Tag: Kostiantynivka
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Ukrainian city of Kostiantynivka remains contested as Russia bombs Kyiv with ballistic missiles
The Ukrainian city of Kostiantynivka, in the Donbas region, remains contested, with heavy fighting still ongoing on the outskirts despite premature claims by Vladimir Putin that the city has been captured. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have also rejected a Russian ceasefire proposal for the city. Vladimir Putin is currently struggling to produce positive announcements about…
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Ukraine denies Russia’s capture of Konstantynivka
Vladimir Putin has released a propaganda video announcing the occupation of the Ukrainian city of Kostiantynivka in the Donbas region, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has denied that the city has fallen to Russian troops. Zelensky said that, if Russia had truly captured the city, Putin should have no problem meeting him there to discuss…
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Ukraine makes net territorial gains for the first time since 2023
Russian forces occupied approximately 84 square kilometres of Ukrainian territory in June. However, once territory recaptured by Ukrainian forces is included, the overall balance is slightly negative for Russia for the second consecutive month. In May, the Ukrainian mapping project DeepState, recorded only 14 square kilometres of newly occupied territory, the lowest monthly figure in…
