Fierce battles ongoing near Kreminna, Russians drawing more forces there

Fierce battles are taking place near the city of Kreminna, with the Russians drawing a lot of forces and resources there in an attempt to hold the city, but the liberation of Kreminna may be as early as the beginning of 2023.

Source: Serhii Haidai, Head of Luhansk Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram and on air on 24 Kanal (News Channel 24)

Quote from Haidai: "We have very fierce battles going on there. The information that was spread for some reason that our troops had entered Kreminna is not true. Ukraine’s Armed Forces are located near Kreminna, but fierce battles are taking place there. The Russians are indeed drawing and transferring their units there. Now a lot of troops from the Wagner PMC [Russian private military company, founded by Yevgeny Prigozhin] have been transferred there."

Details: Haidai states that the Russian military command is well aware that Kreminna is "quite a strategic settlement" and losing it "would be extremely painful."

He expressed hope that the Ukrainian troops would continue to advance little by little and that they would liberate Kreminna as early as the beginning of 2023.

And after that, as the Head of Luhansk Oblast Military Administration states, there are "several options for the offensive and advancement of Ukraine’s Armed Forces."

Haidai also noted that the situation around Bilohorivka is currently unchanged. The Russians are trying to advance around the clock, but the Armed Forces of Ukraine "hold their positions firmly, and the enemy has no success there."

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