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| Starting in mid-April 2014 ] ];<ref>, ''newrepublic.com''.</ref><ref></ref> including Marinka.<ref>, ''irishtimes.com''.</ref> On August 5, 2014, Ukrainian forces recaptured control of Marinka from pro-Russian militants.<ref>, AP, August 5, 2014.</ref> Ukrainian forces involved in the recapture included the ], whose flag flew in the city in early August.<ref>Kramer, Andrew E., , New York ''Times'', August 9, 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-09.</ref> From then pro-Russian rebels accused Ukrainian troops of using their positions in Marinka to shell (rebel controlled) ] - a claim denied by the Ukrainian military.<ref name="Krasnohorivka and Maryinka"/> | Starting in mid-April 2014 ] ];<ref>, ''newrepublic.com''.</ref><ref></ref> including Marinka.<ref>, ''irishtimes.com''.</ref> On August 5, 2014, Ukrainian forces recaptured control of Marinka from pro-Russian militants.<ref>, AP, August 5, 2014.</ref> Ukrainian forces involved in the recapture included the ], whose flag flew in the city in early August.<ref>Kramer, Andrew E., , New York ''Times'', August 9, 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-09.</ref> From then pro-Russian rebels accused Ukrainian troops of using their positions in Marinka to shell (rebel controlled) ] - a claim denied by the Ukrainian military.<ref name="Krasnohorivka and Maryinka"/> | ||
| In early June 2015 fresh violence returned to the area as pro-Russian rebels launched an offensive on the city involving 1000 fighters, tanks and heavy artillery.<ref name="Krasnohorivka and Maryinka">, ] (3 June 2015)</ref><ref>, ] (3 June 2015)</ref> The rebels stated they only engaged in defence measures after an assault by the Ukrainian army.<ref>, ] (3 June 2015)</ref> |
In early June 2015 fresh violence returned to the area as pro-Russian rebels launched an offensive on the city involving 1000 fighters, tanks and heavy artillery.<ref name="Krasnohorivka and Maryinka">, ] (3 June 2015)</ref><ref>, ] (3 June 2015)</ref> The rebels stated they only engaged in defence measures after an assault by the Ukrainian army.<ref>, ] (3 June 2015)</ref> The town had already been devastated by months of heavy fighting.<ref name="Krasnohorivka and Maryinka"/> According to the ] the early June 2015 fighting was the heaviest of the ] since the so called ] ceasefire was signed on 11 February 2015.<ref name="Krasnohorivka and Maryinka"/><ref name="GD12FEB">{{cite news | url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/12/ukraine-crisis-reports-emerge-of-agreement-in-minsk-talks | title=Ukraine ceasefire deal agreed at Belarus talks | work=] | date=12 February 2015 | accessdate=12 February 2015}}</ref> | ||
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Marinka (Template:Lang-uk) is a town and the administrative center of Marinka Raion, Donetsk Oblast (province), Ukraine. Population: 9,913 (2013 est.); 10,722 (2001).
History
The town was founded in the first half of the 19th century by migrants from the Ukrainian villages of Poltava Governorate and Kharkov Governorate.
Starting in mid-April 2014 pro-Russian rebels captured several towns in Donetsk Oblast; including Marinka. On August 5, 2014, Ukrainian forces recaptured control of Marinka from pro-Russian militants. Ukrainian forces involved in the recapture included the Azov Battalion, whose flag flew in the city in early August. From then pro-Russian rebels accused Ukrainian troops of using their positions in Marinka to shell (rebel controlled) Donetsk - a claim denied by the Ukrainian military.
In early June 2015 fresh violence returned to the area as pro-Russian rebels launched an offensive on the city involving 1000 fighters, tanks and heavy artillery. The rebels stated they only engaged in defence measures after an assault by the Ukrainian army. The town had already been devastated by months of heavy fighting. According to the BBC the early June 2015 fighting was the heaviest of the War in Donbass since the so called Minsk II ceasefire was signed on 11 February 2015.
References
- Encyclopedia of Ukraine, Google Books
- Чисельність наявного населення України [Actual population of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- "putin-accidentally-helping-unite-eastern-and-western-ukraine", newrepublic.com.
- en.itar-tass.com
- "airstrike-kills-nine-as-apartment-block-demolished-in-ukraine", irishtimes.com.
- "Ukraine fighting reaches rebel-held Donetsk", AP, August 5, 2014.
- Kramer, Andrew E., "Ukraine Strategy Bets On Restraint by Russia", New York Times, August 9, 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
- ^ Ukraine crisis: Violence flares up near Donetsk, BBC News (3 June 2015)
- Kremlin-separatist forces try to take Maryinka as fighting breaks out along front line, Kyiv Post (3 June 2015)
- Ukraine at risk of return to full war after major battle in Donetsk, The Guardian (3 June 2015)
- "Ukraine ceasefire deal agreed at Belarus talks". The Guardian. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
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