Kreminna
Кремінна (in Ukrainian)
City
Kreminna railway station
Kreminna railway station
Flag of Kreminna
Flag
Coat of arms of Kreminna
Coat of arms
Country Ukraine
OblastLuhansk Oblast
RaionSievierodonetsk Raion
Founded1680
City Status1938
Population
 (2021)
 • Total18,417
Area code(+380)
Vehicle registrationBB / 13
ClimateDfb

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.

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

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ Matyash, Tanya (2 March 2022). "На Луганщині знайшли застреленим мера-сепаратиста Струка". LB.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Russian forces attacking entire eastern front line, Ukraine says". BBC News. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "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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