Starobelsk is a towm near Luhansk in Ukraine. During WW2, it was the site of a Soviet prison camp for Polish POWs (Prisoners of War), especially officers. A very large proportion of the prisoners from the camp were massacred during the Katyn massacre in the Kharkov mass murder site. Lugansk (Ukrainian: Луганськ, Luhansk; Russian: Луга́нск, Lugansk) is a city in southeastern Ukraine. ... Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths World War II, also known as the Second World War (sometimes WW2 or WWII), was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the globe and is accepted as... State motto (Russian): Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Capital Moscow Official language None; Russian (de facto) Government Federation of Socialist republics/ Communist state Area  - Total  - % water Largest on the planet 22,402,200 km² ?% Population  - Total  - Density 3rd before collapse 293,047,571 (July... Geneva Convention definition A prisoner of war (POW) is a soldier, sailor, airman, or marine who is imprisoned by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. ... The KatyÅ„ massacre, also known as the Katyn Forest Massacre, was the mass execution of Polish citizens (mostly military officers POWs) by the Soviet Union during World War II. // Background Initially the expression referred to the massacre of the Polish military officers confined at the Kozielsk Prisoner of War (POW...