Kreminna
Kreminna (Ukrainian: Кремінна; Russian: Кременная) is a city in the Sievierodonetsk Raion of the Luhansk Oblast of Ukraine. Before 2020, it was the administrative center of the former Kreminna Raion.
Kreminna
Кремінна (in Ukrainian) | |
|---|---|
 Kreminna railway station | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Luhansk Oblast |
| Raion | Sievierodonetsk Raion |
| Founded | 1680 |
| City Status | 1938 |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 18,417 |
| Area code | (+380) |
| Vehicle registration | BB / 13 |
| Climate | Dfb |
In March 2022, the pro-Russian mayor Volodymyr Struk who supported Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, was found shot dead in the street after having been kidnapped from his home.[1][2] On 19 April 2022, the city was captured by Russian military forces during the invasion.[3][4]
References
- "Pro-Russian mayor of city in eastern Ukraine who welcomed Putin's invasion is found shot dead in the street after being kidnapped from his home". Archived from the original on 2022-03-03. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
- Matyash, Tanya (2 March 2022). "На Луганщині знайшли застреленим мера-сепаратиста Струка". LB.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- "Russian forces attacking entire eastern front line, Ukraine says". BBC News. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- "Russia-Ukraine war: Russian troops capture eastern city as battle for Donbas region begins – live". The Guardian. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
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