Volodymyrska, 20

On October 4 (old style), unaware that the Jewish citizens and their property was being attacked, Eva Apatova, her husband, and their infant went to her sister's apartment at 3 Rohnidynska Street. They decided to leave their home because the basement was too cramped and overcrowded with sick children. 

 

On October 6, her husband went to check on their apartment on Volodymyrska Street, but a neighbor ran out and told him to leave quickly if he didn't want to be killed. She saved the woman's bag and gave it to her husband. However, he went into the apartment and saw that many things were missing, so he left. Eva asked her cousin to go check on the apartment. The general's wife opened the door for her, while two men in military uniforms with epaulettes and rifles were in the room. The general's wife was holding something in her hands.

 

Five or six days later, the woman, along with a sworn attorney and her cousin, went to the house on Vladimirskaya Street. On the way, they met the neighbor who had previously warned the man about the danger. She again told them not to go to the apartment because they were in danger. She said that on October 4, eight people armed with rifles appeared, accompanied by servants, and asked where “Commissioner Apatov,” his wife, and child were. They said that they had to be killed because they had allegedly thrown a bomb. They began to take things from the apartment.  The neighbor said that she had received a summons to counterintelligence, where she was questioned about Apatov, and that they would most likely continue to do so, hinting at a bribe. When asked to show the summons, she said that she had lost it somewhere.

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On Saturday, the general's daughter brought soldiers to the Apatovs' apartment and told them to cut open the upholstery of the sofa, where the money was allegedly hidden. The general's wife and daughter either went in to rob the apartment themselves or accompanied the soldiers, supposedly to hand over the stolen goods to the Volunteer Army. 

 

The Apatovs came to the general's wife and demanded their belongings back. She evaded their questions and pushed them out of the apartment, but they still managed to retrieve some of their belongings. Later it turned out that many of the items ended up in the apartment of the neighbor who had tried to convince them not to go home.