shurf-shakhty-4-4-bis-kalinovka</ref> Both living and dead people were thrown down the mineshaft. The shaft was filled with corpses up to 310 meters. Caustic soda was added to the pit of the mine to compact and compact the bodies.
Between 1941 and 1944 during the [[Second World War]], an estimated 75,000 to 100,000 [[civilian]]s, members of the Donetsk underground, [[prisoners of war]] and officers were thrown down a mineshaft, 365 meters deep by 2.9 meters wide, in the Donetsk oblast by [[German]] and [[Ukrainian Nazi]]s.<ref>http://ritual-donetsk.com/ru/donetsk/pamyatniki/item/37-shurf-shakhty-4-4-bis-kalinovka</ref> Both living and dead people were thrown down the mineshaft. The shaft was filled with corpses up to 310 meters. Caustic soda was added to the pit of the mine to compact the bodies.
More than 150,000 people were also killed in several [[concentration camp]]s that were set up around the city.<ref>https://youtu.be/U_7ApWyqPcc</ref> Many of the city's residents were taken to Germany as forced laborers. Under the [[Nazi]]'s [[Lebensraum]] program the population of Donetsk, then known as Stalino, decreased from 507,000 people to 175,000. Only a few managed to escape.
More than 150,000 people were also killed in several [[concentration camp]]s that were set up around the city.<ref>https://youtu.be/U_7ApWyqPcc</ref> Many of the city's residents were taken to Germany as forced laborers. Under the [[Nazi]]'s [[Lebensraum]] program the population of Donetsk, then known as Stalino, decreased from 507,000 people to 175,000. Only a few managed to escape.