Ukrainian defenders are getting closer to Kremenny in the Luhansk region, the attack of the Ukrainian army continues, and the Russian army is not able to hold a blow, analysts at the Institute for Study of War (ISW).
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On January 12, Russian and Ukrainian troops continued offensive operations on the Svatovo-Cremary line. According to the General Staff of Ukraine, Ukrainian forces repelled the offensive of the Russian troops in the Stelmakhovka area (16 km to the west of Svatovo). The Ministry of Defense of Russia (Ministry of Defense ( MO) stated that Russian troops destroyed Ukrainian sabotage groups of 44 km northwest of Svatovo in the Kislivka, Olshan, Tabaevka, Krokhmal and Pervomaisky region. The General Staff of Ukraine reported that the Ukrainian forces repelled the attack of Russian troops in The Kremennaya area, which may indicate the further promotion of Ukrainian forces to the settlement, ”analysts said.