▁No . ▁ 9 ▁police ▁batt alion . ▁These ▁units ▁were ▁rein for ced ▁by ▁police ▁batt al ions ▁N os . ▁ 4 5 ▁and ▁ 3 0 5 , ▁by ▁units ▁of ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁auxili ary ▁police , ▁and ▁supported ▁by ▁local ▁collabor ators . ▁▁ ▁The ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Einsatz k omm ando ▁reported ▁two ▁days ▁later : ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁testim ony ▁of ▁a ▁tr uck ▁driver ▁named ▁Ho fer , ▁vict ims ▁were ▁ordered ▁to ▁und ress ▁and ▁were ▁be aten ▁if ▁they ▁resist ed : ▁ ▁The ▁crowd ▁was ▁large ▁enough ▁that ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁vict ims ▁could ▁not ▁have ▁known ▁what ▁was ▁happening ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁too ▁late ; ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁they ▁heard ▁the ▁machine ▁gun ▁fire , ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁chance ▁to ▁escape . ▁All ▁were ▁driven ▁down ▁a ▁cor rid or ▁of ▁soldiers , ▁in ▁groups ▁of ▁ten , ▁and ▁then ▁shot . ▁A ▁tr uck ▁driver ▁described ▁the ▁scene . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁evening , ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁und erm ined ▁the ▁wall ▁of ▁the ▁rav ine ▁and ▁buried ▁the ▁people ▁under ▁the ▁thick ▁layers ▁of ▁earth . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Einsatz gruppe ' s ▁Oper ational ▁Situ ation ▁Report , ▁ 3 3 , 7 7 1 ▁Jews ▁from ▁Ky iv ▁and ▁its ▁sub ur bs ▁were ▁system atically ▁shot ▁dead ▁by ▁machine - gun ▁fire ▁at ▁Bab i ▁Y ar ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁September ▁and ▁ 3 0 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁ ▁The