Aleksandrovsk Bolshevik Uprising

Oleksandrivsk Uprising
	Part of the Ukrainian–Soviet War
Date	25 December 1917 – 2 January 1918
Location	Oleksandrivsk, Ukraine
Result	Uprising initially suppressed by UPA; City occupied by the Red Guards;
Belligerents
Ukrainian People's Republic Central Council;	Ukrainian People's Republic of Soviets Bolsheviks; Anarchists;
Commanders and leaders
Symon Petliura	Vladimir Antonov-Ovseenko; Aleksei Mokrousov
Units involved
Ukrainian People's Army 17th Regiment; 49th Regiment; 63rd Regiment; 250 Haydamaks; 40 Free Cossacks;	Group of forces in battle with the counterrevolution in the South of Russia 300 Red Guards; Detachment of the Black Sea Fleet;
Casualties and losses
1 killed, 4 wounded	13 Red Guards and 5 sailors killed

The Oleksandrivsk Uprising (Ukrainian: Олександрівське Повстання) was an armed workers' rebellion that broke out against the Central Council of Ukraine in the city of Oleksandrivsk on 25 December [O.S. 12 December] 1917. Led by local Bolsheviks, detachments of the Red Guards and Black Sea Fleet managed to occupy much of the city for 3 days, but were defeated by the forces of the Ukrainian People's Army. Despite the initial UPA victory, on 2 January 1918 [O.S. 20 December 1917], the Red Guards returned to Oleksandrivsk and captured the city, establishing "soviet power".