【Head of Donetsk: Russian forces approach Kostiantynivka from multiple directions】

On December 31, 2025, Moscow time, the head of Donetsk, Denis Pushilin, said in a live program on Russia 24:

The Kostiantynivka direction has recently also become our focus, as there have been urban battles, and our forces have approached from multiple directions.

Notably, earlier this week, the commander responsible for the Kostiantynivka direction, Sergey Medvedev, reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin that the Russian armed forces had controlled up to 45% of Kostiantynivka.

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