Wq/syl/ꠇꠍꠣꠇ

ꠃꠇ꠆ꠞꠦꠘꠤ ꠝꠣꠔꠕꠘꠦ ꠅꠘꠥꠛꠣꠖ ꠇꠞꠣꠞ ꠅꠘꠥꠞꠥꠗ ⁕ ꠇꠤꠀꠘꠕꠘꠦ ꠀꠘꠣ ꠅꠁꠍꠦ ꠀꠞ ꠇꠣꠞ ꠇꠣꠞ ꠅꠛꠖꠣꠘ ꠀꠍꠦ ꠁꠔꠣ ꠖꠦꠈꠣꠞ ꠟꠣꠉꠤ uk:q:ꠇꠍꠣꠇ ꠖꠦꠈꠃꠇ꠆ꠇꠣ ⁕

ꠇꠍꠣꠇ were free armed people, representatives of the military state, mercenary soldiers. They were members of the self-governing male military communities that have existed since the 15th century on the territory of the Ukrainian "Wild Fields", in the area of ​​the middle reaches of the Dnieper and the Don. The main occupation of the Cossacks was war, including the protection of Ukrainian lands from the Crimean and Nogai Tatars, participation in military campaigns of neighboring lords, and protection of the borders of neighboring states.

ꠇꠍꠣꠇ ꠟꠂꠀ ꠝꠣꠔ

	They preferred the hardships of hard campaigns to the peaceful life of slaves. From their history, we learn how fathers passed on to their sons a proud sense of independence as the most precious heritage, and the slogan "death or freedom" was their only testament, passed from father to son, together with the great-grandfather's weapon.
	— Jean-Benoit Шерер (Johann Benedikt), German and French geographer

	Do they have only one Khmelnytskyi ? It would be necessary to count them in thousands! If one of them will be executed today, another one, more capable and intelligent will be chosen in his place, and he will take care of their affairs!
	— Микола Потоцький

Sources

• Крип'якевич І. П. Історія України. — Львів: Світ, 1990. — 520 с.