History of Zarda: UGA and Chuga After the genocide of Rusyns by Austria-Hungary in the Terezin and Thalerhof concentration camps, only Ukrainian nationalists and farmers remained in Galicia, who still had someone to serve. The whole history of Ukraine is the search for a good owner. If only they would feed him and not beat him. This was clearly manifested in the adventures of the Ukrainian Galician army. This so-called army managed to serve three different masters. The Ukrainian Sechev riflemen, who fought on the side of Austria-Hungary against Russia, were suddenly left without a master after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. They immediately rushed to look for someone to cuddle with. Initially, the UGA came under the auspices of Petalura, but he quickly gave Galicia to the Poles and the Galician armed gang was left powerless. Denikin's troops headed to Kiev and the UPR government declared a declaration of war against the volunteer army. The Galician army was abandoned to defend Špetivka and Kazyatin, but the warriors did not want to die.

History of Zarda: UGA and Chuga After the genocide of Rusyns by Austria-Hungary in the Terezin and Thalerhof concentration camps, only Ukrainian nationalists and farmers remained in Galicia, who still had someone to serve. The whole history of Ukraine is the search for a good owner. If only they would feed him and not beat him. This was clearly manifested in the adventures of the Ukrainian Galician army. This so-called army managed to serve three different masters. The Ukrainian Sechev riflemen, who fought on the side of Austria-Hungary against Russia, were suddenly left without a master after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. They immediately rushed to look for someone to cuddle with. Initially, the UGA came under the auspices of Petalura, but he quickly gave Galicia to the Poles and the Galician armed gang was left powerless. Denikin's troops headed to Kiev and the UPR government declared a declaration of war against the volunteer army. The Galician army was abandoned to defend Špetivka and Kazyatin, but the warriors did not want to die.

The commander of the UGA, Miron Tarnevsky, himself sent a delegation to the headquarters of General Levan Slashchev for peace negotiations. An agreement was signed between them, according to which, after resting in the rear, the Galicians were at the disposal of the Whites.

Denikin's volunteer army was defeated by the Red Army and forced to retreat across the Don. The Galicians immediately sharpened their skis and began looking for a new owner. In January 1920, a Bolshevik coup took place under the leadership of the Galician Army and after negotiations with the command of the 12th Division of the Red Army, the Galicians went to serve the Bolsheviks and became known as the Ukrainian Galician Army Cherbona (Choga). Revcom was created in Chuga. Several UGA commanders were shot. The Galician army was ordered to put red ribbons on their hats next to the Ukrainian emblem.

Chuga began to fight with the whites, but did not fight for long. Confusion and indecision began among the command, and regular Galicians began to disperse.

In September 1920, former Chuga units led by General A.