Battle of Novoazovsk
| Battle of Novoazovsk | |||||||
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| Part of the war in Donbas and the Russo-Ukrainian War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Ukraine |
Donetsk People's Republic Russia (denied by Russia) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Valeriy Heletey Andriy Biletsky | Alexander Zakharchenko | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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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.