This was not an easy period for, in January 1918, an independent Ukrainian state was proclaimed with Kiev as its capital. Red Army troops entered Kiev in the following month.
Ito ay hindi isang madaling panahon para sa, sa January 1918, ng isang malayang Ukrainian estado ay proclaimed sa Kiev bilang kabisera nito. Hukbong Pula tropa ipinasok Kiev sa mga sumusunod na buwan.