Much of the territory on the Azov Sea north to Sviatohirsk and Sloviansk near the border with Kharkiv Oblast was brought under the control of the Government of Ukraine in the and the area under the control of the rebels was mainly reduced to Donetsk city. In an August 2014 pro-Russian counter-offensive,the Donetsk People's Republic, with the help of Russian troops and arms, reclaimed some of the lost territory. In the February 2015 Battle of Debaltseve DPR with the help of LPR and Russia (Claimed by Ukraine) gained territory around and including the city of Debaltseve. Meanwhile, the Azov battalion and the National Guard of Ukraine captured previously DNR controlled territory near Mariupol for the Ukrainian Government. These battles were the last significant change of territory in the war in Donbas.