In recent days, news from Kremennaya has been appearing more and more often. It is still difficult to predict when she will be released, but there are already a number of signals indicating that this will happen soon.
This was stated on the air by the head of the Luhansk OVA Serhiy Gaidai. He noted that the military leadership of the invaders had already moved from Kremennaya to neighboring settlements. But that's not all.
Collaborators know that they will be released soon
According to Gaidai, doctors and repair teams left Kremennaya for Russia, came from the aggressor country. So they stopped their work. When collaborators asked the local population whether there would be a restoration of work, they received a laconic answer. They say that soon the Armed Forces of Ukraine will come to the city and repair everything.
What influences the liberation of the Luhansk region
As the head of the OVA noted, this is influenced by the landscape of the region. It doesn't have many big cities. And those, almost completely destroyed. For example, the same Severodonetsk. It cannot be a large defensive base for the enemy. So, as soon as you manage to drive the enemy out of the same Severodonetsk, Lisichanskaya and Rubizhne, the relatively rural area will go further, in which the enemy will not be able to “hold on” for a long time.
What will happen after the liberation Kremennaya
Here, according to Gaidai, there are several options. We are talking about promotion to Starobilsk. It has become the main logistics center of the Luhansk region. Or move to Bakhmut to help other units hold the city. Also go to Rubizhne and Severodonetsk. This decision can “split” the enemy grouping in this direction.
The Russians hold on to Kremennaya to the last
- This is noted by observers from the NYT. They stated thatour military was approaching the possibility of freeingKremennaya from occupation.
- This settlement isthe gateway to two large cities nearby. Speech, actually, about Severodonetsk and Lisichansk. The Russians occupied them after a grueling summer campaign, during which the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed an insane amount of both the enemies themselves and their equipment.
- British intelligence noted that Kremennaya was extremely important for the Russians. After all, it is through it that the material support of the Lugansk region passes.
