Volodymyr Oskiłko
Volodymyr Oskiłko in the uniform of the lieutenant of the Russian army Volodymyr Oskiłko (born 1892 in Horodek near Rovno, died June 19, 1926) is a Ukrainian social and military activist, ataman and general commander of the People's Army of Ukraine, organizer and commander of the Northern Army.
Since 1914 he served in the Russian army, quickly advanced to the rank of lieutenant colonel. After the February Revolution and the overthrow of tsardom, he became the Commissioner of the Provisional Government in Tula. He was one of the leaders of the Ukrainian Socialist Party - On April 29, 1919, in Rivne, he made an unsuccessful attempt to take over and take power, arresting several ministers and high-ranking government officers of the URL. Fighting in which the Corps of Sagittarius also participated. On April 30, the revolt was liquidated and Oskiłce and several associates managed to escape from Równe and on May 12 to report to representatives of the Polish authorities. He was sent to the internment camp, then went to Vienna. In 1921 he returned to Rovno, and took up publishing the newspaper Dzwin. In the newspaper published a program of agreement with Poland and promoted the slogan of the future Polish-Ukrainian federation. He directed the Ukrainian People's Party created by him. In 1924, he published his memoirs, Two Sons. On June 29, 1926, he was assassinated murdered in his hometown by unknown perpetrators. The murder took place a month after the assassination of Symon Petrol in Paris. The Soviet investigation was suspected. Bibliography, literature
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