Chyhirynka | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Belarus |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Belarus |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Mogilev Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kirawsk District |
Timezone: | MSK |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 53.4203°N 29.8528°W |
Chyhirynka or Chigirinka (Belarusian: Чыгірынка|Čyhirynka; Russian: Чигиринка) is a village in Kirawsk District, Mogilev Region, Belarus. It is part of Stayki selsoviet.[1]
The village was burned to the ground in 1943 by the Estonian collaborationist 658th Eastern Battalion under Major Alfons Rebane.[2]
It was liberated in 1944 by the Soviet troops of the 1st Belorussian Front.[3]