"Black Zaporozhets" of the Army of the UNR

November 8, 2010, Zaporizhzhia.

The plot is dedicated to the historical reconstruction of the Khortytsya Cavalry Regiment of the era of the Ukrainian People's Republic.

In the video: cavalry regiment, battle reenactment rehearsal, men in Cossack uniforms, formation. Commented by Cossack reenactors of the Khortytsya Cavalry Regiment Maksym Ostapenko and Oleksandr Prytula.

Journalist - Lyudmila Spivak.

Reference: The Khortytsya Cavalry Regiment ("Black Zaporozhets") is a cavalry regiment of the Army of the UNR, formed in December 1918 from the cavalry company of the 2nd Zaporozhye Regiment. It took part in the Second Ukrainian-Bolshevik War, the First Winter Campaign and the Soviet-Polish War, distinguished by its high combat efficiency and unified black uniform. After November 1920, the regiment was interned in Poland.