Kyiv Regiment (Cossack Hetmanate)

Kyiv Regiment
Київський полк
Active1648–1782
CountryCossack Hetmanate
TypeCossack Regiment
Size18 sotnias, 2010 Cossacks (1649)
Garrison/HQKyiv, later Kozelets
EngagementsKhmelnytsky Uprising
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Mykhailo Krychevsky
Anton Zhdanovych
Alexander Bezborodko

Kyiv Regiment (Ukrainian: Київський полк) served as one of the ten regiments of the Cossack Hetmanate during the 17th and 18th centuries.

The regiment was founded during the Khmelnytsky Uprising and was initially commanded by Mykhailo Krychevsky (died 1649) along with Chornobyl and Ovruch regiments . Its formation was officially conformed by the Treaty of Zboriv.

During the 18th century most of the regiment's territory was located in Left-bank Ukraine, and its administrative centre was moved to Kozelets.