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600:. The Hetman forces deployed themselves near a train station at Motovilivka. Intelligence of the Hetman deployment at Motovilivka made its way to forward elements of the Sich Riflemen under the command of Captain Fyodor Chernik. In response, Chernik launched an immediate attack against the Hetman forces, hoping to punch through their defenses and take Vasylkiv.
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Chernik's detachment of 300 men attacked the left, right, and center of the Hetman force early on the morning of 18 November. The Hetman army counterattacked, pinning down the
Directorate army's left flank. The Directorate forces held, but sustained several dozen casualties, including Chernik. On the
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Directorate reinforcements began to arrive on the field. Soon the Directorate left was able to outflank the Hetman right flank, sending the army into a retreat. The Hetman army counterattacked with their reserve forces and with an armoured
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sought to take advantage of the civil discord in the former
Russian Empire by gaining control of the Ukrainian territory's reserves of wheat and vast tracks of arable farmland. A joint German-Austrian army invaded Ukraine in February 1918, defeated a disorganized force of
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from the southwest. To counter this action, a force of 700 Hetman soldiers moved to intercept the
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