During the first days of the Minsk 2 ceasefire deal, Ukrainian forces lost some 70 percent of the recently regained territory east of Mariupol. However, these losses were not that dramatic as Russian forces occupied the land over the previous 5 months at that time and forces of Regiment Azov managed to hold some of the soil to establish a new line of defense east of the coastal hub of Mariupol.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Conflict report: Ukraine silently surrenders more territory under the Minsk agreement
A signboard reading \"Warning! The State border of Ukraine. The crossing is prohibited\" set on the Ukrainian-Russian border in Novoazovsk, Mariupol district on Feb. 24.
