Kreminna
city in Luhansk oblast, Ukraine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Kreminna
Кремінна (in Ukrainian) | |
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Kreminna railway station | |
Country | ![]() |
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 |
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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]