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Democrat V. Chekhivsky, was formed. The
government abolished hetmanate legislation,
restored the laws of UPR. It decreed new
legislative acts: the law “About the
autocephaly of Ukrainian orthodox Church”
(01.01.1919), the law “About the convocation
of the Working Congress of Ukraine”
(05.01.1919), the law “About the state
language in UPR” (18.01.1919), etc.
December, 30 The head of Ukrainian government sent three
1918, January, notes of protest to the Council of People’s
3-4 1919 Commissars of Russia with the following
question: “For what reasons Soviet troops
attack the territory of UPR?” As a reply, on
January, 6, 1919 the radio telegram, signed by
People’s Commissar G. Chycherin, came to
Kyiv. It said: “there are no troops of Soviet
Russia on the territory of Ukraine. The
military action on the Ukrainian territory is
carried on between the Directory troops and
the army of Ukrainian Soviet government,
which is totally independent.”
January, 4 In January, 1919, the troops of Red Army
1919 entered into Kharkiv. On January, 4 L.
Trotsky signed the regulation of
Revolutionary Military Council about the
formation of Ukrainian front under the
commandment of Antonov-Ovsiyenko to
attack the Directory troops. The general attack
began. On January, 12 Soviet troops occupied
Chernihiv, on January, 19 – Poltava, on
January, 27 – Katerynoslav, on February, 5 –
Kyiv. The Central Committee of CP(b)U and

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