Ukraine on Thursday marked the 75th anniversary of the Babi Yar massacre, one of the most infamous mass slaughters of the Second World War. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko visited the Babi Yar monument on Thursday for a small commemoration that included people laying flowers. World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder described Babi Yar as "one of the most infamous pieces of ground in the entire world." It shows a Nazi firing squad shooting Soviet civilians in the back as they sit beside their own mass grave in Babi Yar. Kyiv resident Volodymyr Pogrilchuk said the tragedy of Babi Yar has haunted him ever since.

Source: CBC News September 29, 2016 21:22 UTC