The head of the Luhansk OVA, Serhiy Gaidai, said that the liberation of the city of Kremennaya would be important: it would allow attacking the invaders attacking Bakhmut and, in general, this would open up two important directions for the defenders. He said this during the telethon.

" ), - says Gaidai. - One is to Starobilsk, and it will be the de-occupied logistics center of the Luhansk region. And then it will be very difficult for the enemy to move any reserves or equipment, or personnel, because all roads can be controlled from Starobelsk"

Gaidai added that the second direction that the liberation of Kremennaya will open is Rubizhnoye-Severodonetsk.

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Recall, on December 28, the New York Times wrote that the Armed Forces of Ukraine approached the industrial gates of Donbass - the city of Kremennaya, which is one of the most heavily mined Russians in this war.. Subsequently, this information was confirmed by Brigadier General Alexei Gromov, adding that the defenders advanced 2.5 km to the city.

It should be understood that the de-occupation of Kremennaya will allow Ukrainian soldiers to control the main roads to Severodonetsk and Lysychansk.