Kruty Heroes Memorial

Kruty Heroes Memorial (Ukrainian: Меморіал пам'яті героїв Крут, romanized: Memorial pamiati heroiv Krut) is a monument honoring 500[1] cadets who died defending Kyiv at the Battle of Kruty delaying the advancement of Bolshevik Red Army on January 29, 1918.

The events at Kruty rail station have long remained outside the official attention of USSR historiography, providing fertile ground for myths and inventions on both sides.

Since the initial event at Kruty in 1918, the first memorial action was undertaken in the 1990s by the People's Movement of Ukraine or Rukh which erected a wooden cross.

It is a direct reference to the similar columns of the main building of the Kyiv University, whence hailed the majority of students laid at Kruty.

President Yushchenko officially dedicated the memorial, calling the actions of the Ukrainian cadet battalion at the Battle of Kruty - a lesson for the living generation:[4] I think this battle was a very challenging historical lesson, and it taught us to win and defend our independence.President Yushchenko noted that for almost 90 years, Ukrainians were forced to ignore this event in their history, "never stop at this site and never even look at this field."