[The witness repeated the oath in Russian.]
THE PRESIDENT: You may sit down.
MR. COUNSELLOR SMIRNOV: Please tell us, Witness, in which village did you live before the war?
GRIGORIEV: In the village of Kusnezovo, Porkhov region, district of Pskov.
MR. COUNSELLOR SMIRNOV: In which village were you overtaken by the outbreak of war?
GRIGORIEV: In the village of Kusnezovo.
MR. COUNSELLOR SMIRNOV: Does this village currently exist?
GRIGORIEV: It does not exist.
MR. COUNSELLOR SMIRNOV: Please tell the Tribunal what happened.
GRIGORIEV: On the memorable day of 28 October 1943, German soldiers suddenly raided our village and started murdering the peaceful citizens, shooting them, chasing them into the houses. On that day I was working on the threshing floor with my two sons, Alexei and Nikolai. Suddenly a German soldier came up to us and ordered us to follow him.