Kyivans recall sacrifices of the Battle of Kruty

KYIV - The Prosvita Ukrainian Language Society organized a commemorative prayer service on January 29, the 84th anniversary of the Battle of Kruty. Some 300 Kyivan high school and college students perished near the railroad station at Kruty, a town located outside the capital city, during a confrontation with the Soviet Red Army in 1918. The Bolsheviks had invaded Ukraine after consolidating their power in Moscow and St. Petersburg. The commemoration was held at Askoldova Mohyla in Kyiv at the site of St. Nicholas Greek-Catholic Church. The cross at left is the only memorial in the capital to the 300 young students, who are considered national heroes by national democratic forces. The remains of 30 of the students were re-interred at the site when it was built two years ago.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, February 3, 2002, No. 5, Vol. LXX

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