TWO DAYS OF TERROR

Evening Post, Volume XCV, Issue 44, 20 February 1918, Page 7

TWO DAYS OF TERROR

LURID PICTURE OF THE FIGHTING

(published in the times.) (Received February 20, 8.30 a.m.)

PETROGRAD, 19th February. Extraordinary stories are coming from Kieff, describing the recent fighting between the Bolshevik and Ukrainian, and Gossack forces. Over 2000 men Were killed and 9000 wounded. ' The lurid picture includes street battles and bombardments from both banks of the Dnieper, and an artillery attack on Petchorsky Monastery. Bolshevik aeroplanes dropped bombs indiscriminately, simultaneous with wholesale looting of shops and residences by armed hooligans and soldiers. The Jewish, quarter particularly suffered. The Bolsheviks twice captured Kieff. The second time they were reinforced by. six infantry regiments, two divisions of artillery, and cavalry from the south-west front. The artillery razed the walls of the Petchorsky Monastery, where the Ukrainians' Cossacks and cadets had resisted for three days. The Bolsheviks then entered, and took prisoner the' garrison. The Ukrainians fought in the centre of the town until- their ammunition was exhausted. After suffering severely they then surrendered. Two da_ys later detachments of Ukrainian Cossacks reformed and hid, and reopened a violent fire on various parts of the town.

During the two days' terror 400 residents were killed,

Thaßolshevik report states that the massacre reached fts climax by A murderous bombardment by the Cossacks of the workers', quarter. Ultimately the Ukrainians' Cossacks were driven out, and took refuge in the Kievopetchera Monastery, in the suburbs, using artillery, but they were surrounded on all sides.

The Bolsheviks heavily defeated Alexieff near Veronesh. Alexieff retreated to Navocherkask. The Cossacks are forcing the^ miners at Taganrog to supply coal exclusively to towns in the Don region. '.Railway Workers who refuse to handle the coal are shot. ■