Battle of Marinka (2022–2023)

Battle of Marinka
	Part of eastern Ukraine campaign of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date	17 February 2022 – 25 December 2023; (1 year, 10 months, 1 week and 1 day)
Location	Marinka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Result	Russian victory
Belligerents
Russia Donetsk People's Republic;	Ukraine
Units involved
Donetsk People's Militia Sparta Battalion; 100th Brigade 3rd Regiment; ; OBTF Kaskad; 5th Motorized Rifle Brigade; Russian Ground Forces 42nd Guards Motor Rifle Division; 150th Motor Rifle Division; National Guard of Russia	Ukrainian Ground Forces 79th Air Assault Brigade (since August–September 2022); 2nd Company, 74th Reconnaissance Battalion (part); Right Sector Ukrainian Volunteer Corps; Georgian Legion; National Guard of Ukraine Azov Brigade; Donbas Battalion;

The battle of Marinka was a battle for the city of Marinka between the Armed Forces of Russia and the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the larger eastern Ukraine campaign of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The battle was notable for its length and the extent of destruction of the city's infrastructure. By November 2022, much of the city was destroyed, with no civilians remaining and few buildings left standing from the fighting. By December 2023, Russia had captured almost all of Marinka.

On 25 December 2023, Russia said that its forces had fully captured the city, but the Ukrainian military initially denied the claim. Ukraine's commander-in-chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi confirmed the loss of Marinka the next day.

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