The Battle of Kiev in January 1919 was one of the three battles in Kiev (

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), capital of Ukraine during the

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and

Ukrainian–Soviet War The Ukrainian–Soviet War ( uk, радянсько-українська війна, translit=radiansko-ukrainska viina) was an armed conflict from 1917 to 1921 between the Ukrainian People's Republic and the Bolsheviks (Soviet Ukraine and S ...

. It involved an offensive by elements of the Ukrainian Front of the

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to capture Kiev. This battle was a part of the General Offensive of the Ukrainian Front in Ukraine. On January 22,

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was occupied.
On January 24, the Red Army approached

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and occupied the city after fierce fighting.
On February 5, after three days of fighting, the Red Army entered Kiev.

References

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