Borys Rostislavovich Khreschatytsky (, ; 1881, Stanitsa Novomykolaivska,

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–1940) was a general of the Russian Empire. He commanded the Ukrainian troops in the Far East (1918–1924). In January 1918 he arrived in Chita, and later traveled to Kharbin, where he came under the command of General Horvat. From March 8 to November 14, 1918, he held the position of Chief of Staff of the Russian troops guarding the right-of-way of the

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. In this position, at the beginning of summer 1918, Khreschatytsky began forming the Ukrainian army of the

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(''Zeleny Klyn''). However, when forming the second Ukrainian division, he received an order from Admiral

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in September 1918 — to send Ukrainian units to an anti-bolshevist front. From November 1918 until August 1919 Khreschatytsky served Kolchak's army, participating in fighting against

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and rising to the rank of lieutenant-general. By autumn 1919 he had become inspector of the Far-Eastern formations of strategic reserve and general on the special commissions at commander by the troops of the Priamur's territorial department. In 1920 Khreschatytsky came under the command of ataman Grigory Semyonov. From April 27, 1920, and to July 7, 1921, he held the position of Chief of Staff of the Cossack troops of the Far East. At the beginning of 1920 (according to other sources - by the summer of 1918) the Ukrainian regional government appointed Khreschatytsky as commander of the Far-Eastern Ukrainian army. He supported the ideas of ataman G.M. Semyonov on the creation of a single state of Kazaks and Ukrainians in the Far East from

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to the

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. From June 26, 1920, there was a manager by the department of foreign affairs of the Zabaykal's government of Semyonov and he negotiated with the Japanese about a joint fight against

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. From August, 1921 Khreschatytsky participated in the work of the Supreme Military Soviet of the Zabaykal. After the defeat of the troops (the Far Eastern Army) of General Semyonov and the disbanding in 1920 of the Ukrainian regiments of General L. V. Verigo in

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, Khreschatytsky emigrated to Kharbin in

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1881 births 1940 deaths People from Novoazovsk People from Don Host Oblast Russian military personnel of World War I White movement lieutenant generals White Russian emigrants to China Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 2nd class Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 3rd class Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 4th class {{Ukraine-bio-stub