Military operation

occupation of Kharkiv

1917 · 49.99° N, 36.23° E

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When
1917
Kind
Military operation
Coordinates
49.99° N, 36.23° E
Description
1917 occupation of Kharkiv by Russian Bolsheviks

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Soviet occupation of Kharkiv

Part of Ukrainian–Soviet War

The Occupation of Kharkiv was the first episode of the Ukrainian–Soviet War, during which on 23 December 1917, the Russian Bolsheviks seized the Ukrainian city Kharkiv and installed Soviet power there. The Ukrainian authorities failed to expel the Bolsheviks and the last Ukrainian regiments in the city were disarmed on 10 January 1918.

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