Timeline Tuesday 22 January 1918

Events on Tuesday 22 January 1918 1

• 1918 Ukraine declares independence Ukrainian People's Republic proclaims full independence from Russia The Ukrainian Central Rada issued its Fourth Universal, proclaiming Ukraine a fully independent state separate from Soviet Russia. The declaration came amid the chaos of the Russian Civil War and with German military support for the fledgling republic. Ukrainian independence proved short-lived, as the country was contested by Bolshevik, White, and foreign forces over the following years.