Volodymyr Oskilko
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Volodymyr Oskilko as lieutenant of Tsarist Army
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| Born | 1892 Horodok village, Volyn Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | June 19, 1926 (aged 33–34) Horodok village, Wołyń Voivodeship, Poland |
| Allegiance |
 Russian Empire (1914-1917) Ukrainian People's Republic (1917-1919) |
| Service/branch |
Russian Imperial Army Ukrainian People's Army |
| Years of service | 1914 - 1919 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands held | Chief of security of Korosten Railways (1918) North group of Ukrainian People's Army (1919) |
| Battles/wars | Ukrainian-Soviet War |
Volodymyr Panteleimonovych Oskilko (Ukrainian: Володимир Пантелеймонович Оскілко; 1892? – 19 June 1926) was a Ukrainian military activist and administrator. He became famous for the historical Oskilko's Affair (see below).
Volodymyr Oskilko was born January 12, 1892 in a village of Horodok, Rovno uyezd, in the Volyn Governorate. At first he finished a gymnasium, later - a teacher's seminary receiving a specialization of a teacher. Oskilko started to work as a village teacher in Zolote near Dubrovytsia (today in Rivne Oblast).
With a start of the World War I, Oskilko was drafted to the Russian Imperial Army. During his service he had a successful career earning himself a rank of Lieutenant Colonel. After the February Revolution in 1917 Oskilko was appointed a Governorate Commissar of the Russian Provisional Government in Tula. By the end of 1917 he returned to his native Volyn in Ukraine where participated in the formation of the Ukrainian People's Army. In the beginning of 1918 Oskilko was appointed a Commissar of the Central Rada in Rivne. He was a member of the Ukrainian Party of Socialists Sovereigns that was critical of the Central Rada's policies. During the time of Ukrainian State of Pavlo Skoropadsky, Oskilko was appointed a chief of security of the Korosten Railways, an important railway connection in Polissya.
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