Battle of Buchach (1919)
| Battle of Buchach | |||||||
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| Part of Polish–Ukrainian War and Chortkiv offensive | |||||||
UGA soldiers in Buchach | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| West Ukrainian People's Republic | Poland | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Oleksander Hrekov Yevhen Petrushevych | Franciszek Aleksandrowicz | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Lots of POWs, several machine guns captured | ||||||
Battle of Buchach (Ukrainian: Битва за Бучач) was a battle fought between the Ukrainian Galician Army under the leadership of general Oleksander Hrekov and Polish forces during the Chortkiv offensive and Polish-Ukrainian war which lasted from 10 to 11 June 1919. Ukrainian forces managed to liberate Buchach and Monastyrysk, while the Polish army retreated to Ternopil.