On November 12, 1942, the Sobinforumboro reported on the crimes of the Nazi forces in the Kursk region.
Seven old men and 41 women were hanged at the Red Star Artel. In the Demirovsky district, the forces burned six villages, and their inhabitants were deported to forced labor.
"The Nazi scoundrels carried out a bloody massacre of the collective farmers of the Red Star artel, Kursk region. Hitler's executioners hanged 7 old men and 41 women. In Dmitrovsky district, Kursk region, the Germans burned six villages to the ground, and all the inhabitants were deported to forced labor."