Battle of Kreminna
Part of the Donbas offensive of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date18–19 April 2022
(1 day)
Location
Kreminna, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine
49°3′N 38°13′E / 49.050°N 38.217°E / 49.050; 38.217
Result Russian victory
Belligerents
  Ukraine
Units involved

 Russian Armed Forces
LPR People's Militia

  • 11th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Cossack Battalion[1]
    • 6th Cossack Regiment

 Ukrainian Armed Forces

Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown
200 civilians killed (per local officials)[3]
Battle of Kreminna is located in Ukraine
Battle of Kreminna
Battle of Kreminna
Location within Ukraine

The battle of Kreminna was a military engagement between Russia and Ukraine over the Eastern Ukrainian city of Kreminna. It is regarded as the first battle during the battle of Donbas.[4]

Background

Kreminna, a city of 18,000 people, has been a strategic city since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine because it is a passage to Kramatorsk, which is only a 1 hour drive from Kreminna.[5]

Battle

On 18 April 2022, Russian forces entered Kreminna, where the Governor of Luhansk Oblast Serhiy Haidai reported that street fights began and that evacuation was not possible. Tanks and other weaponry also entered where civilians were surrounded by Russian troops.[6] Russian forces attacked from all sides, encircling the city.[7] On the evening of 19 April, Haidai reported that the remaining Ukrainian troops withdrew, giving Russian troops full control of the city.[8]

Aftermath

Kreminna was the first city to fall during the Donbas Offensive that was announced by Russia on 18 April.[5] The governor reported that 200 civilians were killed, but there could have been more.[3] Ukrainian officials reported on 25 April that Russian forces were killed in an explosion in the Kreminna City Hall by a gas explosion.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mikhail Kishchik". 17 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Ukrainian army forces enemy to retreat from Kreminna in Luhansk region". 7 April 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Regional governor says Russian forces have seized east Ukrainian city of Kreminna". Reuters.com. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "April 18, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news". Amp.cnn.com. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Russia's Donbas offensive advances with fall of Kreminna". Amp.france24.com. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Ukraine says Russian forces have entered Kreminna city". Aa.com.tr. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Russian forces capture city of Kreminna, as attacks continue in country's eastern Donbas region - ABC News". Amp.abc.net.au. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  8. ↑ Lock, Samantha; Anguiano, Dani; Luscombe, Richard; Chao-Fong, Léonie; Belam, Martin (20 April 2022). "Russian forces seize Kreminna in eastern Ukraine's Donbas region - as it happened". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 14 June 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Luhansk Military Administration: Russian occupiers and their collaborators die in an explosion in Kreminna City Hall". Pravda.com.ua. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
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