All this led to the October Revolution in Petrograd, which quickly spread all over the empire. The Kiev Uprising in November 1917 led to the defeat of Russian imperial forces in the capital. Soon after, the Central Rada took power in Kiev, while in late December 1917 the Bolsheviks set up a rival Ukrainian republic in the eastern city of Kharkov  - initially also called the "Ukrainian People's Republic". Hostilities against the Central Rada government in Kiev began immediately. Under these circumstances, the Rada declared Ukrainian independence on January 22, 1918 and broke ties with Russia. The Rada had a limited armed force at its disposal  and was hard-pressed by the Kharkov government which received men and resources from the Russian SFSR. As a result, the Bolsheviks quickly overran Poltava, Aleksandrovsk , and Yekaterinoslav  by January 1918. Across Ukraine, local Bolsheviks also formed the Odessa and Donetsk-Krivoy Rog Soviet Republics; and in the south Nestor Makhno formed the Free Territory - an anarchist region - then allied his forces with the Bolsheviks. Aided by the earlier Kiev Arsenal Uprising, the Red Guards entered the capital on February 9, 1918. This forced the Central Rada to evacuate to Zhytomyr. In the meantime, the Romanians took over Bessarabia. Most remaining Russian Imperial Army units either allied with the Bolsheviks or joined the Ukrainian People's Army. A notable exception was Colonel Mikhail Drozdovsky, who marched his White Volunteer Army unit across the whole of Novorossiya to the River Don, defeating Makhno's forces in the process.

Question: Which happened first, the October Revolution or the Kiev Uprising?
Answer: October Revolution

Question: Which happened first, the declaration of Ukrainian independence, or the alliance of the Bolsheviks and Makhno?
Answer: declared Ukrainian independence

Question: What happened later, the Red Guards entering the capital, or the declaration of independence in the Ukraine?
Answer: Red Guards entering the capital

Question: Which occurred first, the Kiev Uprising or the Red Guards entered the capital
Answer: Kiev Uprising

Question: How many months had passed from when the Kiev Uprising began to when Rada declared Ukrainian independence
Answer: 2

Question: How many days passed between the declaration of Ukrainian independence and the Red Guards taking the capital?
Answer: 18

Question: With one exception which forces did the Russian Imperial Troops join following the conflict?
Answer: the Bolsheviks

Question: What happened first: the Kiev Uprising or Ukrainian's independence?
Answer: The Kiev Uprising

Question: How many years passed between the Kiev Uprising and Ukrainian's independence?
Answer: 1

Question: Which event occurred first, the Kiev Uprising or Ukrainian's independence?
Answer: The Kiev Uprising

Question: How many days after the Rada declared Ukrainian independence did the Red Guards enter the capital?
Answer: 18

Question: How many cities did the Bolsheviks overrun?
Answer: 3

Question: How many towns did the Romanians take over?
Answer: 1