| Settlement Type: | City |
| Official Name: | Ilovaisk |
| Native Name: | Іловайськ |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Ukraine |
| Subdivision Type1: | Oblast |
| Subdivision Name1: | Donetsk Oblast |
| Subdivision Type2: | Raion |
| Subdivision Name2: | Donetsk Raion |
| Subdivision Type3: | Hromada |
| Subdivision Name3: | Ilovaisk urban hromada |
| Pushpin Map: | Ukraine Donetsk Oblast#Ukraine |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Population Total: | 15395 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Coordinates: | 47.926°N 38.194°W |
| Other Name: | Иловайск |
Ilovaisk (pronounced as /uk/;) is a city in Donetsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine; residence of Ilovaisk urban hromada. The city is de facto under the military occupation of Russia and administered by the Donetsk People's Republic.
The city is known as a major regional railroad hub. It was also the site of a battle in the War in Donbas. The city has a population of, 17,620 (2001).
See main article: Battle of Ilovaisk.
Starting in mid-April 2014, Russian paramilitaries captured several towns in Donetsk Oblast,[1] [2] including Ilovaisk.[3] On 19 August 2014, Ukrainian forces reportedly secured the city centre from the Russia-backed militants; fighting for control of other parts of the town continued.[3] The next morning they claimed they had control over one half of the town, with the town divided by a railroad line.[4] [5] On 21 August, the Ukrainian Armed Forces claimed that heavy fighting continued "in some districts of Ilovaisk", while the Russia-backed forces claimed they had repelled the Ukrainian military and surrounded a contingent of Ukrainian troops.[6] [7] Fighting for control of the town continued over the next days.[8] [9] The Russian Armed Forces retook the city as of 1 September 2014.[10]
Ethnic composition according to the 2001 Ukrainian census.[11]
Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[12]