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Mariupol [a] is a city in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.It is situated on the northern coast of the Sea of Azov, at the mouth of the Kalmius River.Prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it was the tenth-largest city in the country and the second-largest city in Donetsk Oblast, with an estimated population of 425,681 people in January 2022; [5] as of August 2023, Ukrainian authorities estimate the ...
On February 24, 2022, Russian forces began shelling Mariupol at the start of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. [ 37 ] [ 38 ] By May, with the end of the siege of Mariupol , Russia fully captured the city and blocked off Ukraine's access to the sea by controlling the entire north Pryazovia .
During the German-Soviet War, the village came under occupation of German forces.In September 1943, the Soviet Black Sea Fleet, led by Konstantin Olshansky, launched an amphibious assault and attacked German logistics here, which helped liberate the nearby city of Mariupol soon later in the Soviets' Donbas Offensive.
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Before the war, Mariupol was the country’s 10th largest city, with a population of more than 430,000. Like other cities in Ukraine , it was a bustling modern metropolis filled with arts and culture.
The birth of the port of Mariupol was a logical continuation of rapid development of the industrial Russian South in the second half of 19th century. The shallow wharf in the mouth of the Kalmius River did not meet the development requirements of the fleet along with those of the mining and metallurgical industry of Donets basin (Donbas).
Imagery captured in 2021 (left) and March 29 2022, showing damage to Mariupol amid continued Russian bombardment (Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies/PA) Another image shows the roof of ...
Mariupol [a] 431,859 Mariupol Russia [137] 17 May 2022: See Battle of Mariupol (2014), 2014 offensive, 2015 attack, Siege of Mariupol, Hospital airstrike, Theatre airstrike Partially captured by Donetsk PR 9 May 2014. Recaptured by Ukraine 13 June 2014 Recaptured by Russia/ DPR on 16 May 2022. [137] Mykhailivka: 1,269 Pokrovsk Russia [138] 1 ...