Occupation of Poltava by the Bolsheviks (1918–1919)
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Occupation of Poltava by the Bolsheviks (1918) – seizure of Poltava by the Bolshevik troops on January 19, 1918.
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Occupation of Poltava by the Bolsheviks (1918) | |||||||
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Part of Soviet–Ukrainian War (1917–1921) | |||||||
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Ukrainian People's Republic | Russian SFSR | ||||||
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| Mikhail Artemyevich Muravyov | ||||||
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100 junkers killed[1] | Unknown |
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In the Soviet-Ukrainian war the railway junctions of the Left Bank of Ukraine, through which the railways were connected, were important strategic points: Hrebinka, Romodan, Kruty, Bakhmach. Intermediate points of defense for Ukrainian troops were: Sumy, Konotop, Nizhyn, Kostyantynohrad, Poltava. The acquisition of these railway lines and stations were the main task of Soviet troops under V. Antonov.[2]