Ilovaisk cauldron

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The Ilovaisk cauldron refers to the encirclement and devastating defeat of Ukrainian forces by Russian and separatist troops near the town of Ilovaisk in eastern Ukraine in August 2014.

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Ilovaisk cauldron canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military encirclement
alternativeName Battle of Ilovaisk NERFINISHED
Ilovaisk encirclement NERFINISHED
conflictIn War in Donbas NERFINISHED
conflictType conventional ground battle
country Ukraine
describedAs devastating defeat of Ukrainian forces
followedBy Minsk Protocol ceasefire of September 2014 NERFINISHED
hasCause offensive by Ukrainian forces to retake Ilovaisk
hasContext Russian intervention in Donbas
post-Euromaidan political crisis in Ukraine
hasEffect demoralization of Ukrainian forces in the sector
encirclement of Ukrainian troops
heavy Ukrainian casualties
loss of military equipment by Ukraine
political scandal in Ukraine
public debate over Russian direct involvement in Donbas
hasParticipant Armed Forces of Ukraine NERFINISHED
Donetsk People’s Republic forces NERFINISHED
Russian regular troops
pro-Russian separatist forces
volunteer battalions of Ukraine
locatedIn Donetsk Oblast NERFINISHED
Ilovaisk NERFINISHED
eastern Ukraine NERFINISHED
namedAfter town of Ilovaisk
notableFor alleged presence of Russian regular units inside Ukraine
controversial withdrawal corridor for Ukrainian troops
high number of killed and missing Ukrainian soldiers
opponent Russian Federation forces NERFINISHED
Russian-backed separatists
Ukraine NERFINISHED
partOf 2014 military operations in Donetsk Oblast
Russo-Ukrainian War NERFINISHED
startTime August 2014
strategicObjective control of Ilovaisk railway hub
timePeriod early phase of the War in Donbas
usedTactic armored assaults
artillery bombardment
encirclement

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Battle of Ilovaisk describedAs Ilovaisk cauldron