11 Karavaivs'ka

On the night of October 2-3 (old style), a group of 14 armed men approached, several of them Ossetians in officer's uniforms, the rest in soldier's greatcoats with epaulettes. The door was opened for them, as the residents of the building did not know that a pogrom was about to begin. They demanded to see the head of the building committee, because shots had allegedly been fired from the building. They said to collect contributions from Jewish apartments, otherwise they threatened to go after them themselves. They demanded 500,000 rubles, but the residents managed to collect only 57,000 rubles. The armed men said they would come back at noon for the rest of the money. The head of the building committee's escort went to seek protection from the robbers. He went to the headquarters of the 42nd Yakut Regiment, where he found the regiment commander. He told those present what had happened. Colonel Ivanenko listened and said, “Those scoundrels, the Ossetians, are causing trouble again. Write me a statement, and I will report the Ossetian robberies to General Bredov.” The testimony was recorded, and a telegram was sent to General Bredov based on it. The colonel promised to send security, and an hour later, three soldiers and one officer of the regiment named Brovchenko arrived at the house. They stayed until 3 p.m. and left, but Brovchenko himself came to the residents in the evening and stayed overnight, and later three soldiers joined the security detail. At night, a detachment of 16 people (officers, soldiers, and several civilians) arrived. They said they had come to conduct a search because shots had been fired from there and that “all Jews must be taken out into the street and shot.” Brovchenko demanded a warrant, but there was none.  He looked at their documents and said that he would not allow a search.

 

At 5 p.m. on October 4, six armed men (three officers, one volunteer, and two in civilian clothes) entered and robbed several apartments. Officer Brovchenko was not there at the time. In Ilya Vinogradov's apartment, they robbed the governess. Hearing that a Jewish doctor lived in the apartment, they demanded money for the Volunteer Army. When the robbers went out into the street, the robbed governess and cook Stanislava chased after them. With the help of a military vehicle passing by, two officers and soldiers were detained and taken to the headquarters of the state guard, where their identities were established. It is known that they were held in custody and a trial was scheduled. The money was returned.

 

On the night of October 5, a group of 15 people in officer uniforms and soldier's greatcoats appeared at the entrance to the house. They said they had come to conduct a search and had a warrant, which they did not show. They were not allowed in, so they broke the frames of two windows and entered the house. They showed a warrant issued in the name of an Armenian military doctor. They began to threaten to take revenge on the Jews for shooting from this house. Ilya Vinogradov called in a strike battalion. A detachment of 15 people arrived. Doubting the authenticity of the warrant, they left, leaving one officer in the house to watch the search. The search turned into looting. They took away linen, dresses, and cloth. Vinogradov's house was not searched; his surname was taken to be Christian. The Armenian doctor worked especially diligently, taking large bundles of belongings with him.