Elected Cossacks ( uk, Виборні козаки) were

cossack The Cossacks , es, cosaco , et, Kasakad, cazacii , fi, Kasakat, cazacii , french: cosaques , hu, kozákok, cazacii , it, cosacchi , orv, коза́ки, pl, Kozacy , pt, cossacos , ro, cazaci , russian: казаки́ or ...

s who were economically independent from various institutions and participated in military services using their own weapons. Following the reforms of the

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

occupation government in 1734, cossacks were divided into two groups: Elected Cossacks and Cossack Helpers.

References

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History of the Cossacks in Russia {{Ukraine-hist-stub