▁of ▁weapon ry ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁problem ▁for ▁the ▁Red s ▁throughout ▁the ▁country . ▁The ▁V ark aus ▁Red s ▁even ▁had ▁a ▁ ″ home ▁made ″ ▁can non , ▁which ▁was ▁manufact ured ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁metal ▁works ▁by ▁men ▁who ▁had ▁previously ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁P util ov ▁Gun ▁Plant ▁in ▁Saint ▁Petersburg . ▁The ▁V ark aus ▁Red ▁Guard ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁newsp ap erman ▁Matt i ▁Aut io ▁who ▁had ▁come ▁to ▁town ▁as ▁an ▁ag it ator ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁General ▁St rike . ▁ ▁The ▁Wh ites ▁launched ▁their ▁operation ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁evening ▁of ▁ 1 9 ▁February ▁and ▁surrounded ▁the ▁town ▁by ▁the ▁next ▁morning . ▁The ▁final ▁attack ▁started ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁February . ▁A ▁day ▁after , ▁the ▁out number ed ▁Red s ▁with d rew ▁to ▁the ▁A hl ström ▁industrial ▁area ▁in ▁the ▁P ä ivi ö ns a ari ▁island . ▁Their ▁last ▁shelter ▁was ▁the ▁pul p ▁mill ▁where ▁ 7 0 0 ▁Red ▁Guard ▁members ▁bar ric aded ▁themselves ▁in ▁the ▁evening ▁of ▁ 2 1 ▁February . ▁As ▁the ▁Red s ▁ran ▁out ▁of ▁am mun ition , ▁they ▁surrender ed ▁at ▁ 1 0 : 0 0 ▁pm . ▁During ▁the ▁two ▁days ▁of ▁the ▁battle , ▁ 1 2 ▁Wh ites ▁and ▁at ▁least ▁ 2 0 ▁Red s ▁were ▁killed . ▁ ▁After math ▁▁ ▁The ▁Wh ites ▁started ▁shooting ▁the ▁surrender ed ▁Red s ▁right