ro ▁Bol bo chan ▁during ▁the ▁Crime an ▁Off ensive . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁C EC ▁and ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁People ' s ▁Comm iss ars , ▁including ▁council ▁leader ▁Anton ▁Sl ut sky ▁and ▁local ▁B ols he vik ▁chief ▁Jan ▁Tar w ack i , ▁were ▁arrested ▁and ▁shot ▁in ▁Al us ht a ▁by ▁ins urg ent ▁Crime an ▁Tat ars . ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁April , ▁the ▁Republic ▁was ▁abol ished . ▁ ▁The ▁goal ▁of ▁both ▁Uk ra ini ans ▁and ▁Germ ans ▁was ▁to ▁get ▁control ▁over ▁the ▁Black ▁Sea ▁Fle et , ▁anch ored ▁in ▁Se v ast opol . ▁Form er ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁Mik h ail ▁Sab lin ▁raised ▁the ▁colours ▁of ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁National ▁Republic ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁April ▁▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁and ▁moved ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁his ▁fleet ▁( two ▁batt les hips ▁and ▁four teen ▁destroy ers ) ▁to ▁Nov or os si y sk ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁save ▁it ▁from ▁capture ▁by ▁the ▁Germ ans . ▁He ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁sc utt le ▁his ▁ships ▁by ▁Len in ▁but ▁refused ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁Most ▁ships ▁returned ▁to ▁Se v ast opol , ▁where ▁they ▁first ▁came ▁under ▁German ▁control , ▁until ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁when ▁the ▁came ▁under ▁Al lied ▁control ▁who ▁later ▁gave ▁the ▁ships ▁to ▁the ▁White ▁Rus si ans ▁( See ▁W r angel '