Editing Arsenal Factory (section)

=== The Revolution and World War II events ===
{{Main|Kiev Arsenal January Uprising}}
On January 29, 1918, the workers of the factory organized an armed pro-[[Bolshevik]] mutiny known as a [[Kiev Arsenal mutiny]] or a ''January Rebellion'' against [[Tsentral'na Rada]], the Ukrainian assembly that declared the independence of Ukraine. To commemorate the event, the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] authorities preserved the historic defensive wall bearing the traces of shelling (situated on the city's ''Moskovs'ka Street'' near the ''Arsenal'na'' [[Kyiv Metro|metro]] station).

[[File:Kiev Arsenal Factory (ddima).JPG|thumb|left|210px|The Kyiv Arsenal Factory, seen with bullet damage during the pro-Bolshevik mutiny when Ukrainian government troops suppressed them.]]
While the civil production lines were added to the factory starting from 1918, the factory produced mostly the military related products throughout its history. In the 1920s, 1930s and during [[World War II]] the factory mainly produced [[artillery]], [[anti-tank]], and [[anti-aircraft]] guns. In summer 1941, immediately after the outbreak of the war between the Soviet Union and the Axis powers, the factory was quickly evacuated to [[Perm, Russia|Perm]] in the [[Ural Mountains]], far from hostilities. The factory buildings in Kiev suffered heavy damages from German [[bombing]]s. The relocated "Arsenal" continued to play a major role in arming the [[Red Army]].