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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ilovaisk cauldron canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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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
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artillery bombardment ⓘ encirclement ⓘ |
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