In Drobytsky Yar , at the outskirts of the Ukrainian city of Kharkov, a ceremony was held Wednesday to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the slaughter of the Jews on the site.

Participating in the ceremony were representatives from the municipality, the Israeli Ambassador to the Ukraine, Reuven Dinel, MK Ze'ev Elkin, Jewish business owner Alexander Feldman, Chief Rabbi of Kharkov Moshe Moskovitz, representatives of the various religious groups, citizens of Kharkov and a myriad of guests.