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Battle of Kiev (January 1919)
Part of the 1919 Soviet invasion of Ukraine
Date18 January – 5 February 1919
LocationKiev (Kyiv, Ukraine)
Result Soviet victory
Belligerents

Ukrainian Front

Ukrainian People's Republic
Commanders and leaders
Vladimir Antonov-Ovseyenko
Nikolay Shchors
Symon Petliura
Ukrainian–Soviet War (1917–1921)

Bolshevik uprisings in Ukraine

The Battle of Kiev in January 1919 was one of the three battles in Kiev (Kyiv), the 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.

This battle was a part of the General Offensive of the Ukrainian Front in Ukraine.

On 22 January, Nizhyn was occupied.
On 24 January, the Red Army approached Brovary and occupied the city after fierce fighting.
On 5 February, after three days of fighting, the Red Army entered Kiev.

References

  1. Savchenko, V.A. (2006). Двенадцать войн за Украину [12 Wars of Ukraine] (in Russian). Kharkov: Folio.
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