Battle of Mariupol (2014)

Battle of Mariupol
	Part of the war in Donbas
	; Damage in Mariupol
Date	6 May – 14 June 2014; (1 month, 1 week and 1 day)
Location	Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Result	Government victory Ukrainian forces regain complete control of Mariupol; Mariupol becomes the provisional capital of Donetsk Oblast;
Belligerents
Ukraine	Donetsk People's Republic
Commanders and leaders
Arsen Avakov; Serhiy Demydenko †; Valery Androshchuk (POW)	Denis Kuzmenko (POW)
Units involved
Armed Forces of Ukraine Ukrainian Ground Forces 72nd Guards Mechanized Brigade; ; Ministry of Internal Affairs National Guard of Ukraine; Azov Battalion; Dnipro Battalion; Militsiya (Police);	Donbas People's Militia Sparta Battalion; Defected policemen
Strength
400	60
Casualties and losses
20 killed; 49 wounded; 1 captured; 3 APCs destroyed	20–26 killed; 15–34 captured; 1 BRDM-2 destroyed

During the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine in the aftermath of the Revolution of Dignity, the city of Mariupol, in Donetsk Oblast, saw skirmishes break out between Ukrainian government forces, local police, and separatist militants affiliated with the Donetsk People's Republic. Government forces withdrew from Mariupol on 9 May 2014 after heavy fighting left the city's police headquarters gutted by fire. These forces maintained checkpoints outside the city. Intervention by Metinvest steelworkers on 15 May 2014 led to the removal of barricades from the city centre, and the resumption of patrols by local police. Separatists continued to operate a headquarters in another part of the city until their positions were overrun in a government offensive on 13 June 2014.

^ Vasovic, Aleksandar (13 June 2014). "Ukrainian forces reclaim port city from rebels". Reuters. Archived from the original on 10 October 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
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[1] Vasovic, Aleksandar (13 June 2014). "Ukrainian forces reclaim port city from rebels". Reuters. Archived from the original on 10 October 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2014.

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