Як росія знищила Запорозьку Січ у 1775 році

Added: 2026-06-10

In 1775, Russian Empress Catherine II ordered the destruction of the Zaporozhian Sich, the fortress and symbol of Ukrainian Cossack freedom, following the Russo-Turkish War when the Russian Empire no longer needed Cossack autonomy and sought to fully subjugate Ukrainian lands; the Cossacks offered minimal resistance during the siege, and this event marked a decisive step in Russia's campaign to limit Ukrainian autonomy, fundamentally altering the fate of the Ukrainian Cossacks for generations.