Battle of Kiev (January 1919)

Battle of Kiev (January 1919)
Part of the Russian Civil War
Date January 18 – February 5, 1919 Location Kiev, Ukraine Result Soviet victory
Belligerents
Red Army	Ukrainian People's Republic
Commanders and leaders
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

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