ВІЙСЬКОВЕ СПІВРОБІТНИЦТВО УКРАЇНСЬКОЇ НАРОДНОЇ РЕСПУБЛІКИ ТА ПОЛЬСЬКОЇ РЕСПУБЛІКИ НАПЕРЕДОДНІ РОСІЙСЬКО-ПОЛЬСЬКОЇ ВІЙНИ 1920 РОКУ

Abstract

Little-known pages of the history of establishing military cooperation between the Ukrainian People’s Republic and the Polish Republic on the eve of the Russo-Polish War of 1920. The factors revealed the military-political, military- economic and military-technical nature, which contributed to the military cooperation of both neighboring states, the signing of the Warsaw agreements from 21 to 24 April 1920 at the eve of the war. Previously documented role and place of political leaders of countries that directly took part in the effectiveness of establishing Ukrainian-Polish military cooperation. Polish Republic built the Commonwealth second led by the first Marshal of Poland Józef Pilsudski for full support of the Entente countries: Great Britain and France. Its leader planned for the foreseeable future to establish the Federation of Independent States in eastern Poland: Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania. Head of the UNR directory and the chief ataman of troops and navy of UNR Simon Petliura all possible efforts directed that through allied arrangements and signed agreements with the Polish Republic to achieve eventually the recognition of the UPR as an independent state, the Entente countries, and Accordingly, their help to win the Ukrainian national statehood. The list of known factual materials on the state and the number of the United Ukrainian army, changes in its number and readiness during August – November 1919. Revealed reason for the failure of the army of UNR and UGA, which accelerated to the transition of UGA on the side of General Denikin and departure of the effective UNR army in winter hike in the Zapillya of the volunteer and Red armies. Clearly indicated the main causes of defeats and failures of the Ukrainian People’s Republic, causes of contention between the leaders of Galitsk and Dnipro citizens during 1919, on the main factors that contributed to the adoption of compromise political decisions on all sides of the armed Confrontation on the eve of the Russian- Polish War of 1920.