ORDER OF BATTLE // November 18, 1918
Battle of Motovilivka
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
2 sides catalogued · combined 2,500 estimated
Directorate of Ukraine
1,000
Medium-confidence figure
Ukrainian State
1,500
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The Battle of Motovilivka, fought on 18 November 1918, was a decisive engagement between forces of the Ukrainian State and the Directorate of Ukraine during the Ukrainian Civil War. The Directorate, fielding roughly 1,000 troops against the Ukrainian State's 1,500, secured a major victory that directly precipitated the collapse of the Ukrainian State the following month, in December 1918. The battle marked a turning point in the contest for control over the Ukrainian political order that had emerged following the end of the First World War, effectively ending the Hetmanate's authority and clearing the way for the Directorate to assume governing power.
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