Battle of Novoazovsk
2014 battle in the Donbas war / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Insurgents affiliated with the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), backed by Russian troops, opened a new front in the war in Donbas on 25 August 2014, when they attacked the Ukrainian government-controlled city of Novoazovsk in southern Donetsk. Government forces were forced to retreat from Novoazovsk to the city of Mariupol, leaving DPR forces in control.
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Battle of Novoazovsk | |||||||
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Part of the war in Donbas and the Russo-Ukrainian War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Ukraine |
Donetsk People's Republic Russia (denied by Russia)[1] | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Valeriy Heletey Andriy Biletsky | Alexander Zakharchenko | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Donbass People's Militia Russian Armed Forces (denied by Russia) | |||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown |
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