Offensive on Mariupol (September 2014)
Offensive on Mariupol (September 2014) | |||||||
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Part of the War in Donbas (2014–2022) | |||||||
The Ukrainian forces in Mariupol, 5 September 2014 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Ukraine | Donetsk People's Republic | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Andriy Biletsky | Alexander Zakharchenko | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
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Donbass People's Militia | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
7 tanks 12+ APCs 10+ trucks[1] 500 infantry | 30+ tanks | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
3 tanks destroyed 1 truck destroyed 1 tank abandoned[2] |
2 tanks destroyed 2 trucks destroyed or abandoned[3][4] | ||||||
8 Russian civilians killed[citation needed] |
In late August and early September 2014, Russian and Russian-backed separatist troops supporting the
Events
Russian/DPR advance
A column of Russian tanks and military vehicles was reported to have crossed into Ukraine on 25 August near
On 4 September, Ukrainian forces engaged the enemy troops, who came from the village of
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.[
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.[20]
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.[21] The Azov Battalion also captured a tank near Mariupol, while the crew escaped.[4] The same day, it was confirmed DPR forces had captured Shirokino.[22]
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.[23]
Aftermath
On October 23, 2014, prime minister of the DPR
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.[25]
See also
- Outline of the Russo-Ukrainian War
- Battle of Mariupol (May–June 2014)
References
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- ^ a b "The ATO Forces captured a Russian tank near Mariupol". Information Resistance. 7 September 2014. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014.
- ^ Jim Heintz (25 August 2014). "Ukraine: Russian Tank Column Enters Southeast". Abcnews. Archived from the original on 25 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ "Ukraine crisis: 'Column from Russia' crosses border". BBC News. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
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- ^ Kramer, Andrew. "Ukraine Says Russian Forces Lead Major New Offensive in East". CNBC. Archived from the original on 28 August 2014.
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.
- ^ Tsevtkova, Maria (26 August 2014). "'Men in green' raise suspicions of east Ukrainian villagers". Reuters.
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.
- ^ Lowe, Christian; Tsvetkova, Maria; Zverev, Anton; Zinets, Natalia; Balmforth, Richard; Prentice, Alessandra; Ustinova, Tatiana; Devitt, Polina; Apps, Peter (26 August 2014). Elgood, Giles (ed.). "Exclusive – In Ukraine, an armoured column appears out of nowhere". Reuters. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ Sean Case; Klement Anders; Aric Toler; Eliot Higgins. "The Burning Road to Mariupol" (PDF). Bellingcat. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
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- ^ a b "NATO: 1000 rosyjskich żołnierzy działa na Ukrainie. A Rosja znów: Nie przekraczaliśmy granicy [NA ŻYWO]". gazeta.pl (in Polish). 28 August 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
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- ^ "Militia starts reconnaissance in force near Mariupol". Russia Beyond the Headlines. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ^ Adam Button (4 Sep 2014). "Explosions heard, black plumes of smoke seen just east of Mariupol Port in Ukraine – RTRS witness". news.forexlive.com. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ^ "Azov Battalion trains Mariupol residents in self-defense tactics". KyivPost. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ^ "Ukraine fighting subsides after ceasefire agreement". The Irish Times. Reuters. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ Оleh Мysko (6 September 2014). Сім українських танків дали героїчний бій 30-ти російським Т-80 під Маріуполем [Seven Ukrainian tanks battled heroically against 30 Russian T-80 tanks near Mariupol] (in Ukrainian). uapress.info. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ "Woman Killed in Mariupol as Shelling Frays Ukraine Cease-fire". NBC News.
- ^ Под Широкино концентрируются российские войска [Russian troops are concentrated at Shirokino]. podrobnosti.ua. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ^ Aleksandar Vasovic; Gabriela Baczynska (8 September 2014). "Ukraine president visits frontline city amid 'shaky' ceasefire". Reuters. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ "Ukraine rebels end ceasefire before polls". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- ^ "Mariupol authorities report shelling of Ukrainian positions near town". Kyiv Post. Interfax-Ukraine. Retrieved 25 October 2015.