Ukraine denies Russian capture of key eastern city Kostiantynivka
Ukraine says its forces still hold Kostiantynivka after Russia claimed capture, as Moscow reported 11 assault attempts that failed to break defenses.
- On Friday, Russia's military told President Vladimir Putin it captured Kostiantynivka, but Ukraine's general staff rejected the claim on Saturday, saying the city remains under their control.
- Putin called the city a "key transport and large industrial centre of Donbas" as Moscow sought to advance through the Donetsk region. General Valery Gerasimov, chief of Russia's General Staff, told Putin the troops had "liberated" Kostiantynivka.
- Army spokesman Andriy Kovalyov said Ukrainian defenders continue holding designated defensive lines despite Russia conducting "11 assault attempts" on Friday that "failed to achieve any success." Small infiltrating groups of 1-3 personnel were detected and eliminated.
- Ukrainian drones struck an oil terminal in Petersburg, causing fuel shortages that residents in at least 20 regions reported via social media. Putin dismissed the situation as "absolutely no effect on the situation at the front."
- President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed talks with Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, hoping to meet Trump at next week's Ankara summit, though US-backed peace efforts have stalled for months.
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Zelensky denies Russian capture of key eastern city
Ukraine still controls the strategically important eastern city of Kostiantynivka, President Volodymyr Zelensky and the General Staff said on Saturday, rejecting Russian claims that it has been captured. Russia's military told President Vladimir Putin on Friday that its forces had taken control of Kostiantynivka, a target that Moscow has long sought in its advance through the Donetsk region.
Ukraine maintains that fighting is still ongoing over the eastern bastion of Kostyantynivka, which the Russians claim to have captured.
Russia's announcement of the capture of the key city of Kostyantynivka in eastern Ukraine is "false", said the Ukrainian army to the AFP on Saturday, recognizing a "difficult situation" but ensuring that Ukrainian soldiers defended the city and that fighting continued. ...
Major Andri Kovalov, spokesman for the Ukrainian Armed Forces Staff, claims that the town, where one of the fiercest battles in the country has been taking place for months, remains under their control.
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