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== Background ==
== Background ==
{{Main articles|Battle of Kreminna}}
{{Main articles|Battle of Kreminna}}
Kreminna was the first city to fall during the [[Battle of Donbas (2022)|Donbas Offensive]] that was announced by Russia on 18 April.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://amp.france24.com/en/live-news/20220419-russia-s-donbas-offensive-advances-with-fall-of-kreminna |title=Russia's Donbas offensive advances with fall of Kreminna |publisher=[[France24]] |date=19 April 2022 |access-date=31 May 2022}}</ref> And Svatove falled in March 6 during the [[Eastern Ukraine campaign|Eastern campaign.]]
Kreminna was the first city to fall during the [[Battle of Donbas (2022)|Donbas Offensive]] that was announced by Russia on 18 April.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://amp.france24.com/en/live-news/20220419-russia-s-donbas-offensive-advances-with-fall-of-kreminna |title=Russia's Donbas offensive advances with fall of Kreminna |publisher=[[France24]] |date=19 April 2022 |access-date=31 May 2022}}</ref> And Svatove fell on March 6 during the [[Eastern Ukraine campaign|Eastern campaign.]]


== Battle ==
== Battle ==

Revision as of 22:03, 29 December 2022

Battle of the Svatove-Kreminna line
Part of the Ukrainian eastern counteroffensive and Battle of Donbas of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.svg
Date2 October 2022 – present
(1 year, 9 months and 2 weeks)
Location
Between Svatove and Kreminna along the P66 Highway, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine
Status Ongoing
Belligerents
  Ukraine
Commanders and leaders
Russia Roman Berdnikov
Russia Aleksandr Lapin
Russia Valery Gerasimov		 Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi
Ukraine Valery Zaluzhnyi
Units involved

 Russian Armed Forces

 Armed Forces of Ukraine

Strength
~15,300 ~15,800
Casualties and losses
Ukrainian claim:
2,500+ killed, 300+ wounded (up to 16 November)[4]
21 captured (7 November only)[5]		 Unknown, presumed heavy

The Battle of the Svatove-Kreminna line[6][7][8] is an ongoing military engagement between Russia and Ukraine over the Eastern Ukrainian along a frontline running from the city of Svatove to the city of Kreminna. The battle began on 2 October 2022, a day after the Ukrainian Army recaptured the nearby city of Lyman.

Background

Main article: Battle of Kreminna

Kreminna was the first city to fall during the Donbas Offensive that was announced by Russia on 18 April.[9] And Svatove fell on March 6 during the Eastern campaign.

Battle

On the night of 27–28 September, Ukrainian forces crossed the Siverskyi Donets River in Dronivka, stormed the Siverskyi Donets Forest Park, and successfully blocked the critical Kreminna-Torske road.[10] Surviving troops from the BARS-13 detachment and 20th Combined Arms Army, previously based in Lyman where they sustained heavy casualties during the second battle for the town, reestablished themselves in Kreminna.[11]

On 2 October, Ukrainian forces began heavily bombarding Russian positions in Kreminna, advancing as far as the R-66 highway. The following day, Ukrainian troops managed to intersect a segment of the highway between Chervonopopivka and Pishchane, although were pushed back by Russian forces. To counter Ukrainian advances, Russian forces had mined all roads between Kreminna and Svatove.[12] Between 2 and 13 October, Ukrainian troops captured 14 towns and villages, including Borova, along the Kharkiv-Luhansk border. Ukrainian forces also advanced towards Chervonopopivka on the Svatove-Kreminna highway, although they were pushed back from their positions by October 5.[13][14][15][16][17][18] Two more villages were seized by Ukrainian forces on 24 October.[19]

During November, there were little territorial changes due to the muddy terrain, although fierce battles raged every day. Much of the Russian defense line in northern Luhansk oblast became staffed with newly-mobilized Russian conscripts throughout November. In early December, Ukrainian forces broke through Russian lines around Chervonopopivka, with fighting mostly centered west of the R-66 highway connecting Kreminna and Svatove. In early December, Ukrainian forces broke through Russian lines around Chervonopopivka, with fighting mostly centered west of the R-66 highway connecting Kreminna and Svatove.[20][21][22] Some Russian sources claimed 2,500 men died and 300 were injured at a position near Svatove, although these reports could not be independently verified.[21] Around this time, Ukraine had advanced to the hills west of Chervonopopivka.[20] Throughout December, relentless battles occurred along the line, with both Russian and Ukrainian forces launching daily attacks to varying degrees of success.[23]

On 18 December, a geolocated video showed Ukrainian forces advancing in the Serebryansky forest south of Kreminna.[24] On 26 December, Luhansk Oblast governor Serhiy Haidai claimed that fighting was ongoing near Kreminna, with the Russian command installed there recently moving to Rubizhne.[25]

References

  1. ^ a b "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 7". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 3". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Almost 30 occupiers lay down their arms and leave their positions near Kreminna". Yahoo. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  4. ^ Axe, David. "A Russian Regiment Reportedly Lost 2,500 Draftees In Just Two Weeks Of Fighting". Forbes. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  5. ^ https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2022/11/14/starving-freezing-getting-shot-at-by-their-own-regiment-no-wonder-these-russian-draftees-surrendered/?sh=2d8b9e6e37f7
  6. ^ AFU Prepare Frontline Breakthrough Along Svatove-Kreminna Line
  7. ^ RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, DECEMBER 19
  8. ^ Main battles on Monday continue on Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut – ISW
  9. ^ "Russia's Donbas offensive advances with fall of Kreminna". France24. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 30". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  11. ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 3". Critical Threats. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  12. ^ "Russians are mining roads leading to Svatove and Kreminna". yahoo.com. 18 October 2022.
  13. ^ "RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, OCTOBER 3". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  14. ^ "RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, OCTOBER 4". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  15. ^ "RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, OCTOBER 5". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  16. ^ "RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, OCTOBER 10". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  17. ^ "RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, OCTOBER 9". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  18. ^ Hird, Karolina; Stepanenko, Kateryna; Lawlor, Katherine; Kagan, Frederick W. (13 October 2022). "RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, OCTOBER 13". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 14 October 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ^ "RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, OCTOBER 24". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 31 October 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ^ a b "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 3". ISW. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  21. ^ a b Axe, David. "A Russian Regiment Reportedly Lost 2,500 Draftees In Just Two Weeks Of Fighting". Forbes. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  22. ^ Ilyushina, Mary; Timsit, Annabelle (27 November 2022). "Russia's heavy casualties in Ukraine spark outcry and rare official response". Washington Post. Retrieved 5 December 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  23. ^ CORRESPONDENT), María R. Sahuquillo (SPECIAL (28 December 2022). "'Slow, nasty, grueling': Ukrainian counter-offensive on Donbas front could hold key to course of winter war". EL PAÍS English Edition. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  24. ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 18". ISW. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  25. ^ "Luhansk military administration reports ongoing fighting near Kreminna". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
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