Reconstruction of "Beresteczko Patrol" battle

Participants of the military-historical reconstruction of the Battle of Beresteczko in Rovno region, on Sunday, June 26, 2011. More than 150 participants from Kiev, Odessa, Khmelnitsky, as well as Poland, Belarus and the Czech Republic have come for the reconstruction of the battle "Beresteczko Patrol". Professional reenactors have recreated one of the battles of 1651 in which the Cossack-peasant army of Bogdan Khmelnitskiy was defeated by the Poles. This is one of the most famous defeat in Ukraine's history. In 2011 year it will be 360 years since the Battle of Beresteczko (June 28 - July 10, 1651). Photo by Aleksandr Kursik / UNIAN