Battle of Mariupol (May–June 2014) | |||||||
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Part of the War in Donbass | |||||||
Confrontation between Ukrainian forces and Mariupol residents |
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Belligerents | |||||||
Ukraine | Donetsk People's Republic | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Arsen Avakov S. Demidenko † (Territorial Defence Battalion deputy commander) V. Androshchuk (POW) (Mariupol chief of police) |
Denis Kuzmenko (POW) | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Defected policemen | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
400 (Azov Battalion) | 60 militants | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
16 servicemen killed, 1 captured 24 wounded 3 APCs destroyed, 4 Policemen killed and 25 wounded |
20-26 killed* 15–34 captured 1 BRDM-2 destroyed |
Ukrainian victory