Battle of Novoazovsk

Battle of Novoazovsk
Part of the war in Donbas and the Russo-Ukrainian War
Date 25–28 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 Ukrainian forces retreat to Mariupol
Belligerents
Ukraine	Donetsk People's Republic  Russia (denied by Russia)[1]
Commanders and leaders
Valeriy Heletey Andriy Biletsky	Alexander Zakharchenko
Units involved
Armed Forces of Ukraine: Ground Forces Internal Affairs Ministry: National Guard Dnipro Battalion Azov Battalion	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.