Otaman Kostiantyn Yuriyovych Pestushko | |
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Native name | Костянти́н Ю́рійович Песту́шко |
Nickname(s) | Kost Stepovyi-Blakytnyi |
Born | Hannivka , Russian Empire | February 14, 1898
Died | May 9, 1921 Hannivka, Ukrainian SSR | (aged 23)
Allegiance | Kholodny Yar Republic |
Service | Imperial Russian Army (1916-1918), Ukrainian People's Army (1918-1919), Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine (1919-1920), Green Army (1920-1921) |
Unit | Middle Dnieper group (1919-1920), Steppe Division (1920-1921) |
Battles / wars | World War I[1] Ukrainian War of Independence |
Kostiantyn Yuriyovych Pestushko (Ukrainian: Костянтин Юрійович Пестушко; February 14, 1898 – May 9, 1921) was a Ukrainian military leader, commander of the rebel Steppe Division , Otaman of the Kholodny Yar Republic.