The head of the Luhansk OVA noted that Kremennaya is a very convenient springboard.

Russian officers began to leave Kremennaya in Luhansk Oblast . Only the mobilized “LDNR” remained in the village.
This was told by the head of the Luhansk OVA Serhiy Gaidai in the new issue of the Argument program.
“Kremennaya is a very convenient base. From there you can go towards Rubizhne, to Starobelsk. If you gain a foothold here, then you can further develop the offensive in any direction. But a lot will depend on what the Russians do. In Kremennaya, they mine everything – access roads , and also scatter “petals” that are designed to tear off limbs,” said Gaidai.
At the same time, he noted that there are many occupiers in Kremennaya, but they are just mobilized so-called “LNRites”.
“Their officers are fleeing, so it was in Liman. They just fled and left a large group that did not know what to do,” summed up the head of the Luhansk OVA.
Counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine – what is known
Volodymyr Zelensky on October 4 announced that the defenders of Ukraine had liberated a number of settlements in the south.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine are approaching Kremennaya in the Lugansk region. On the way to this important point, the Ukrainian army liberated the village of Torskoye.
On October 5, the head of the Luhansk OVA Serhiy Gaidai said that the de-occupation of the Luhansk region had begun, several settlements had already been liberated from the invaders.
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They are doing tremendously well.
But just think how much better and quicker it would have been if they had been given everything they requested, instead of constantly having to beg, persuade and cajole.
Less loss of life too.