Russia Claims Capture of Donetsk's Kostyantynivka
Russia said its forces took the strategic Donetsk hub, but Ukraine said its defenders still hold positions and fighting continues.
- On Saturday, Ukraine's General Staff rejected Russian claims that Moscow's forces captured the strategic city of Kostiantynivka, with President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissing the report as "just another Russian lie."
- Kostiantynivka serves as a critical pillar of the Sloviansk-Kramatorsk-Kostiantynivka "fortress belt," a defensive network central to Ukraine's effort to hold the Donetsk region.
- During a Friday visit to an auxiliary command post, Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov reported the city's capture to President Vladimir Putin, who described it as a "key" strategic achievement.
- While admitting the situation remains "difficult," army spokesperson Andriy Kovalyov insisted "Ukrainian defenders continue to hold their positions along the designated defensive lines" despite small Russian infiltrations.
- The battle for Kostiantynivka, whose population plummeted from 67,000 to about 2,800, highlights the conflict's attrition as Russia continues its offensive to secure the Donbas region.
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The Russian military announced that its forces had taken control of Kostantinovka.
Ukraine denies Moscow claim of seizing strategic stronghold
Ukraine denied Saturday Moscow's announcement that Russian forces had captured the strategic Ukrainian city of Kostyantynivka, a stronghold for Kyiv's troops in the eastern Donetsk region and a key target for the Kremlin.
Putin says Russia has captured a strategically important city in eastern Ukraine – but Zelenskyj says the Russians are bluffing. It concerns Kostiantynivka, one of Ukraine's three strongholds in the defense belt in the east. – The final battle for the city is close, it could take a week or a month before Russia takes control, says military expert Johan Huovinen.
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