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{{Short description|Covert, illegal invasion of sovereign nation}}
{{Other uses|Battle of Mariupol (disambiguation){{!}}Battle of Mariupol}}
{{Expand language|topic=|langcode=uk|otherarticle=Бої під Маріуполем (2014—2022)|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox military conflict {{Infobox military conflict
| conflict = Offensive on Mariupol | conflict = Offensive on Mariupol (September 2014)
| partof = the ] | partof = the ]
| image = Ukrainian army armoured personal carrier in Mariupol.jpg | image = Ukrainian army armoured personal carrier in Mariupol.jpg
| image_size = 300px | image_size = 300px
| caption = Ukrainian troops on patrol in Mariupol, 5 September 2014. | caption = The ] forces in ], 5 September 2014
| date = 4–8 September 2014<br>({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=09|day1=04|year1=2014|month2=09|day2=08|year2=2014}}) | date = 4–8 September 2014<br>({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=09|day1=04|year1=2014|month2=09|day2=08|year2=2014}})
| place = ], ], ] | place = ], ], ]
| territory = | territory =
| result = ] captured by pro-Russian forces<br>] | result = Ukrainian victory
* The ] offensive was halted by the ]
| combatant1 = {{flag|Ukraine}}
| combatant2 = {{flag|Donetsk People's Republic|first}} | combatant1 = {{flag|Ukraine}}
| combatant2 = {{flag|Donetsk People's Republic|first}}
| commander1 = {{flagdeco|Ukraine}} ]<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of the Azov Battalion.svg}} ] | commander1 = {{flagdeco|Ukraine}} ]<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of the Azov Battalion.svg}} ]
| commander2 = {{flagdeco|Donetsk People's Republic|first}} ]
| commander2 = {{flagdeco|Donetsk People's Republic|first}} ]
| units1 = {{flagicon image|Ensign of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.svg}} ]: | units1 = {{flagicon image|Ensign of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.svg}} ]:
* {{flagicon image|Ensign of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.svg}} ] * {{flagicon image|Ensign of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.svg}} ]
* {{flagicon image|Sea Guard Ensign of Ukraine (dress).svg}} ] * {{flagicon image|Sea Guard Ensign of Ukraine (dress).svg}} ]
] ]: ] ]:
* {{flagicon image|Flag of the Donbas Battalion.svg}} ] * {{flagicon image|Flag of the Donbas Battalion.svg}} ]
* {{flagicon image|Flag of the Azov Battalion.svg}} ] * {{flagicon image|Flag of the Azov Battalion.svg}} ]
| units2 = {{flagicon image|Donbass People's Militia flag.png}} ] | units2 = {{flagicon image|Flag of Donbass People's Militia.svg}} ]
| strength1 = 7 tanks<br>12+ APCs<br>10+ trucks<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fra4zrv_KfI|title=Ceasefire Ends as Pro-Russia Forces Shell Ukrainian Tanks: Russian Roulette (Dispatch 77)|work=YouTube|access-date=30 October 2014}}</ref><br>500 infantry | strength1 = {{flagicon image|Ensign of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.svg}} 7 tanks <br>{{flagicon image|Ensign of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.svg}} 12+ APCs<br>{{flagicon image|Ensign of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.svg}} 10+ trucks<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fra4zrv_KfI|title=Ceasefire Ends as Pro-Russia Forces Shell Ukrainian Tanks: Russian Roulette (Dispatch 77)|work=YouTube|access-date=30 October 2014}}</ref><br>{{flagicon image|Ensign of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.svg}} 500 infantry
| strength2 = 30+ tanks | strength2 = {{flagicon image|Flag of Donbass People's Militia.svg}} 30+ tanks
| casualties1 = 3 tanks destroyed<br>1 truck destroyed<br>1 tank abandoned<ref name="breached">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/06/eastern-ukraine-ceasefire-russia|title=Ukraine ceasefire breached in Donetsk and Mariupol|work=the Guardian|access-date=30 October 2014}}</ref> | casualties1 = {{flagicon image|Ensign of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.svg}} 3 tanks destroyed<br>{{flagicon image|Ensign of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.svg}} 1 truck destroyed<br>{{flagicon image|Ensign of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.svg}} 1 tank abandoned<ref name="breached">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/06/eastern-ukraine-ceasefire-russia|title=Ukraine ceasefire breached in Donetsk and Mariupol|work=the Guardian|date=7 September 2014|access-date=30 October 2014}}</ref>
| casualties2 = 2 tanks destroyed<br>2 trucks destroyed or abandoned<ref name="novosti" /><ref name="russiantank" /> | casualties2 = {{flagicon image|Flag of Donbass People's Militia.svg}} 2 tanks destroyed<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of Donbass People's Militia.svg}} 2 trucks destroyed or abandoned<ref name="novosti" /><ref name="russiantank" />
| casualties3 = 8 civilians killed{{cn|date=December 2020}} | casualties3 = {{flagdeco|Donetsk People's Republic|first}} 8 ] civilians killed{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}
| notes = | notes =
| campaignbox = {{Campaignbox 2014 pro-Russian conflict in Ukraine}} | campaignbox = {{Campaignbox 2014 pro-Russian conflict in Ukraine}}
}} }}


In late August and early September 2014, rebels supporting the ] advanced on the ]-controlled port city of ] in southern ], ] which it had controlled between May and June. This followed a wide offensive by DPR/] forces, which led to their capture of ] to the east. Fighting reached the outskirts of Mariupol on 6 September. In late August and early September 2014, Russian and Russian-backed separatist troops supporting the ] advanced on the ]-controlled port city of ] in southern ], ]. This followed a wide offensive by ] forces, which led to their capture of ] to the east. Fighting reached the outskirts of Mariupol on 6 September.


==Events== ==Events==


===Rebel Advance=== === Russian/DPR advance ===
A column of Russian tanks and military vehicles was reported to have crossed into Ukraine on 25 August near ] located on the ], heading towards Ukrainian-held ],<ref name="Russian Column enters southeast">{{Cite web |last=Jim Heintz |date=25 August 2014 |title=Ukraine: Russian Tank Column Enters Southeast |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/ukraine-plans-billion-boost-defense-spending-25102664 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140825144115/https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/ukraine-plans-billion-boost-defense-spending-25102664 |archive-date=25 August 2014 |access-date=26 August 2014 |publisher=Abcnews}}</ref><ref name="Column from Russia">{{Cite news |date=25 August 2014 |title=Ukraine crisis: 'Column from Russia' crosses border |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28924945 |access-date=26 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="npr">{{Cite news |last=Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson |date=26 August 2014 |title=Russian Separatists Open New Front in Southern Ukraine |agency=National Public Radio (NPR) |url=https://www.npr.org/2014/08/26/343352054/russian-separatists-open-new-front-in-eastern-ukraine |access-date=26 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140827130939/https://www.npr.org/2014/08/26/343352054/russian-separatists-open-new-front-in-eastern-ukraine |archive-date=27 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="CNBCx1">{{Cite news |last=Kramer |first=Andrew |title=Ukraine Says Russian Forces Lead Major New Offensive in East |publisher=CNBC |url=https://www.cnbc.com/id/101951821 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140828041143/https://www.cnbc.com/id/101951821 |archive-date=28 August 2014 |quote=Tanks, artillery and infantry have crossed from Russia into an unbreached part of eastern Ukraine in recent days, attacking Ukrainian forces and causing panic and wholesale retreat not only in this small border town but a wide swath of territory, in what Ukrainian and Western military officials are calling a stealth invasion.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Tsevtkova |first=Maria |date=26 August 2014 |title='Men in green' raise suspicions of east Ukrainian villagers |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-crisis-fighters-idUSKBN0GQ1X520140826?irpc=932 |quote="Unidentified, heavily-armed strangers with Russian accents have appeared in an eastern Ukrainian village, arousing residents' suspicions despite Moscow's denials that its troops have deliberately infiltrated the frontier."}}</ref> in an area that had not seen pro-Russian presence for weeks.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Lowe |first1=Christian |last2=Tsvetkova |first2=Maria |last3=Zverev |first3=Anton |last4=Zinets |first4=Natalia |last5=Balmforth |first5=Richard |last6=Prentice |first6=Alessandra |last7=Ustinova |first7=Tatiana |last8=Devitt |first8=Polina |last9=Apps |first9=Peter |date=26 August 2014 |title=Exclusive – In Ukraine, an armoured column appears out of nowhere |work=] |editor-last=Elgood |editor-first=Giles |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-ukraine-crisis-novoazovsk-idUKKBN0GQ19Y20140826|access-date=18 March 2020}}</ref> The ] investigation revealed some details of this operation. Some of the tanks were bearing the distinct Russian railway transport marks.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Sean Case |last2=Klement Anders |last3=Aric Toler |last4=Eliot Higgins |title=The Burning Road to Mariupol |url=https://www.bellingcat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/The-Burning-Road-to-Mariupol-FINAL-2.pdf |access-date=4 December 2015 |publisher=Bellingcat}}</ref> Russian forces captured the city of ].<ref name="WPTowns">{{Cite news |last1=Gowen |first1=Annie |last2=Gearan |first2=Anne |date=28 August 2014 |title=Russian armored columns said to capture key Ukrainian towns |newspaper=] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/russian-and-ukraine-troops-battle-in-south-prompting-fears-of-widescale-invasion/2014/08/28/04b614f4-9a6e-40f4-aa21-4f49104cf0e4_story.html |access-date=30 August 2014}}</ref> and Russian soldiers began arresting and deporting to unknown locations all Ukrainians who did not have an address registered within the town.<ref name="wiadomosci.gazeta.pl">{{Cite web |date=28 August 2014 |title=NATO: 1000 rosyjskich żołnierzy działa na Ukrainie. A Rosja znów: Nie przekraczaliśmy granicy |url=https://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/wiadomosci/1,114881,16542864,Jaceniuk__Putin_rozpoczal_wojne_w_Europie__chcemy.html?entry=1231554 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903081128/https://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/wiadomosci/1%2C114881%2C16542864%2CJaceniuk__Putin_rozpoczal_wojne_w_Europie__chcemy.html?entry=1231554 |archive-date=3 September 2014 |access-date=14 October 2014 |website=gazeta.pl |language=pl}}</ref> Pro-Ukrainian anti-war protests took place in ] which was threatened by Russian troops.<ref name="wiadomosci.gazeta.pl" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=28 August 2014 |title=BBC:Ukraine crisis: 'Thousands of Russians' fighting in east, August 28 |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28963310 |access-date=14 October 2014}}</ref> The ] called an emergency meeting to discuss the situation.<ref name="usatoday0x01">{{Cite news |date=28 August 2014 |title=U.S. says Russia has 'outright lied' about Ukraine |agency=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/08/28/ukraine-town-under-rebel-control/14724767/ |access-date=1 September 2014}}</ref> The Ukrainian soldiers that left Novoazovsk retreated to Mariupol. Many citizens left Mariupol due to fear of an attack.


On 4 September, Ukrainian forces engaged the enemy troops, who came from the village of ], between the villages of ] and Berdyanske.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rbth.com/news/2014/09/04/militia_starts_reconnaissance_in_force_near_mariupol_-_media_39543.html| title=Militia starts reconnaissance in force near Mariupol| publisher=Russia Beyond the Headlines|date=4 September 2014|access-date=30 October 2014}}</ref> One separatist tank and a truck were destroyed, while another separatist truck was left abandoned.<ref name="novosti">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VggH0j74B0A| title=ЭКСКЛЮЗИВ! 2 часа назад: Трасса Донецк-Мариуполь горит военная техника! Донецк, Луганск| work=YouTube| access-date=30 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Adam Button|url=http://news.forexlive.com/!/explosions-heard-black-plumes-of-smoke-seen-just-east-of-mariupol-port-in-ukraine-rtrs-wit-20140904|title=Explosions heard, black plumes of smoke seen just east of Mariupol Port in Ukraine – RTRS witness|work=news.forexlive.com|date=4 Sep 2014|access-date=30 October 2014}}</ref>
The offensive against Mariupol<ref>{{cite news|author=Aleksandar Vasovic|author2=Gabriela Baczynska|url=http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/09/05/ukraine-crisis-fighting-idINKBN0H00HK20140905|title=Fighting rages between Ukrainian army and rebels despite start of talks|agency=Reuters|date=5 September 2014|access-date=17 July 2015}}</ref> began on 28 August 2014, when ] the town of ]. The Ukrainian soldiers that left Novoazovsk retreated to Mariupol. Many citizens left Mariupol due to fear of an attack.


On 5 September, fighting primarily raged in the village of Shirokino, while clashes once again took place at Bezimenne. The clashes over the previous two days had left seven civilians dead.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}} Also, the ] started to train Mariupol citizens in self-defense and organize popular militias to defend the city.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.kyivpost.com/multimedia/photo/trainng-mariupol-self-defence-by-azov-battalion-volunteers-363548.html|title=Azov Battalion trains Mariupol residents in self-defense tactics|work=KyivPost|date=5 September 2014| access-date=30 October 2014}}</ref> About a dozen of Ukrainian army APCs arrived with men and ammunition to help the defense battalions to defend the city. More heavy fighting was reported in Mariupol despite the ceasefire agreement. Ukrainian forces shelled DPR positions near Mariupol, and claimed to have repelled an attack. separatist forces claimed they entered Mariupol, which Ukraine denied.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/ukraine-fighting-subsides-after-ceasefire-agreement-1.1918977|title=Ukraine fighting subsides after ceasefire agreement|agency=Reuters|date=5 September 2014|publisher=The Irish Times|access-date=7 September 2014}}</ref>
On 4 September, Ukrainian forces engaged rebels, who came from the village of ], between the villages of Shirokino and Berdyanske.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rbth.com/news/2014/09/04/militia_starts_reconnaissance_in_force_near_mariupol_-_media_39543.html| title=Militia starts reconnaissance in force near Mariupol| publisher=Russia Beyond the Headlines|date=4 September 2014|access-date=30 October 2014}}</ref> One rebel tank and a truck were destroyed, while another separatist truck was left abandoned.<ref name="novosti">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VggH0j74B0A| title=ЭКСКЛЮЗИВ! 2 часа назад: Трасса Донецк-Мариуполь горит военная техника! Донецк, Луганск| work=YouTube| access-date=30 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Adam Button|url=http://news.forexlive.com/!/explosions-heard-black-plumes-of-smoke-seen-just-east-of-mariupol-port-in-ukraine-rtrs-wit-20140904|title=Explosions heard, black plumes of smoke seen just east of Mariupol Port in Ukraine – RTRS witness|work=news.forexlive.com|date=4 Sep 2014|access-date=30 October 2014}}</ref>

On 5 September, fighting primarily raged in the village of Shirokino, while clashes once again took place at Bezimenne. The clashes over the previous two days had left seven civilians dead.{{cn|date=December 2020}} Also, the ] started to train Mariupol citizens in self-defense and organize popular militias to defend the city.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.kyivpost.com/multimedia/photo/trainng-mariupol-self-defence-by-azov-battalion-volunteers-363548.html|title=Azov Battalion trains Mariupol residents in self-defense tactics|work=KyivPost|date=5 September 2014| access-date=30 October 2014}}</ref> About a dozen of Ukrainian army APCs arrived with men and ammo to help the defense battalions to defend the city. More heavy fighting was reported in Mariupol despite the ceasefire agreement. Ukrainian forces shelled rebel positions near Mariupol, and claimed to have repelled an attack. Rebel forces claimed they entered Mariupol, which Ukraine denied.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/ukraine-fighting-subsides-after-ceasefire-agreement-1.1918977|title=Ukraine fighting subsides after ceasefire agreement|agency=Reuters|date=5 September 2014|publisher=The Irish Times|access-date=7 September 2014}}</ref>


===Fighting in the outskirts=== ===Fighting in the outskirts===
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On 5 September, seven Ukrainian Army ] ]s reputedly faced in battle 30 tanks, allegedly Russian ]s. The Ukrainians repelled the attack but lost four tanks and retreated with the three remaining to the Army checkpoint on the outskirts of ]. The commander of the Ukrainian tank brigade was in a state of post-shock but the three surviving tanks were reloaded with ammunition so they could return to the battlefield.<ref name="Tank battle">{{cite news|author1=Оleh Мysko|script-title=uk:Сім українських танків дали героїчний бій 30-ти російським Т-80 під Маріуполем|trans-title=Seven Ukrainian tanks battled heroically against 30 Russian T-80 tanks near Mariupol|language=uk|url=http://uapress.info/uk/news/show/37882|agency=uapress.info|date=6 September 2014|access-date=17 July 2015}}</ref> On 5 September, seven Ukrainian Army ] ]s reputedly faced in battle 30 tanks, allegedly Russian ]s. The Ukrainians repelled the attack but lost four tanks and retreated with the three remaining to the Army checkpoint on the outskirts of ]. The commander of the Ukrainian tank brigade was in a state of post-shock but the three surviving tanks were reloaded with ammunition so they could return to the battlefield.<ref name="Tank battle">{{cite news|author1=Оleh Мysko|script-title=uk:Сім українських танків дали героїчний бій 30-ти російським Т-80 під Маріуполем|trans-title=Seven Ukrainian tanks battled heroically against 30 Russian T-80 tanks near Mariupol|language=uk|url=http://uapress.info/uk/news/show/37882|agency=uapress.info|date=6 September 2014|access-date=17 July 2015}}</ref>


On 7 September, DPR artillery fire destroyed a Ukrainian military truck at a checkpoint on the outskirts of the town.{{cn|date=September 2020}} The Azov Battalion also captured a tank near Mariupol, while the crew escaped.<ref name="russiantank">{{cite news|url=http://en.inforesist.org/the-ato-forces-captured-a-russian-tank-near-mariupol-video/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908021652/http://en.inforesist.org/the-ato-forces-captured-a-russian-tank-near-mariupol-video/|archive-date=8 September 2014|title=The ATO Forces captured a Russian tank near Mariupol|date=7 September 2014|work=Information Resistance}}</ref> The same day, it was confirmed DPR forces had captured Shirokino.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://podrobnosti.ua/992348-pod-shirokino-kontsentrirujutsja-rossijskie-vojska-video.html|script-title=ru:Под Широкино концентрируются российские войска|trans-title=Russian troops are concentrated at Shirokino| work=podrobnosti.ua|date=7 September 2014|access-date=30 October 2014}}</ref> On 7 September, DPR artillery fire destroyed a Ukrainian military truck at a checkpoint on the outskirts of the town. A civilian was also killed in the shelling.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ukraine-crisis/woman-killed-mariupol-shelling-frays-ukraine-cease-fire-n197551|title=Woman Killed in Mariupol as Shelling Frays Ukraine Cease-fire|website=NBC News}}</ref> The Azov Battalion also captured a tank near Mariupol, while the crew escaped.<ref name="russiantank">{{cite news|url=http://en.inforesist.org/the-ato-forces-captured-a-russian-tank-near-mariupol-video/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908021652/http://en.inforesist.org/the-ato-forces-captured-a-russian-tank-near-mariupol-video/|archive-date=8 September 2014|title=The ATO Forces captured a Russian tank near Mariupol|date=7 September 2014|work=Information Resistance}}</ref> The same day, it was confirmed DPR forces had captured Shirokino.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://podrobnosti.ua/992348-pod-shirokino-kontsentrirujutsja-rossijskie-vojska-video.html|script-title=ru:Под Широкино концентрируются российские войска|trans-title=Russian troops are concentrated at Shirokino| work=podrobnosti.ua|date=7 September 2014|access-date=30 October 2014}}</ref>


On 8 September, Ukrainian President ] visited Mariupol, telling steelworkers that Ukrainian forces had secured the city with tanks, howitzers, anti-tank guns and other weapons should the rebels violate the ceasefire. He also promised a "crushing defeat" on the rebels if they advanced on the city.<ref>{{cite news|author=Aleksandar Vasovic|author2=Gabriela Baczynska| url =https://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/09/us-ukraine-crisis-idUSKBN0H30HM20140909|title=Ukraine president visits frontline city amid 'shaky' ceasefire|date=8 September 2014|agency=Reuters|access-date=17 July 2015}}</ref> On 8 September, Ukrainian President ] visited Mariupol, telling steelworkers that Ukrainian forces had secured the city with tanks, howitzers, anti-tank guns and other weapons should the separatists violate the ceasefire. He also promised a "crushing defeat" on the separatists if they advanced on the city.<ref>{{cite news|author=Aleksandar Vasovic|author2=Gabriela Baczynska| url =https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-crisis-idUSKBN0H30HM20140909|title=Ukraine president visits frontline city amid 'shaky' ceasefire|date=8 September 2014|work=Reuters|access-date=17 July 2015}}</ref>


==Aftermath== ==Aftermath==
] ]


On October 23, 2014, prime minister of the DPR ] vowed to retake the cities it had lost, stating "Periods of intense hostilities will follow. We will retake ], ] and Mariupol. Unfortunately, it was impossible to make peaceful settlement the focus of negotiations. We are the only ones who comply with the regime of silence."{{cn|date=November 2020}} On October 23, 2014, prime minister of the DPR ] vowed to retake the cities it had lost, stating "Periods of intense hostilities will follow. We will retake ], ] and Mariupol. Unfortunately, it was impossible to make peaceful settlement the focus of negotiations. We are the only ones who comply with the regime of silence."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ukraine rebels end ceasefire before polls |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2014/10/23/ukraine-rebels-end-ceasefire-before-polls |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref>


On October 29, 2014, Mariupol city authorities said that Ukrainian positions in the village of ] came under Grad and rocket fire from rebel forces.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/mariupol-authorities-report-shelling-of-ukrainian-positions-near-town-369942.html|title=Mariupol authorities report shelling of Ukrainian positions near town|publisher=Kyiv Post| agency=Interfax-Ukraine|access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref> On October 29, 2014, Mariupol city authorities said that Ukrainian positions in the village of ] came under Grad and rocket fire from DPR forces.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/mariupol-authorities-report-shelling-of-ukrainian-positions-near-town-369942.html|title=Mariupol authorities report shelling of Ukrainian positions near town|publisher=Kyiv Post| agency=Interfax-Ukraine|access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref>


==See also== == See also ==
* ]
* "The first" ] when it was temporarily held by rebels
* ]


==References== ==References==
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Offensive on Mariupol (September 2014)
Part of the War in Donbas (2014–2022)

The Ukrainian forces in Mariupol, 5 September 2014
Date4–8 September 2014
(4 days)
LocationMariupol, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Result

Ukrainian victory

Belligerents
 Ukraine  Donetsk People's Republic
Commanders and leaders
Petro Poroshenko
Andriy Biletsky
Alexander Zakharchenko
Units involved

Armed Forces of Ukraine:

Internal Affairs Ministry:

Donbass People's Militia
Strength
7 tanks
12+ APCs
10+ trucks
500 infantry
30+ tanks
Casualties and losses
3 tanks destroyed
1 truck destroyed
1 tank abandoned
2 tanks destroyed
2 trucks destroyed or abandoned
8 Russian civilians killed
Russo-Ukrainian War (outline)
  • Background

  • Major topics


Post-Minsk II conflict

Attacks on civilians


Military engagements
  • Effects and aftermath

Related

In late August and early September 2014, Russian and Russian-backed separatist troops supporting the Donetsk People's Republic advanced on the government-controlled port city of Mariupol in southern Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. This followed a wide offensive by Russian-allied forces, which led to their capture of Novoazovsk to the east. Fighting reached the outskirts of Mariupol on 6 September.

Events

Russian/DPR advance

A column of Russian tanks and military vehicles was reported to have crossed into Ukraine on 25 August near Novoazovsk located on the Azov sea, heading towards Ukrainian-held Mariupol, in an area that had not seen pro-Russian presence for weeks. The Bellingcat investigation revealed some details of this operation. Some of the tanks were bearing the distinct Russian railway transport marks. Russian forces captured the city of Novoazovsk. and Russian soldiers began arresting and deporting to unknown locations all Ukrainians who did not have an address registered within the town. Pro-Ukrainian anti-war protests took place in Mariupol which was threatened by Russian troops. The UN Security Council called an emergency meeting to discuss the situation. The Ukrainian soldiers that left Novoazovsk retreated to Mariupol. Many citizens left Mariupol due to fear of an attack.

On 4 September, Ukrainian forces engaged the enemy troops, who came from the village of Bezimenne, between the villages of Shirokino and Berdyanske. One separatist tank and a truck were destroyed, while another separatist truck was left abandoned.

On 5 September, fighting primarily raged in the village of Shirokino, while clashes once again took place at Bezimenne. The clashes over the previous two days had left seven civilians dead. Also, the Azov battalion started to train Mariupol citizens in self-defense and organize popular militias to defend the city. About a dozen of Ukrainian army APCs arrived with men and ammunition to help the defense battalions to defend the city. More heavy fighting was reported in Mariupol despite the ceasefire agreement. Ukrainian forces shelled DPR positions near Mariupol, and claimed to have repelled an attack. separatist forces claimed they entered Mariupol, which Ukraine denied.

Fighting in the outskirts

On 5 September, seven Ukrainian Army T-64 tanks reputedly faced in battle 30 tanks, allegedly Russian T-80s. The Ukrainians repelled the attack but lost four tanks and retreated with the three remaining to the Army checkpoint on the outskirts of Mariupol. The commander of the Ukrainian tank brigade was in a state of post-shock but the three surviving tanks were reloaded with ammunition so they could return to the battlefield.

On 7 September, DPR artillery fire destroyed a Ukrainian military truck at a checkpoint on the outskirts of the town. A civilian was also killed in the shelling. The Azov Battalion also captured a tank near Mariupol, while the crew escaped. The same day, it was confirmed DPR forces had captured Shirokino.

On 8 September, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko visited Mariupol, telling steelworkers that Ukrainian forces had secured the city with tanks, howitzers, anti-tank guns and other weapons should the separatists violate the ceasefire. He also promised a "crushing defeat" on the separatists if they advanced on the city.

Aftermath

Mariupol. 2014–2015. Military and political events.

On October 23, 2014, prime minister of the DPR Alexander Zakharchenko vowed to retake the cities it had lost, stating "Periods of intense hostilities will follow. We will retake Slaviansk, Kramatorsk and Mariupol. Unfortunately, it was impossible to make peaceful settlement the focus of negotiations. We are the only ones who comply with the regime of silence."

On October 29, 2014, Mariupol city authorities said that Ukrainian positions in the village of Talakivka came under Grad and rocket fire from DPR forces.

See also

References

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