Kreminna

Kreminna
Кремінна
Kreminna railway station
Kreminna railway station
Flag of Kreminna
Coat of arms of Kreminna
Kreminna is located in Luhansk Oblast
Kreminna
Kreminna
Kreminna is located in Ukraine
Kreminna
Kreminna
Coordinates: 49°03′00″N 38°13′00″E / 49.05°N 38.2167°E / 49.05; 38.2167
Country Ukraine
OblastLuhansk Oblast
RaionSievierodonetsk Raion
HromadaKreminna urban hromada
Founded1680
City Status1938
Government
 • MayorYuriy Prokopenko
Area
 • Total15.72 km2 (6.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total18,116
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code(+380)
Vehicle registrationBB / 13
ClimateDfb
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Kreminna (Ukrainian: Кремінна, Russian: Кременная, romanizedKremennaya) is a city in Sievierodonetsk Raion, Luhansk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. Prior to 2020, it served as the administrative center of former Kreminna Raion. Its population was estimated at 18,116,[1] as of January 2022.

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine that was launched in February 2022, the city has been the scene of heavy fighting, with both Ukraine and Russia claiming control at times.[2][3] Russia has claimed it as part of the Luhansk People's Republic following its declared annexation of the region in September 2022.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  2. ^ Haidai, Serhii (4 March 2023). "Russian forces concentrate all their efforts on Kreminna head of Luhansk Oblast Military Administration". Ukrainian Pravda – via Yahoo News.
  3. ^ "Live Updates: Russia invades Ukraine". edition.cnn.com. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.