15 oct. 1919 - insurgents flock to Makhnovists from south and north, even red army detachments from Russia arrive at this time. troops from orel, under command of Ogarkov, arrive at ekaterinaslav, having battled bolsheviks on the way and denikinists. however no connective larger army is organised to defend the revolutionary territory from bolshevik invasion after denikins withdrawal, whether from victorious intoxication or laziness, and upon bolshevik entry Makhnovists are forced to withdrawal into GP area,a fact the bols