Ukrainian defenders have published photographs of residential areas in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, destroyed by Russian strikes, the 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade "Kholodnyi Yar" reported.
According to the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, 4,800 people currently remain in Kostiantynivka. The administration states that evacuation from the city is still possible, but soldiers say the reality on the ground tells a different story. Burned-out vehicles at the city exits and on all main roads indicate how dangerous and difficult evacuation operations have become.
"But staying in the city for civilians is more dangerous. The Russian army constantly drops guided aerial bombs with enormous charges on residential areas and turns them into centers of hell on Earth," the 93rd Brigade stated.
The Defense Forces showed several such areas near Hromova Street in photographs. The brigade reported that taking advantage of the weather conditions, the enemy is trying to enter Kostiantynivka through both infantry assaults and attempts to bring in equipment.
However, the Defense Forces, including soldiers of the 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Brigade in their section of the front, are resisting the occupiers and preventing them from approaching the city directly.
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