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The Red Cossacks (Ukrainian: Червоне козацтво, Russian: Червонное казачество) was a military formation of the Soviet government of Ukraine.[1] The formation was created in protection of the Soviet regime in Ukraine, liquidation of nationalistic and counter-revolutionary Central Council and as an opposing force to the Central Council's armed forces, so called "Free Cossacks".[2]

The first regiment was created on 28 December 1917 in Kharkiv by Vitaliy Primakov.[1]

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  1. 1 2 Shchus, O. Red Cossacks. Small dictionary of History of Ukraine.
  2. Musiyenko, V. Red Cossacks of Ukraine. Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia.
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