The battle of Kreminna was a military engagement between Russia and Ukraine over the Eastern Ukrainian city of Kreminna. It is regarded as the first battle during the battle of Donbas.^{[2][failed verification]}

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Battle of Kreminna
Part of the Donbas offensive of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date 18–19 April 2022 (1 day) Location Kreminna, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine 49°3′N 38°13′E Result Russian-LPR victory
Belligerents
Russia  Luhansk PR	Ukraine
Casualties and losses
200 civilians killed (per local officials)[1]
Battle of Kreminna Location within Ukraine

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Kreminna, a city of 18,000 people, has been a strategic city since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine because it is a passage to Kramatorsk, which is only a 1 hour drive from Kreminna.^[3]

On 18 April 2022, Russian forces entered Kreminna, where the Governor of Luhansk Oblast Serhiy Haidai reported that street fights began and that evacuation was not possible. Tanks and other weaponry also entered where civilians were surrounded by Russian troops.^[4] Russian forces attacked from all sides, encircling the city.^[5] On the evening of 19 April, Haidai reported that the remaining Ukrainian troops withdrew, giving Russian troops full control of the city.^[6]

Kreminna was the first city to fall during the Donbas Offensive that was announced by Russia on 18 April.^[3] The governor reported that 200 civilians were killed, but there could have been more.^[1] Ukrainian officials reported on 25 April that Russian forces were killed in an explosion in the Kreminna City Hall by a gas explosion.^[7]

• List of military engagements during the Russian invasion of Ukraine