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Mariupol

Port

Port city on the Sea of Azov in south-eastern Ukraine, besieged and largely destroyed by Russian forces in 2022.

View on map 47.13° N, 37.56° E Wikipedia

Held by

January 8, 1792 – September 14, 1917 Russian Empire de facto
September 14, 1917 – March 10, 1919 Russia de facto
December 24, 1918 – January 9, 1920 Whites de facto Military occupation
March 10, 1919 – December 29, 1922 Ukraine de facto
December 30, 1922 – December 25, 1991 Soviet Union de facto
September 30, 1941 – August 22, 1943 Germany de facto Military occupation
since December 26, 1991 Ukraine de facto
since May 21, 2022 Russia de facto Military occupation

Events here 6

May 6 – June 14, 2014 Battle of Mariupol (May–June 2014)
January 24, 2015 January 2015 Mariupol rocket attack
February 25 – May 20, 2022 Siege of Mariupol
March 9, 2022 9 March 2022 Mariupol Hospital 3 attack
March 16, 2022 Mariupol theatre airstrike
March 20, 2022 Mariupol art school bombing