The village of Rudnia was established at the beginning of the 19th century. It consisted of 34 homesteads with 44 Polish families, 1 Czech family and 2 Ukrainian families. In the nearby forest there was a UPA grouping.

Due to the threat from the Ukrainians, self-defence was organised in the village, which had some weapons. For nights, several families would go down to individual houses or barns. On 12.07.1943 an armed group of Ukrainians attacked the village. The Poles saved themselves by fleeing - about 30 people survived and about 140 died. The buildings were burnt down after being robbed. Within hours the village ceased to exist.

The victims were buried in a common grave. On 20.09.1997 the Association for the Commemoration of Poles Murdered in Volhynia based in Zamosc placed a high metal cross on the grave of the victims. The inscription reads: "110 Poles / residents of Rudni and Zurawiec / who died in 1943 / in eternal memory / Compatriots".

The site is cared for by the Association of Polish Culture in Włodzimierz Wołyński.