Battle of Marinka (2015)

Battle of Marinka
	Part of War in Donbas
	; Ukrainian servicemen in front of Marinka police station on the day after the battle
Date	3 June 2015
Location	Marinka and Krasnohorivka, Ukraine
Result	Ceasefire Ukrainian forces recapture Marinka after a part of it was briefly captured by the separatists;
Belligerents
Donetsk PR	Ukraine
Commanders and leaders
Artem Zugha	Unknown
Units involved
DPR People's Militia Republican Guard Pyatnashka Brigade; ;	Armed Forces of Ukraine Ukrainian Ground Forces 28th Mechanised Brigade; ; Ministry of Internal Affairs National Guard of Ukraine Azov Battalion; ; Special Tasks Patrol Police Sich Battalion; ;
Strength
1,000	2700
Casualties and losses
35 killed; 185 wounded	32 killed; 39 wounded; 1 captured
	9 civilians killed; 30 civilians wounded

The Battle of Marinka was a short battle in the war in Donbas in and around Marinka, Donetsk Oblast which took place on 3 June 2015. Ukrainian forces fought the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic's (DPR) Republican Guard and Pyatnashka Brigade under Akhra Avidzba. The town of Marinka was briefly seized by the DPR forces before it was recaptured by the Ukrainians.

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