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, Ukraine47°6′53″N 38°4′48″E
Result	DPR victory Ukrainian forces retreat to Mariupol;
Belligerents
Ukraine	Donetsk People's Republic; Russia (denied by Russia)
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.

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