To attack the city of Kremennaya in the Lugansk region, Russia used a large number of armored vehicles, the battles for the city lasted three days, Radio Donbass said in a comment.. Realities"

" There, only a few units hold lines to ensure the regrouping of troops. Their forces were significant: let's say, one of the units, no more than a platoon, went up to 43 armored objects: tanks, armored personnel carriers, MTLB. Part was destroyed, but not all. In general, the attacks continued for three days,” Dunets said..

He added that heavy fighting is now going on in the vicinity..

“The Russians shoot all the cars. There is information that they shot the car with which people tried to evacuate. The information came from a man who was injured. Now no one can help him. He is on the highway near the border of the two regions,” the head of the city added details..

On the morning of April 18, the head of the Lugansk regional military administration, Sergei Gaidai, announced the capture of Kremennaya by Russian troops.. According to him, from three and a half to four thousand people remained in the community, but as of morning their evacuation was impossible..