Battle of Marinka

Part of War in Donbass

Ukrainian flag flying over Marinka water tower in 2014

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

Ukraine

Donetsk People's Republic

Commanders and leaders

Unknown

Akhra Avidzba (nom de guerre Abkhaz)

Units involved

Ukrainian Ground Forces:

Novorossiya Armed Forces:

Republican Guard
- Pyatnashka Brigade

Strength

Unknown

~1,000

Casualties and losses

5 killed, 39 wounded, 1 captured

35 killed, 185 wounded

9 civilians killed and 30 wounded

Ceasefire

Ukrainian Ground Forces:

Novorossiya Armed Forces:

The Battle of Marinka was a short battle in the War in Donbass in and around Marinka, Donetsk Oblast. It involved the Ukrainian 28th Guards Mechanised Brigade, 30th Mechanized Brigade, 43rd Artillery Brigade and 93rd Mechanized Brigade.

According to the Ukrainian military, fighting around the government-held town of Marinka began at 3 a.m. in the morning of 3 June when separatists launched an offensive with tanks and 1,000 fighters. The DPR stated that this attack was in response to the heavy Ukrainian shelling of Donetsk, Horlivka, Staromykhailivka and Yenakiieve on the night of June 2 to the morning of June 3. They added that those shellings killed 15 people in DPR-held territory near Marinka. The separatist attack began with artillery fire, followed by an infantry and tank assault as the sun came up. The fighting lasted nearly 12 hours before stopping, but resumed again soon after. The fighting had also spread to Krasnohorivka, and both towns were in flames as bloody and chaotic street battles took place. Rocket and artillery fire was also exchanged.

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