Aleksandrovsk Bolshevik Uprising

Oleksandrivsk Uprising
Part of the Ukrainian–Soviet War
Date25 December 1917 - 2 January 1918
Location
Result

Soviet victory

  • Uprising initially suppressed by UPA
  • City occupied by the Red Guards
Belligerents

 Ukrainian People's Republic

 Ukrainian People's Republic of Soviets

Commanders and leaders
Symon Petliura Vladimir Antonov-Ovseenko
Aleksei Mokrousov
Units involved

Ukrainian People's Army

Group of forces in battle with the counterrevolution in the South of Russia

Casualties and losses
1 killed, 4 wounded 13 Red Guards and 5 sailors killed

The Oleksandrivsk Uprising (Ukrainian: Олександрівське Повстання) was an armed workers' rebellion that broke out against the Central Council of Ukraine in the city of Oleksandrivsk on 25 December [O.S. 12 December] 1917. Led by local Bolsheviks, detachments of the Red Guards and Black Sea Fleet managed to occupy much of the city for 3 days, but were defeated by the forces of the Ukrainian People's Army. Despite the initial UPA victory, on 2 January 1918 [O.S. 20 December 1917], the Red Guards returned to Oleksandrivsk and captured the city, establishing "soviet power".


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