6. Mackensen in ultimatum to Rumania demands that peace negotiations begin in four days.
9. Central Powers and Ukraine sign a treaty of peace.
11. Bolsheviki declare end of the war.
15. Germany renews war on Russia.
18. The Bolsheviki capture Kiev.
21. Germans advance in Russia, capturing Minsk and Rovno, with enormous food and war supplies.
23. The United States embassy leaves Petrograd for Vologda.
“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.”
– Isaiah 43:2