Zaporozhian

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One of the Cossacks who lived downstream of the rapids of the Dnieper/Dnipro River, in present-day Ukraine.

historical

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“Instead, the Zaporozhians tended to concentrate on their own⟳ affairs, that is, those of a relatively small (they rarely numbered more than 10,000), isolated Cossack fraternity based in the vast, empty steppes between the Hetmanate in the north and the Crimean Khanate in the south.”

“As the Zaporozhians began to clash with the newcomers a number⟳ of Serb settlements were wiped out and the colonization came to a halt.”

“The Zaporozhians detained the captains sent by Mazepa, placed them in custody ("as bandits"), and did not allow⟳ them to set⟳ fire to dry grasses in the "Wild Fields" (as had been planned in preparation for the campaign).”

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