Battle of Motovilivka information

Battle of Motovilivka
	Part of Ukrainian Civil War and Anti-Hetman Uprising
	; Map of the battle, with the Directorate represented in blue and the Hetman represented in yellow.
Date	18 November 1918
Location	Motovilivka Station, Ukraine
Result	Decisive Directorate victory
Belligerents
Directorate of Ukraine	Ukrainian State
Commanders and leaders
Fyodor Chernik †; Nikolay Zagayevich	Alexander Svyatopolk-Mirsky
Strength
300, supported by 1000 reinforcements	1500
Casualties and losses
17 killed	700 killed or wounded

The Battle of Motovilivka was a military engagement fought between forces of the Ukrainian State and the Directorate of Ukraine.^[1] The battle took place on 18 November 1918 during the Ukrainian Civil War, and resulted in a major victory for the Directorate.^[2] The battle resulted in the eventual collapse of the Ukrainian State in December 1918.^[2]

^ "Майдан. Статті. "І Мотовилівка – злодійка..."". maidan.org.ua. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
^ ^a ^b "На Київщині вшанували загиблих в бою за станцію Мотовилівка" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2018-03-12.

[:0-1] "Майдан. Статті. "І Мотовилівка – злодійка..."". maidan.org.ua. Retrieved 2018-03-12.

[:1-2] "На Київщині вшанували загиблих в бою за станцію Мотовилівка" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2018-03-12.