Battle of Kiev (January 1919)
Battle of Kiev (January 1919) | |||||||
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Part of the Russian Civil War | |||||||
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Red Army | Ukrainian People's Republic | ||||||
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Vladimir Antonov-Ovseyenko Nikolay Shchors | Symon Petliura |
The Battle of Kiev in January 1919 was one of the three battles in Kiev, capital of Ukraine during the Russian Civil War and Ukrainian–Soviet War. It involved an offensive by elements of the Ukrainian Front of the Red Army to capture Kiev. [1]
References
- ↑ Savchenko, V.A. (2006). Двенадцать войн за Украину [12 Wars of Ukraine] (in Russian). Kharkov: Folio.
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