Battle of Ilovaisk
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The Battle of Ilovaisk was a major 2014 engagement in eastern Ukraine in which Ukrainian forces were encircled and suffered heavy losses amid direct involvement of Russian regular troops, becoming a symbol of the early phase of the Russo-Ukrainian War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Ilovaisk canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| allegation | violation of agreed safe corridor for retreating troops ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Ukrainian Armed Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Armed Forces of Ukraine
Donetsk People’s Republic forces ⓘ Russian regular troops ⓘ volunteer battalions of Ukraine ⓘ |
| casualtiesSide |
Ukraine
ⓘ
pro-Russian forces ⓘ |
| conflict | Russo-Ukrainian War ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Federation
Ukraine ⓘ |
| dateOfMajorBreakthrough | 2014-08-24 ⓘ |
| describedAs | Ilovaisk cauldron ⓘ |
| endDate | 2014-09-02 ⓘ |
| event |
Russian armoured columns crossing from Russian territory
ⓘ
attack on withdrawing Ukrainian columns ⓘ encirclement of Ukrainian volunteer battalions ⓘ negotiation of a withdrawal corridor ⓘ |
| followedBy | Minsk Protocol ⓘ |
| hasInvestigationBy |
Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine
ⓘ
surface form:
Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine
Ukrainian parliamentary commission ⓘ |
| hasMediaCoverageBy |
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
ⓘ
international human rights organizations ⓘ |
| hasPhase | encirclement of Ukrainian forces ⓘ |
| impact |
prompted reassessment of Ukrainian military strategy
ⓘ
shift in Ukrainian public opinion on war ⓘ |
| location |
Donetsk Oblast
ⓘ
Ilovaisk ⓘ Ukraine ⓘ |
| militaryObjective | recapture Ilovaisk from separatist control ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial humanitarian corridor
ⓘ
direct involvement of Russian regular troops ⓘ high casualties among Ukrainian forces ⓘ |
| opponent |
Russian Armed Forces
ⓘ
Ukrainian government forces ⓘ pro-Russian separatist forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Russo-Ukrainian War
ⓘ
surface form:
War in Donbas
|
| precededBy | early 2014 fighting in Donetsk Oblast ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Minsk I
ⓘ
surface form:
Minsk I ceasefire agreement
|
| result |
Russian and separatist victory
ⓘ
encirclement of Ukrainian troops ⓘ heavy Ukrainian losses ⓘ |
| startDate | 2014-08-07 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of rail and road junctions near Donetsk ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Ukrainian military tragedy
ⓘ
early phase of the Russo-Ukrainian War ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
August 2014
ⓘ
September 2014 ⓘ |
| year | 2014 ⓘ |
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