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Conflict Europe

Ukrainian War of Independence

1917 CE – 1921 CE · 4 years

Chaotic multi-front conflict as Ukraine fought for independence amid the collapse of the Russian and Austro-Hungarian empires. Ukraine faced invasions from Soviet Russia, Poland, the White Army, and Romania simultaneously, ultimately losing its independence to the Bolsheviks.

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Ukrainian War of Independence on Wikipedia.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Ukrainian People's Republic
  • Soviet Russia, Poland, White Army

Key moments

Defining events in the Ukrainian War of Independence.

  1. 1918 Battle of Kruty
  2. 1918-1920 Multiple sieges of Kyiv
  3. 1920 Bolshevik capture of Kyiv

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Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1917 CE and 1921 CE.

1917 CE Russian Civil War 1917 CE Battle of Passchendaele 1918 CE Estonian War of Independence 1918 CE Latvian War of Independence 1918 CE Polish-Ukrainian War

And in the rest of the world

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