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Name: Russian-backed rebel counterattack

Type: Event

Start: 2014 AD

End: 2014 AD

Parent: War in Donbas

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An offensive against Ukrainian forces by the breakaway Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic, backed by Russian troops, during the War in Donbas.

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  • August 2014: Insurgents affiliated with the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), backed by Russian troops, opened a new front in the War in Donbass on 25 August 2014, when they attacked the Ukrainian government-controlled city of Novoazovsk in southern Donetsk. Government forces were forced to retreat from Novoazovsk.
  • August 2014: The National Guard of Ukraine temporarily retook the city of Komsomolske.
  • August 2014: Ukrainian forces retreated from the city, and Komsomolske was once again taken by the DPR forces.

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