FROM A TELEGRAM TO THE PEOPLE’S COMMISSARIAT OF WAR OF UKRAINE
May 30, 1919
I confirm that reinforcements for the troops of the Southern Front must be supplied without waiting for either uniforms or weapons, since our Southern Front will take care of that. I have repeatedly pointed out the catastrophic haste with which this matter is being handled; yet I still have no precise reports from you regarding the actual number of reinforcements you have delivered to the Southern Front.
Lenin