It was the biggest loss of life in Ukraine’s war against Russian-backed separatists.
Hundreds of soldiers died as the Ukrainian army and volunteers retreated in a column from the eastern town of Ilovaisk on August 29, 2014.
BBC: Ukraine’s deadliest day – The battle of Ilovaisk, August 2014
Mothers of Ukrainian soldiers killed during the 2014 Battle of Ilovaisk hold pictures of their sons during a commemorative demonstration outside the Russian embassy in Kyiv on Aug. 28, 2019.
