Russian Forces Capture Konstantinovka, Gateway to Remaining Ukrainian-Held Donbass Territory
What was said
"Konstantinovka, once a city of 80,000 people, has now, according to Gerasimov, the Russian Defense Ministry, and the commanders on the ground, been captured by the Russian armed forces. Putin was also shown a video showing Russian troops in many parts of Konstantinovka raising Russian flags and victory flags which are of course based on the Soviet victory flag."
Putin met with military commanders including General Gerasimov to receive confirmation that Konstantinovka, the largest industrial city captured since Mariupol in 2022, has fallen to Russian control. The city's capture compromises the integrity of Ukraine's entire fortified defensive line in Donbass, with Russian commanders predicting the remaining cities of Sloviansk and Kramatorsk will fall more quickly. Western media has largely failed to report this strategic loss despite its significance as the gateway to the last Ukrainian-held territory in Donbass.
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- Programme
- Alexander Mercouris
- Episode
- Konstantinovka Falls Final Donbas Battle Begins; Putin Says Kharkov Sumy Are Russian; Drone War Fail
- Clip time
- 3:57
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