Proper noun
Ilovaisk
A city in eastern Ukraine, in Donetsk oblast.
One of first Ukraine’s volunteer battalions, which included many residents of Donetsk Oblast, the Donbas Battalion took especially heavy losses in Ilovaisk. Source: Internet
Some 30 soldiers were taken captive, and 15 soldiers are still believed to be missing after Ilovaisk. Source: Internet
Their attempts to enter the city through the village of Vynohradne to the east of Ilovaisk are repulsed by strong counter attacks by Russian-led forces. Source: Internet
The well-known Oplot and Vostok (Russian proxy units) didn’t participate in fighting for Ilovaisk – it was mostly the Russian Cossack formations that fought there. Source: Internet
They had been ordered to hold this strategic position for just a few days, preventing Russian-led forces in Ilovaisk from getting reinforcement from their strongholds in Khartsyzsk and Donetsk. Source: Internet