The Kalmius (, russian: Кальмиус) is one of two rivers flowing through the Ukrainian city of

Mariupol Mariupol (, ; uk, Маріу́поль ; russian: Мариу́поль) is a city in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is situated on the northern coast ( Pryazovia) of the Sea of Azov, at the mouth of the Kalmius River. Prior to the 2022 Russia ...

. The other is the Kalchik, which flows into the Kalmius. The Kalmius flows into the

Sea of Azov The Sea of Azov ( Crimean Tatar: ''Azaq deñizi''; russian: Азовское море, Azovskoye more; uk, Азовське море, Azovs'ke more) is a sea in Eastern Europe connected to the Black Sea by the narrow (about ) Strait of Ker ...

near the Azovstal steel manufacturing complex in Mariupol. Kalmius is said to be the name of a 16th-century

Cossack The Cossacks , es, cosaco , et, Kasakad, cazacii , fi, Kasakat, cazacii , french: cosaques , hu, kozákok, cazacii , it, cosacchi , orv, коза́ки, pl, Kozacy , pt, cossacos , ro, cazaci , russian: казаки́ or ...

encampment where the town of Pavlovsk was founded, later renamed

. The Kalmius Trail was a

Tatar The Tatars ()Tatar
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different

raiding trail, one of the branches of the Muravsky Trail. After an offensive by the separatist forces of the

Donetsk People's Republic The Donetsk People's Republic ( rus, Донецкая Народная Республика, Donetskaya Narodnaya Respublika, dɐˈnʲetskəjə nɐˈrodnəjə rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə; abbreviated as DPR or DNR, rus, ДНР) is a disputed en ...

in August 2014 during the War in Donbas, in southern

Donetsk Oblast The Donetsk Oblast ( ukr, Донецька область, Donetska oblast, ), also referred to as Donechchyna ( ukr, Донеччина, links=no), is an oblast of eastern Ukraine. It is Ukraine's most populous province, with around 4.1 mill ...

, the river became the boundary between Donetsk People's Republic-controlled territory to the east, and Ukrainian government-controlled territory to the west. A Donetsk People's Republic unit was named "''Kalmius''" Battalion.

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Drainage basins of the Sea of Azov Rivers of Donetsk Oblast {{Ukraine-river-stub