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	Withdrawal of DPR militia Ukrainian forces recapture Marinka after a part of it was briefly captured by the separatists;
Belligerents
Donetsk PR	Ukraine
Commanders and leaders
Akhra Avidzba	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; 21st Public Order Brigade; ; Special Tasks Patrol Police Sich Battalion; ;
Strength
1,000	2,700
Casualties and losses
36-60 killed; 185 wounded; 12 captured	4 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 DPR forces before it was recaptured by the Ukrainians.