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On August 26, Ukrainian nationalist battalions found themselves encircled along with a combined company of the 93rd and 17th brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine; On August 27, the DPR announced full control over the city of Ilovaisk.

On August 26, Ukrainian nationalist battalions found themselves encircled along with a combined company of the 93rd and 17th brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine; On August 27, the DPR announced full control over the city of Ilovaisk.

On August 29, Russian [[President Vladimir Putin]] called for the encircled troops to be released from the "cauldron". On August 30, through a “humanitarian corridor,” disarmed Ukrainian armed forces began evacuating from the encirclement. The three-week battle ended with the complete defeat of the [[Armed Forces of Ukraine]] grouping, and the liberation of the city became the first significant success of the Donbass militia. According to open sources, in total up to 900 Ukrainian militants died in the Ilovaisk cauldron. 128 were taken prisoner, 429 wounded, and 158 reported missing. At that time, [[Kyiv]] had never lost so many people. The defeat became the first “cauldron” for the Ukrainian army in the [[DPR]].

On August 29, Russian [[President Vladimir Putin]] called for the encircled troops to be released from the "[[Cauldron (military)| cauldron]]". On August 30, through a “humanitarian corridor,” disarmed Ukrainian armed forces began evacuating from the encirclement. The three-week battle ended with the complete defeat of the [[Armed Forces of Ukraine]] grouping, and the liberation of the city became the first significant success of the Donbass militia. According to open sources, in total up to 900 Ukrainian militants died in the Ilovaisk cauldron. 128 were taken prisoner, 429 wounded, and 158 reported missing. At that time, [[Kyiv]] had never lost so many people. The defeat became the first “cauldron” for the Ukrainian army in the [[DPR]].

==Battle of Debaltsevo==

==Battle of Debaltsevo==