Pogroms during the Russian Civil War
| Pogroms of 1917–1920 | |
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| Part of the Russian Civil War | |
Location of antisemitic pogroms in Ukraine (1918–1920) | |
| Location | South Russia, Belorussia and Ukraine |
| Date | November 1917 – November 1920 |
Attack type | Pogrom, genocide |
| Deaths | 35,000–250,000 |
| Victims | Jews |
| Perpetrators | AFSR, White movement (17–50% of killings) Green armies Red Army (2–9% of killings) Ukrainian People's Army (25–54% of killings) |
| Motive | Antisemitism Anti-communism |
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The pogroms during the Russian Civil War were a wave of mass murders of Jews, primarily in Ukraine, during the Russian Civil War. In the years 1918–1920, there were 1,500 pogroms in over 1,300 localities, in which 35,000-250,000 died. All armed forces operating in Ukraine were involved in the killings, in particular the anti-Communist Ukrainian People's Army and Armed Forces of South Russia. Jewish sources of the time estimated that more than a million people were affected by material losses, 50,000 to 300,000 children were orphaned, and half a million were driven out from or fled their homes.