"He was coming out of Ilovaisk" / Ilovaisk Battle Song

Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has been going on for a year and a half now, but the war itself began back in 2014, when the Russian Federation occupied Ukrainian Crimea and brought the war to Donbas, along with its "little green men." There are not only victories in war, of course, there are also bitter defeats, such as the battle for Ilovaisk, or often called the "Ilovaisk tragedy" in Ukraine. Today, August 29, is the ninth anniversary of the battle for this Ukrainian city and the day of remembrance for the fallen defenders of Ukraine. It is very important to remember those events that are part of one great war for the existence of Ukraine as a state and Ukrainians as a nation... A little about the events themselves:

On August 18, 2014, in the course of fierce fighting, Ukrainian soldiers, largely consisting of volunteer battalions, entered Ilovaisk. They were able to take control of part of the city, but after a large force of regular Russian troops entered the rear of the Ukrainian group from the territory of the Russian Federation on August 23-24, the Ilovaysk group was surrounded. On the night of August 28-29, the clown Putin called on the separatists to open a humanitarian corridor for the encircled Ukrainian military. At 8:15 a.m., the Ukrainian military began moving out of the city in organized columns along routes previously agreed upon with the Russian side. At first, the Ukrainian convoys moved freely past Russian positions, but after a while, Russian troops opened fire, shooting the Ukrainian convoys on the march.

The battle of Ilovaisk was the first clash between the Ukrainian Armed Forces and regular units of the Russian army. As a result of this battle, the Armed Forces of Ukraine stopped the offensive in Donbas and switched to defense.

And such cases of "dirty play" on the part of Russia are not isolated. As we can see, Russia could not be trusted then, nor now. They are fighting mean, dirty and dishonorable. Unfortunately, there are no agreements with such a shameful enemy. So the only thing we can do is to destroy the occupiers. Glory to Ukraine! Eternal memory to the heroes who gave their lives for it!