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parties were accused of treason (they “sold
Ukraine to Bolsheviks”) and arrested in the
city of Rivne. S. Petliura escaped the arrest
and organize struggle the V. Oskilko’s
mutiny. V. Oskilko understood the case was
lost and escaped to Poland with a group of his
allies. He remained “Otaman” one day only.
The Oskilkiv attempt liquidated Ukrainian
front of defence altogether, and led to
complete loss of territory by Directory. On
May, 17, 1919 B. Martos’s government
moved to Radyvyliv, then to Halychyna
(Zolochiv, Ternopil’). On June, 2 the Poles
occupied Ternopil’; Bolsheviks occupied the
border city Volochysk on the Zbruch river.
The Polish army and Red Army were divided
by a 10-20 km wide band. It became the
shelter of UPR army. In attempts to find the
way out of the disastrous situation, UPR army
attacked Soviet troops and reached
Starokostiantyniv – Proskuriv – Kamyanets-
Podilsky line. On June, 6 the UPR
government came back on its territory.
May, 9 1919 Otaman M. Hryhoryev’s revolt Soviet power.
In Yelisavetgrad (now Kirovograd) he
proclaimed “The Manifesto to Ukrainian
people” with the appeal to fight against
Communists, organize Councils of working
people with representation of all parties,
except Bolsheviks. The great military power
(about 20 thousand fighters” and sudden
attack allowed Hryhoryev liberating a
considerable part of the territory: Mykolayiv,

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