During World War II , many partisan groups operated in the vicinity of Ruski Bród .

Between January 17 and 19, 1945 , the biggest battle in the Kielce region was fought here (the so-called Kocioł pod Ruskie Bródem ) .

The fights in the village itself and on the edge of the forests lasted 2 days and 2 nights, during which Ruski Bród changed hands many times.

The local 1000-year-old primary school is named after Hubalczyk and is a kind of monument to the branch, in the cemetery , the graves of those murdered on April 11, 1940 , in retaliation for Hubal's actions, the inhabitants of the village.

Red Army soldiers were omitted in the new version of the plaque adopted on September 24, 2020, based on the recommendations of the Institute of National Remembrance  .