Ivan Samosenko ( uk, Іван Семосенко, 1894–1920) was a Ukrainian military leader and a war criminal who was involved in anti-Jewish

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s in Ukraine for which he was executed. However, some sources say that he was released.Proskurivsky pogrom. Petliura's fault?
by

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Ukrayinska Pravda ''Ukrainska Pravda'' ( uk, Українська правда, lit=Ukrainian Truth) is a Ukrainian online newspaper founded by Georgiy Gongadze on 16 April 2000 (the day of the Ukrainian constitutional referendum). Published mainly in Ukraini ...

(25 February 2019) Before joining the Ukrainian Army, Samosenko served in the

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, holding a rank of praporshchik. In 1917 he joined the newly formed Ukrainian detachment of the

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, the 2nd Ukrainian Cossack Regiment of Hetman Polubotok. In November 1918, in Lubny, he gathered a guerilla detachment in a fight against the Hetman administration. In January 1919 his detachment moved to

Right-bank Ukraine Right-bank Ukraine ( uk , Правобережна Україна, ''Pravoberezhna Ukrayina''; russian: Правобережная Украина, ''Pravoberezhnaya Ukraina''; pl, Prawobrzeżna Ukraina, sk, Pravobrežná Ukrajina, hu, Jobb p ...

, where it was transformed in the "Zaporizhian Brigade named after

Symon Petlura Symon Vasylyovych Petliura ( uk, Си́мон Васи́льович Петлю́ра; – May 25, 1926) was a Ukrainian politician and journalist. He became the Supreme Commander of the Ukrainian Army and the President of the Ukrainian People' ...

" which consisted of two kurins (battalions). After suffering a defeat at frontlines in March 1919, remnants of the brigade in May 1919 were transferred to the Zaporizhian Corpus of the

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of the

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(

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). On 1 May 1919 Samosenko was arrested and was under investigation on charges of organizing Jewish pogroms. In October 1919 he was freed from jail in

Kamianets-Podilskyi Kamianets-Podilskyi ( uk, Ка́м'яне́ць-Поді́льський, russian: Каменец-Подольский, Kamenets-Podolskiy, pl, Kamieniec Podolski, ro, Camenița, yi, קאַמענעץ־פּאָדאָלסק / קאַמעניץ, ...

by military detachments of the

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that occupied the city. On 17 January 1920 Samosenko was a military commissar and commander of the Red Insurgent Forces of Bratslav County. In April 1920 he joined the 2nd Division (later the 3rd Iron Division) of Ukrainian People's Army, but soon it was discovered that he was under investigation. After his attempt to flee, Samosenko was arrested by the Polish police at the

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n border and handed over to the Ukrainian authorities. Eventually he was executed on charges of organizing Jewish pogroms.

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Ivan Samosenko
brief overview. {{DEFAULTSORT:Semesenko, Ivan 1894 births 1920 deaths Ukrainian military leaders Ukrainian people of World War I Russian military personnel of World War I Ukrainian people convicted of war crimes People executed for war crimes

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