Operation on the Elimination of the Volodymyr Tabaka–"Bahrianyi" Military Uniton the Zastavske Suburb of Horodok in February 1949 ; Операція з ліквідації боївки Володимира Табаки-"Багряного" на Заставськомупередмісті Городка у лютому 1949 року

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The operation on elimination Volodymyr Tabaka–"Bahrianyi"' military unit (boyivka) on the Zastavske suburb of Horodok on February 12, 1949 on the basis of the Archive of the Office SBU in the Lviv region and partly other documents is highlighted in the article. Most likely, its location could be given to someone from the local resident, but who is still not surely known. The rebels made armed resistance, and when they were in hopelessness, not wanting to appear alive, they committed suicide."Bahrianyi"' military unit acted in Horodok and its suburbs from the autumn of 1944, periodically esorting to armed operations against the representatives of the MDB–MVS, local authorities and Bolshevik agents. At the time of its elimination, in addition to the said commander, there were two rebels – Ivan Vetoshko-"Sosna" and Antin Tzap – all natives of Horodok.The operation on the elimination of undergrounds in Zastavske suburb was carried out by the "military-chekist group of the MDB" (a total of 25 people) under the leadership of the head of the Horodok District Department of MDB Major Constantine Yerofeyev. The latter used an ambiguous reputation and a military operation on February 12, 1949 can be considered one of the most successful in its track record.Bunker (kryivka), in which the rebels were located, inside was well-equipped (fixed beds, table, electric heating). It was possible to get inside from the cellar of the house of Yosyph Dmytryshyn. After the military operation, "trophies" were removed from the bunker, among which, in particular, there were weapons, clothes and anti-Soviet postcards. Subsequently, the bunker laid an explosive and blew it. The owner of the house, which contained a bunker, was arrested and subsequently sentenced for a long period of punishment.Separately, the attention was focused on the hunting of the MDB-MVS for the authorities authors of information reports seized during the operation of the bunker. Reports were executed in red ink in the pupil notebook and signed by the pseudonym "Mak". They provided lists and biographical data of security officials, district party committees, collective farms, post offices, schools, village councils, etc. The hunting for the authors of these reports was crowned with the arrest of two inhabitants of Horodok – Ivan Vetoshko (a homonym of rebel, who died in 1949 in the Zastavske suburb) and Stepan Kanafotskyi.As a result, the formation of the heroic image of the three dead insurgents in modern scientific discourse and historical memory of the inhabitants of Horodok region was analyzed. On February 12, 1992, a memorial cross was erected on the site of the rebellion's death. Since then, every year, memorials are held on this site, in particular, with the participation of pupils from Horodok schools, government officials and public organizations. In May, 2013 on the Zastavska str. erected a monument. ; У статті висвітлено операцію з ліквідації на Заставському передмісті Городка 12 лютого 1949 р. повстанської боївки Володимира Табаки ("Багряного"). Визначено ключових учасників "чекістсько-військової групи МДБ", імена загиблих повстанців, особливості внутрішнього обладнання криївки та вилучені з неї речі. Окремо акцентовано увагу на пошуках органами МВС-МДБ авторів інформаційних звітів, вилучених із криївки під час операції. Проаналізовано формування героїчного образу загиблих повстанців у сучасному науковому дискурсі та в історичній пам'яті мешканців Городка. Стаття написана на основі матеріалів Архіву Управління Служби безпеки України у Львівській області та почасти інших документів, що вперше вводиться у науковий обіг, і які дають змогу розкрити лише одну із багатьох героїчних сторінок національно- визвольної боротьби українців проти радянського тоталітарного режиму