Battle of Novoazovsk

Battle of Novoazovsk
Part of the war in Donbas and
the Russo-Ukrainian War
Date25–28 August 2014
(3 days)
Location
Novoazovsk
Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
47°6′53″N 38°4′48″E / 47.11472°N 38.08000°E / 47.11472; 38.08000
Result

DPR victory

Belligerents
 Ukraine Donetsk People's Republic
 Russia (denied by Russia)[1]
Commanders and leaders
Ukraine Valeriy Heletey
Andriy Biletsky
Alexander Zakharchenko
Units involved

Armed Forces of Ukraine:

Internal Affairs Ministry:

Donbass People's Militia
Russian Armed Forces (denied by Russia)
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

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.

  1. ^ "Силы АТО оставили Новоазовск и готовятся защищать Мариуполь (ВИДЕО+Дополнено)". 27 August 2014. Archived from the original on 26 November 2014.