nov 24, 1918 - NM takes a huge risk - fills commuter train with troops, sends it straight across dniepr bridge into central station. Makhnovists poor out and secure station, moving outwards. and manage to defeat petliurist army to capture ek. fire to bad garrison, city is recaptured by petliura, returning with reinforcements from zaporozhye. two assassination attempts are made on nm, with both thrown bombs failing to go off. nm retreats to sinelnikovo, digging in and establishing front. petliurists disintegrate and melt a (Timeline)