The Jewish population was important in the town. During World War II, the Germans occupied the town and kept the Jews prisoners in a
ghetto. In May 1942, hundreds of Jews were murdered in mass executions perpetrated by an
Einsatzgruppe.
2017 munitions explosion On 26 September 2017, at about 10:00 pm (19:00 UTC), the
munitions depot for the
Ukrainian Army, just south of the town, blew up causing extensive damage to nearby houses and other buildings. This was implied (if not claimed) to be
Russian "sabotage" by Ukrainian authorities, including
President Petro Poroshenko and
Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman. In September 2021 the general prosecutor announced that evidence confirmed sabotage. ==Gallery==