Defense of Kopanki

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Defense of Kopanki
Part of the Massacres of the Poles in the Volhynia and Galicia during the Polish–Ukrainian ethnic conflict in the World War II
Date 11–20 April 1944 Location Kopanki, Kałusz County, Stanisławów Voivodeship Result Ukrainian victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Hungary	Ukrainian Insurgent Army Kusch Units of the Ukrainian Self–Defense
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Volodymyr Vereschynskyi
Units involved
Unknown	Western Operational Group 3rd Operational Group “Lysonia” 17th Tactical District “Berezhany” Company “Haydamaky”
Strength
214 men[1][unreliable source?] [citation needed]	Unknown [1][unreliable source?]  [citation needed]
Casualties and losses
70–80 killed[1] 2 captured[1][unreliable source?] [citation needed]	3 killed[1][unreliable source?] [citation needed]
16 Ukrainian civilians were murdered[1][2] [citation needed]

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The Defense of Kopanki (Polish: Obrona Kopanków, Ukrainian: Оборона Копанків; 11–20 April 1944) was fought between the Kingdom of Hungary against the Company Haydamaky, which belongs to the 17th Tactical District of Berezhany in the 3rd Operational Group Lysonia, which is part of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army and Kusch Units of the Ukrainian Self–Defense under the command of Volodymyr Vereschynskyi. The battle took place in the Kałusz County of the Stanisławów Voivodeship.^[1][2]