Mariupol (, ; ) is a
city of regional significance in southeastern
Ukraine, situated on the north coast of the
Sea of Azov at the mouth of the
Kalmius river. It is the tenth-largest city in Ukraine and the second largest in the
Donetsk Oblast. Population: . Following the capture of
Donetsk city by pro-Russian insurgents associated with the
Donetsk People's Republic in 2014, Mariupol was made the provisional administrative centre of
Donetsk Oblast. The city was retaken on June 13, 2014 by government troops and has been under heavy bombardment and the fighting has intensified as of August 2015.