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Babyn Yar

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[bah-bin yahr, bah-byin yahr] / ˈbɑ bɪn ˈyɑr, ˈbɑ byɪn ˈyɑr /
  1. a ravine near Kyiv, Ukraine: site of German massacre of Jews in World War II.


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Mr. Zelensky, who is Jewish, noted that a Russian missile this week killed five civilians on the territory of a Holocaust memorial site in Kyiv, Babyn Yar.

From New York Times • Mar. 3, 2022

Babyn Yar is now a place of quiet contemplation, where thousands of people travel to every year to remember those who died.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2022

The wall is one of several new installations in a memorial project for Babyn Yar.

From Reuters • Oct. 6, 2021

The suggestion was leaked to the media and unleashed accusations that Khrzhanovsky aimed to create an “entertainment complex” at Babyn Yar.

From Washington Post • Oct. 5, 2021

Zissels and his partners have proposed their own Babyn Yar project based on a “Ukrainian” version of events.

From Washington Post • Oct. 5, 2021