h ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁October . ▁However , ▁the ▁simultane ous ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁K oli y iv sch yna ▁in ▁Ukraine ▁( May ▁ 1 7 6 8 – J une ▁ 1 7 6 9 ) ▁kept ▁the ▁Confeder ation ▁alive . ▁The ▁Confeder ates ▁appe aled ▁for ▁help ▁from ▁abroad ▁and ▁contributed ▁to ▁bringing ▁about ▁war ▁between ▁Russia ▁and ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁( the ▁Rus so - T urk ish ▁War ▁( 1 7 6 8 – 1 7 7 4 ) ▁that ▁began ▁in ▁September ). ▁The ▁retre at ▁of ▁some ▁Russian ▁forces ▁needed ▁on ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁front ▁bol ster ed ▁the ▁conf eder ates , ▁who ▁re app eared ▁in ▁force ▁in ▁L esser ▁Poland ▁and ▁Great ▁Poland ▁by ▁ 1 7 6 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 7 7 0 ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Bar ▁Confeder ation ▁transferred ▁from ▁its ▁original ▁seat ▁in ▁S iles ia ▁to ▁Hung ary , ▁wh ence ▁it ▁conducted ▁diplom atic ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁France , ▁Austria ▁and ▁Turkey ▁with ▁a ▁view ▁to ▁forming ▁a ▁league ▁against ▁Russia . ▁The ▁council ▁proc laimed ▁the ▁king ▁d eth ron ed ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁October ▁ 1 7 7 0 . ▁The ▁court ▁of ▁Vers a illes ▁sent ▁Charles ▁François ▁Dum our iez ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁an ▁aid ▁to ▁the ▁Confeder ates , ▁and ▁he ▁helped ▁them ▁to ▁organ ize ▁their ▁forces . ▁The ▁Confeder ates ▁also ▁began ▁to ▁operate ▁in ▁Lith u ania , ▁although ▁after ▁early ▁success es