The Battle of Mount Makivka (07/01/01)

The Battle of Mount Makivka

Makivka is a mountain (altitude: 958 m) in the Carpathians near the village of Slavske (Lviv Oblast). It was here that the first major battle of the Ukrainian Legion took place between April 29 and May 2, 1915. The legion's victory against the overwhelming forces of the Russian army raised the morale of the Ukrainian populace and established the reputation of the Ukrainian Legion as an elite fighting force.

Following Ukraine's struggle for independence, the battle was commemorated annually with pilgrimages to the site and memorial services. Discontinued under Soviet occupation, this tradition was rekindled in 1989.

- Ingert Kuzych

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