 On August 19-20, an uprising took place within a group of red troops, prepared by the Makhnovist anarchists, including Belash (after which he insisted on the release of the arrested red commanders and commissars).At a meeting of the rebels, Belash was elected chief of staff and secretary of the “Nabat” group on the southern front.On August 30, 1919, the rebels united with the main forces of the Makhnovists.