Eight civilians were killed on 3 March, with the town's central hospital reportedly sustaining significant damage.[6] On 1 April, the Ukrainian military confirmed Izium was under Russian control.[7][8][9] The following day, in an interview for Ukrinform, Izium's Deputy Mayor Volodymyr Matsokin claimed that 80% of the city's residential buildings had been destroyed and that there was no power, heating, or water in the city. Kreminna was the first city to fall during the Donbas Offensive that was announced by Russia on 18 April.