Monument to the Victims of the Baturyn Tragedy
On 2 November 1708 Menshikov's army massacred the hetman's capital — 11 to 15 thousand people.
On 2 November 1708 by the old style, russian troops under Alexander Menshikov, on the orders of Peter I, seized the hetman's capital Baturyn, massacred the garrison and inhabitants and burned the town — revenge for Hetman Ivan Mazepa's going over to Sweden; the betrayal of Pryluky colonel Ivan Nis helped them get into the fortress. Estimates of the victims: historian Serhii Pavlenko — 5–7 thousand civilians and 6–7.2 thousand soldiers, 11–14 thousand in all out of about 20,000 who were in the town; other sources — 11 to 15 thousand; in 1726 the town still stood deserted. Since 1995 Ukrainian–Canadian archaeological excavations have recorded traces of the massacre. The monument to the victims of the tragedy was erected in 2004 on the grounds of the Citadel of Baturyn fortress, part of the "Hetman's Capital" reserve.
On the grounds of the Citadel, entry with a ticket of the "Hetman's Capital" reserve; check the hours by tel. (067) 542-97-05 — in the cold season the museums were open 08:00–17:00, ticket offices until 16:30 (reserve website, 30.10.2024). The Baturyn community comes under drone attacks: on 12–13.09.2026 a UAV strike killed a man (LB.ua, 13.09.2026); follow the alerts.