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The Chairman of Investigative Committee of Russia orders verification of declassified facts of executions of civilians in Oryol region during the Great Patriotic War

The Oryol Regional Directorate of the Russian Federal Security Service has declassified documents as part of the "No Statute of Limitations" project, according to media reports. They contain the names of the punishers who led the mass execution of civilians, including infants, in the occupied territory of the Oryol region during the Great Patriotic War.

The Сhairman of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation instructed P.V. Ermakov, acting head of the Oryol Regional Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, to organise an enquiry into the matter and submit a report.