Battle of the Svatove–Kreminna line
In December, many battles started along the line. Both Russian and Ukrainian soldiers made daily attacks. On 18 December, a video showed Ukrainian soldiers moving forward in the Serebryansky forest south of Kreminna. On 26 December, Luhansk Oblast governor Serhiy Haidai said that fighting was happening near Kreminna. The Russian command there moved to Rubizhne during the fighting.