Savur-Mohyla

Savur-Mohyla Memorial
Soviet Union
Savur-Mohyla Memorial, 2008
For Red Army soldiers fallen during World War II
Unveiled	1963
Location	near Snizhne
Designed by	Anatoly Ignashchenko

Savur-Mohyla (Ukrainian: Савур-могила), sometimes transcribed as Savur-Mogila or Saur-Mogila (Russian: Саур-Могила), is a strategic height in the Donets ridge near the city of Snezhnoye, located about 5 km (3.1 mi) away from the border between Ukraine and Russia (Rostov Oblast).

It is originally a tumulus (kurgan) - "mohyla" means "tumulus" in Ukrainian and according to one interpretation the word "Savur" comes from Turkic "Sauyr", meaning "steppe mound shaped like horse bottom."

World War II

During World War II Saur-Mohyla was the focal point of intense fighting. Only in August 1943, Soviet troops managed to retake control of the height from German forces. In 1963 a memorial complex was unveiled on the top of the hill to honour the fallen soldiers.^[1]

2014 war in Donbass

Main articles: War in Donbass and Battle in Shakhtarsk Raion

In 2014, during the long-time military conflict between Ukrainian troops and Donbass pro-Russian fighters, the Saur-Mohyla height was captured by the pro-Russian fighters. On 23 July 2014, pro-Russians shot down two Ukrainian Air Force Sukhoi Su-25 (NATO reporting name "Frogfoot") ground-attack aircraft flying at 17,000 feet (5,182 meters) over Saur-Mohyla, using an advanced anti-aircraft system.^[2]^[3]

On 28 July 2014, after intense fighting, the Armed Forces of Ukraine claimed that they recaptured control of Savur-Mohyla from the pro-Russian fighters.^[4] However, commander of the pro-Russian Donetsk People's Republic, Igor Girkin, denied Savur-Mohyla had been lost, saying fighting was continuing.^[5] Followings its capture by the Ukrainian 25th Airborne Brigade on 9 August 2014,^[6] the DPR recaptured the hill on 26 August 2014.^[7]^[8] During the fighting, the hill changed sides between the Ukraine and DPR about 8 times.

Destruction of the memorial

On 21 August 2014, the memorial's obelisk collapsed after enduring weeks of heavy shelling.^[7]^[9]

Gallery

Red Army soldiers near Saur-Mogila during World War 2
Monument to Soviet infantrymen in World War 2
Monument to Soviet tankmen in World War 2
Monument to Soviet pilots in World War 2
Soviet soldier statue next to the former obelisk
Ukrainian soldiers near the memorial before the Battle of Shakhtarsk Raion in June 2014
Large memorial to World War 2 Soviet soldiers in August 2015
Close up of the memorial
Another view of the memorial
Saur-Mogila in 2015 with notable damage a year after the War in Donbass battle
HD view of the path and visitors
Aftermath of the monument to Soviet infantrymen
Aftermath of the monument to Soviet tankmen
Aftermath of the monument to Soviet artillerymen
Aftermath of the monument to Soviet pilots
Soviet pilot statue collapsed in front of rubble
More pilot statues amongst the rubble
A memorial considerably damaged after the battle
Path to the destroyed obelisk
Outside view of the former obelisk
Rubble inside of the former obelisk
View of the area in front of Saur-Mogila
A DPR Vostok Battalion flag dedicated to Oleg Grishin's squad called the "Medvedevtsy"
Cemetery of DPR fighters that died for the capture of the hill, with an old bell

References

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↑ GPW Veterans Celebrate Victory Day At Saur-Mohyla, UKRINFORM, 9 May 2008
↑ Two Ukrainian fighter jets shot down as Kiev accuses Moscow of sending more arms to fighters, FoxNews, 23 July 2014.
↑ Two Ukrainian military jets shot down over rebel-held area, Washington Post, 23 July 2014.
↑ Ukrainian Armed Forces take control of Saur-Mohyla - report to president, Interfax, 28 July 2014.
↑ "Ukraine claims more territory as fight intensifies with rebels". Reuters. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
↑ Ополчение отступило со стратегической высоты Саур-Могила // RIA Novosti, 9 August 2014
1 2 Panoramic video of the destroyed memorial, Lifenews.ru, August 28, 2014
↑ Donetsk militia claims assuming control of border stretch to Azov Sea, ITAR-TASS, 26 August 2014
↑ Savur-Mohyla Left Without Obelisk Because of Shelling, Censor.NET, August 21, 2014

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Coordinates: 47°55′22.75″N 38°44′25.94″E / 47.9229861°N 38.7405389°E / 47.9229861; 38.7405389

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