Clash — Kostiantynivka
Russian leadership, including Chief of the General Staff Gerasimov and President Putin, claimed the complete capture of Konstantinovka in Donetsk region. Both the AFU General Staff and Ukrainian President Zelensky publicly refuted the claim, with the Russian Ministry of Defense separately telling TASS that fighting in Konstantinovka was continuing as of the morning of July 4.
The record
Russian leadership, including Chief of the General Staff Gerasimov and President Putin, claimed the complete capture of Konstantinovka in Donetsk region. Both the AFU General Staff and Ukrainian President Zelensky publicly refuted the claim, with the Russian Ministry of Defense separately telling TASS that fighting in Konstantinovka was continuing as of the morning of July 4.
Occurrence and attribution are assessed separately. No operator attribution is on the record for this event.
Geolocation
48.5284N 37.7091E · city precision · Kostiantynivka
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Corroboration
Telegram · 12:28 UTC
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