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Second Battle of Mariupol
Part of the War in Donbass
Date 4 September 2014 – present Location Mariupol Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine Status Ongoing
Belligerents
Ukraine	Donetsk People's Republic  Russia (presumed)
Units involved
Armed Forces of Ukraine Donbas Battalion Azov Battalion	Donbass People's Militia Russian Armed Forces
Strength
Unknown	30+ tanks
Casualties and losses
3 tanks and 1 truck destroyed and 1 tank abandoned	1 tank and 1 truck destroyed and 1 truck abandoned
8 civilians killed

The Second Battle of Mariupol began east of Mariupol, in south-east Ukraine, on 4 September 2014.

Events

The offensive against Mariupol began on 28 August 2014, when rebel forces captured the town of Novoazovsk and marched towards Mariupol. The Ukrainian soldiers that left Novoazovsk retreated to Mariupol to defend the city from an attack. Many citizens left Mariupol due to fear of an attack.

On 4 September, Ukrainian forces engaged a separatist reconnaissance unit, that came from the village of Bezimenne, between the villages of Shirokino and Berdyanske. One rebel 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.

On 6 September, seven Ukrainian Army tanks (T-64 type) faced in battle 30 advancing Russian Army tanks (T-80 type). The Ukrainians repelled the attack but lost four tanks and retreated with the three remaining tanks 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. Of the four lost tanks, three were destroyed and one was abandoned.

On 7 September, pro-Russian artillery fire destroyed a Ukrainian military truck at a checkpoint on the outskirts of the town. A civilian was also killed in the shelling.

References

1. ^ Ukraine ceasefire breached in Donetsk and Mariupol
2. ^ Heavy fighting rocks eastern Ukraine port just hours into ceasefire between government and rebels
3. ^ ЭКСКЛЮЗИВ! 2 часа назад: Трасса Донецк-Мариуполь горит военная техника! Донецк, Луганск
4. ^ Heavy fighting outside Mariupol despite launch of Ukrainian peace talks
5. Militia starts reconnaissance in force near Mariupol - media
6. Explosions heard, black plumes of smoke seen just east of Mariupol Port in Ukraine – RTRS witness
7. Сім українських танків дали героїчний бій 30-ти російським Т-80 під Маріуполем, - ЗМІ (Seven Ukrainian tank gave heroic battle against 30 Russsian T-80 tanks near Mariupol). Press of Ukraine (Uapress.info), 6 September 2014

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• 2014 in Ukraine
• Battles of the war in Donbass
• History of Donetsk Oblast
• Donetsk People's Republic
• Mariupol