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Battle of Kyiv

Battle of Kyiv was a battle fought in 1918 at Kyiv, in what is now Ukraine. It was part of the Russian Civil War, which ran from 1917 to 1922. The recorded result: Bolshevik victory. Recorded strength: 2,000; 3 batteries against 7,000; armored train; artillery battery.

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Штурм Києва військом Муравйова 1918 року. Зліва вгорі горить будинок Михайла Грушевського в Латинському кварталі (Панківщина). Фото зроблено біля будинку № 75 що на сучасній вулиці Саксаганського. htt. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1918
WhereKyiv, Ukraine50.450N, 30.523E
OutcomeBolshevik victory
BelligerentsUkrainian People's RepublicagainstRussian SFSR
Part ofRussian Civil War1917 to 1922

Where it sits in the Russian Civil War

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48 placed engagements of the Russian Civil War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1918 (year precision)
to 8 February 1918
PlaceKyiv, Ukraine
50.450N, 30.523E
KindBattle, First World War
Territorial changeCapture of Kiev by Bolsheviks
Strength2,000; 3 batteries7,000; armored train; artillery battery
Casualties and lossesat least 1,286 civilians killed
Commanders
  • Mykhailo Kovenko
  • Mikhail Artemyevich Muravyov
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 11 times between AD 968 and 1943.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1918

Battle of Kyiv is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 301 in present-day Ukraine.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3183865, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kiev (1918), revision 1379565488, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.