About Stepan Pobodailo
Lived 1600 – 1654. Stepan Pobodailo was a military personnel.
Stepan Pobodailo or Podobailo (Old Ukrainian: Стефан Пободайло/Подобайло, Ukrainian: Степан Пободайло; died 1654) was a Ukrainian Cossack leader.
In 1646 he began the reconstruction of the Trinity–Saint Elijah's Monastery in Chernihiv.
He was in the service of Adam Kisiel until 1648, then went to Bohdan Khmelnytsky and was active in the Khmelnytsky Uprising. In 1649, he was defeated at the Battle of Loyew while trying to aid Mykhailo Krychevsky. He took part in negotiations with Moscow in Pereiaslav in 1654. On July 1654, he was killed during the Siege of Gomel.
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Who was Stepan Pobodailo?
Ukrainian Cossack leader
When was Stepan Pobodailo born?
Stepan Pobodailo was born in 1600 in Nosivka.
When did Stepan Pobodailo die?
Stepan Pobodailo died in 1654 in Gomel.
What was Stepan Pobodailo's occupation?
Stepan Pobodailo was a military personnel.
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