1919 Soviet invasion of Ukraine
The Soviet invasion of Ukraine (January 7 – June 16, 1919) was a major offensive of the Soviet troops of the Ukrainian Front against the Army of the Ukrainian People's Republic (UNR) during the Soviet–Ukrainian War. Prelude. By the autumn of 1918 it became obvious that Germany was close to defeat in Western Europe. Therefore, the Soviet leadership began an early deployment of regular forces of the Red Army to establish its power in Ukraine. In the so-called neutral zone, the 1st and 2nd Insurgent divisions, united in the "Kursk Group of Forces