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Second Battle of Mariupol
Part of the War in Donbass
Date 5 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
1 killed 3 wounded 4 tanks destroyed	unknown

The second battle of Mariupol began on the east of Mariupol, south-east Ukraine, on 5 September 2014, just 8 hours before the ceasefire treaty was signed in Minsk later same day.

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. 7 tanks (T-64 type) of Ukrainian armed forces faced in battle 30 tanks (T-80 type) of advancing Russian Army, that starting from 24 August invaded the Novoazovsk Raion of Ukraine to the east. Ukrainians withheld the attack but lost 4 tanks and retreated with the 3 remaining tanks to the army checkpoint on the outskirts of Mariupol, where they were met by the Ukrainian journalist Sergiy Karazy who reported the event. The commander of Ukrainian tank brigade was in the state of post-shock state but they were going to return to battlefield, loading the ammunition in the surviving 3 tanks.

References

1. ^ 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