Russian troops may have seized their best chance to strangle Kostiantynivka
Fog and rain could help Russian troops sever Kostyantynivka's main supply line. If the city falls, Kramatorsk and Sloviansk are in trouble.
Browsing Tag
Kostyantynivka
14 posts
The quiet tactic that took Pokrovsk may already be inside Kostiantynivka
Taking advantage of Ukraine's desperate manpower shortage, Russian infiltrators may be creeping into their next objective: the eastern settlement of Kostiantynivka.
ISW: Russia’s top general promises fast victory — but even his boasts prove the opposite
Belousov insists the Fortress Belt is key to a rapid takeover, yet even his own timeline suggests years of grinding warfare.
“Life there looks like death”: Pokrovsk, Chasiv Yar, Kostiantynivka — Ukrainian soldiers hold burning triangle of Donbas
As Moscow pushes to capture all of Donetsk Oblast, these three cities form the heart of resistance. Ukrainian experts warn that without Pokrovsk, Russia cannot advance toward Kramatorsk — the symbolic prize of the Donbas.
Kostyantynivka’s new morning routine: turn on the gas. Nothing. Russians are 3 miles away
Hours of bombing today destroyed gas lines. The postal service fled, saying it was "too dangerous".
ISW: Russia likely takes two villages near Kupiansk — now it’s eyeing the town’s lifeline highway
Russian troops may envelop the city from the west instead of attacking frontally, according to the ISW.
“Stadium of death near Toretsk”: Russia lost 50,000 troops but failed to break Ukrainian defenses
“Only battle kangaroos and penguins missing,” says Ukrainian officer on the relentless fight.
ISW: Russia halts Kostiantynivka push—now Pokrovsk braces for encirclement threat
After weeks of stalled operations in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast, Russian forces are closing in on Pokrovsk from several axes.
Ukraine’s 60-year-old Leopard tank switched from sniper mode—and Russian troops never saw it coming
They’re old. But Ukraine’s Leopard 1A5 tanks are back in the fight—because when you’re defending a place like Kostyantynivka, you use whatever still shoots straight.
Russia keeps burning through its last tanks — so why isn’t Ukraine winning?
Russia’s rare armored push near Kostyantynivka was destroyed. But the broader war still favors no one.
Frontline report: Drones become pivotal in countering Russian advance to Ukraine’s most strategic Donbas cities
Ukraine deploys elite drone units to counter Russian forces that have punched through Ukrainian defenses using "suicide squads" to locate positions, gaining 10 km (6 miles) in just two months.
ISW: Russians redeploy units to close Ukrainian pocket near Donetsk’s Toretsk
Russian forces seized Oleksandropil, Panteleymonivka, and Valentynivka, pushing Ukrainian troops from positions east of H-20 highway as part of strategy targeting Kostyantynivka.
Russian strike with 7 bombs on Kostyantynivka in Donetsk Oblast kills three, injures two
The strikes damaged 10 apartment buildings and 21 private homes, three industrial facilities, and destroyed two power lines and two gas pipelines.
ISW: Russian advance near Donetsk’s Pokrovsk slows as focus may shift to Kostiantynivka in 2025
The slowdown may be due to the deterioration of frontline Russian units and intensified Ukrainian drone operations in the area, per ISW.