RESISTANCE ACTIVITIES IN THE AREA OF RAVA-RUSSKAYA, UKRAINIAN SSR

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 16, 2002
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: April 30, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
SECURITY INFORMATION
COUNTRY USSR (Ukrainian SSR)
Resistance Activities in the Area of
Rava.Russkaya, Ukrainian SSR
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1. Rava Russkaya (N50-l4, E23 37) is a small town in the western Ukrainian SSR, about
one or two kilometers east of the Polish-Soviet border. Since I passed through
the town only once, and then in military formation, I can give very little
information on it. There were several main streetswhich were paved, but in the
outskirts there were dirt roads. I cannot estimate the size of the town or
guess at its population. It had a small railroad station and, I think,, a double-
track railroad. I know of no industry, located there; the entire area seemed to
be agricultural. A small river, about ten meters wide, was located about two
kilometers northwest of Rava-Russkaya. A hilly forest area began about two kilometers
south of the town.
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was located just south of Rava-Russkaya0 There
were two regiments o recruits, one artillery regiment which trained with 57 mm
guns, and one infantry regiment to which I was assigned. I underwent the usual
infantry basic training course; the training seemed quite.rigorous to me. The
food was extremely poor and many recruits either could not eat the food or became
ill after eating.
3. The population in and around Rava-Russkaya was quite hostile toward Soviet soldiers,
whether they were Russian or Ukrainian. I heard that the entire area was covered with
Bandera bands which terrorized and preyed on Soviet soldiers and Soviet sympathizers.
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These loeal bands .were allegedly composed of people 11' i,ng_.in the
area. who "worked '.their fields by ' day aid took up arms at night o.
Any local resident known to, be cooperating with the' Soviet xUthariti6's
was ire danger of :."losing his life and having 'his home deetz Oyed .
these bands . Particul rly _ bitter ',,And. violent opp?sitio t cc~