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Polish-Ukrainian War

Polish–Ukrainian War
Part of the Ukrainian War of Independence
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The map showing breaking the siege of Lviv (Lwów) by Poles (November 1919) and the Polish border at the Zbruch (Zbrucz) River by the war's end, with Eastern Galicia (shown in blue) under the Polish control.
Date 1 November 1918 – 17 July 1919
(8 months, 2 weeks and 2 days)
Location Eastern Galicia, Carpathian Ruthenia, Volhynia (Wołyń), Bukovina (Bukowina), modern-day Ukraine, Poland, Romania
Result Polish victory
Belligerents

Poland Poland
Romania Romania


Only police troops
 Hungary

 Czechoslovakia

Ukraine West Ukrainian People's Republic
 Ukrainian People's Republic
Ukraine Hutsul Republic

Ukraine Komancza Republic
Commanders and leaders

Poland Józef Piłsudski
Poland Józef Haller
Poland Waclaw Iwaszkiewicz

Poland Edward Rydz-Śmigły

Ukraine Yevhen Petrushevych
Ukraine Oleksander Hrekov
Ukraine Mykhailo Omelianovych-Pavlenko

Ukraine Symon Petliura
Strength

Poland Polish forces: 190,000
Romania Romanian forces: 4,000

Hungarian People's Republic (1918–19) Hungarian forces: 620+

Ukraine West Ukrainian People's Republic 70,000–75,000 or over 100,000
 Ukrainian People's Republic 35,000
Ukraine Hutsul Republic 1,100

Ukraine Komancza Republic 800
Casualties and losses
10,000 15,000

Poland Poland
Romania Romania

Only police troops
 Hungary

Ukraine West Ukrainian People's Republic
 Ukrainian People's Republic
Ukraine Hutsul Republic


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