Battle of Zhmerynka

Battle of Zhmerynka
Part of Ukrainian-Soviet War
DateDecember 1917 — March 1918
Location
Result Ukrainian victory
Territorial
changes
Bolsheviks out of Right Bank Ukraine
Belligerents

Central Powers

Soviet Russia
Commanders and leaders
Ukrainian People's Republic Pavlo Skoropadsky unknown
Units involved
Ukrainian People's Republic Ukrainian People's Army and Free Cossacks under the command of Pavlo Skoropadsky
 Austro-Hungarian Army
2nd Guard Corps
Casualties and losses
minimal maximal, 2 train drivers killed

Battle of Zhmerynka (December 1917 — March 1918) — battle between the Ukrainian People's Army, Austro-Hungarian forces and Red Army. A detachment of the Free Cossacks led by Pavlo Skoropadsky from the 2nd Guard Corps of the Red Army took part in the battle. Pavlo Skoropadsky managed to drive the Bolsheviks out of Zhmerynka and force them to retreat from the Right Bank Ukraine, but on March 1 Bolsheviks took Kyiv.[1]


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