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Ukrainian withdrawal from Ilovaisk ends in disaster

On 29 August 2014, Ukrainian units try to break out of encirclement at Ilovaisk in the Donbas and suffer heavy losses during their withdrawal.

Accounts collected in early September describe an expected corridor and columns coming under fire. These contemporary testimonies alone do not establish the exact toll or the terms of the passage agreement.

An OHCHR investigation published in 2018 would document violations during the battle. Its later findings must be distinguished from information available on the day.

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