Contents tagged with Kreminna

  • Kyiv confirms Ukrainian offensive on Kreminna and Svatove has been temporarily stopped

    Serhiy Cherevaty, a spokesman for Ukraine's forces in the east, said that the Ukrainian offensive towards Kreminna and Svatove has slowed down. Speaking on the Ukrainian TV, he said that the number of forces and also the weather conditions in the Luhansk region are not in Ukraine’s favor at the moment. According to him, it is necessary to form a "powerful fist", including with the help of the West.

    "A number of factors influence the offensive. Firstly, we are not Russians. We do not send our …

  • Luhansk Region Governor: Ukrainian Forces continue to advance towards Kreminna

    The head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration, Serhiy Haidai, said that Ukrainian troops are advancing gradually in the Kreminna direction. Russians are trying to counterattack with no success.

    According to Haidai, the situation in this sector of the front is difficult, but fully controlled by the Ukrainian Forces.

    “The village of Bilohorivka in the Donetsk region is under constant enemy shelling. All enemy attacks there are repulsed by our defenders. As for the Svatove-Kreminna …

  • Kyiv: Ukrainian troops have advanced 2.5 kilometers towards Kreminna over the past week

    Over the past week, Ukrainian troops have advanced 2.5 km in the direction of the city of Kreminna, Luhansk region, said at a briefing the Deputy Head of the Main Operational Directorate of the Ukrainian General Staff, Brigadier General Oleksii Gromov.

    "Our soldiers continue offensive actions near the city of Kreminna. Within a week, the Ukrainian defenders advanced up to 2.5 km in the direction of this city," Gromov said.

    He added that along with this, according to the officers of the …

  • Russian attack near Kreminna fails, Ukrainian Forces advance further towards the city

    The Ukrainian Forces have advanced another 1.5 kilometers in the direction of Kreminna, taking new positions near the village of Dibrova in the Luhansk region, reported the military expert, coordinator of the group "Information Resistance" Alexander Kovalenko. Deputy Head of the Main Operational Directorate of the Ukrainian General Staff Brigadier General Oleksiy Gromov has confirmed at a briefing the success of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

    On his Facebook page, Kovalenko noted that over the …

  • Kyiv: Ukrainian Forces advancing towards Svatove and Kreminna despite buildup of Russian troops

    Ukrainian troops are advancing towards Svatove-Kreminna, even though the Russians are deploying large numbers of weapons and troops to the area, said the head of the Luhansk regional military administration Serhiy Haidai.

    "We are gradually moving forward. However, the Russians managed to amass a huge amount of equipment and personnel there: newly mobilized, prison inmates, Kadyrov fighters, regular troops, and some paratroopers who were transferred from the Kherson region. Therefore, the …

  • Ukrainian Forces reach outskirts of Kreminna in Luhansk region

    Improved weather conditions have contributed to successful offensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Luhansk region. Ukrainian troops have reached the outskirts of the town of Kreminna, reported the ex-deputy of the Verkhovna Rada, Igor Mosiychuk.

    "The Ukrainian Armed Forces continue active offensive operations near the town of Kreminna in the Luhansk region. The enemy is retreating. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have reached the outskirts of Kreminna. At the same time, the offensive …

  • Kyiv: Ukrainian Forces are advancing towards Svatove and Kreminna in Luhansk region

    The Ukrainian Armed Forces are advancing towards Svatove and Kreminna in the Luhansk region, but every meter of land is given very hard due to the significant forces of the enemy, said the head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration Serhiy Haidai on the air of the all-Ukrainian news telethon.

    "We are not far from Kreminna, just a few kilometers away," he said.

    "We have recently published a video from the Kreminna power substation, which was destroyed by the Russian occupiers. To give …