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Battle of Kiev

The Battle of Kiev of February (O.S. January) 1918 was a Bolshevik military operation of Petrograd and Moscow Red Guard formations directed to capture the capital of Ukraine. The operation was led by Red Guards commander Mikhail Artemyevich Muravyov as part of the Soviet expeditionary force against Kaledin and the Central Council of Ukraine.

Battle of Kiev
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When
5 Feb 1918 – 8 Feb 1918
Where
Kyiv
Era
Modern

Topics

Before and after

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