Trypillian Incident | |||||||
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Part of Ukrainian-Soviet War | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Units involved | |||||||
Green Army | Bolshevik Kiev city garrison | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Initial force 2,000 3,000–4,000 Green Army forces (mid July) |
Initial force 1,500 Later force Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
All of the Green Army forces were liquidated | Hundreds of Red Army soldiers massacred |
The Trypillian Incident also known as the Trypillian tragedy (Russian:Трипольская трагедия) occurred in the summer of 1919 between Ukrainian anti-Bolshevik forces and the Bolshevik Kiev garrison.