Original sentence: During World War I the western Ukrainian people were situated between Austria-Hungary and Russia.Over twenty thousand supporters of Russia were arrested and placed in Austrian concentration camps in Talerhof, Styria and in Terezín fortress (now in the Czech Republic).Ukrainian villages were regularly destroyed in the crossfire.Ukrainians could be found participating on both sides of the conflict (though most sided with Austria-Hungary with the intention of ending the war on the Eastern Front and creating an independent Ukrainian state)
Edited sentence: During World War I the western Ukrainian people were trapped between Austria-Hungary and Russia, and Ukrainian villages were regularly destroyed in the crossfire.Over twenty thousand supporters of Russia were arrested and placed in Austrian concentration camps in Talerhof, Styria, and in a fortress at Terezín (now in the Czech Republic).Ukrainians could be found participating in both sides of the conflict (though most sided with Austria-Hungary), with the intention of ending the war on the Eastern Front and creating an independent Ukrainian state