The city is part of the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk Agglomeration, the last Ukrainian bastion in Donetsk.
While the Russia-Ukraine war has lost the media spotlight to the Middle East Conflict, the hostilities continue, every bit as brutal as ever.
And while the Russian advances are not as fast or as meaningful as last year, they still managed to conquer over 80 settlements in 2026, and are approaching, slowly but relentlessly, the ultimate prize in the Donetsk region that is the cradle of the war.
We’re talking about the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk Agglomeration, a heavily defended area that is the last major bastion in the Donbas (Donetsk plus Luhansk).
News has arisen from Ukrainian sources that Russian troops are edging toward the city of Konstantinovka, trying to gain a foothold close to a heavily defended belt.
Watch – Putin: Kyiv regime spent 10 years building fortresses in Slavyansk, Kramatorsk & Konstantinovka
🇷🇺🇺🇦 Kyiv regime spent 10 years building fortresses in Slavyansk, Kramatorsk & Konstantinovka
— Putin pic.twitter.com/mEMcqeCXZB
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) December 19, 2025
Reuters reported:
“Konstantinovka, along with other cities, forms a so-called fortress belt in the country’s east – an area well-fortified by the Ukrainian military.
’We are repelling the Russian occupiers’ persistent attempts to gain a foothold in the outskirts of Konstantinovka using infiltration tactics. Counter-sabotage measures are going on in the city’, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Ukraine’s army chief, said on the Telegram app.”
‼️🇷🇺🔥 Epic footage of the storming of Konstantinovka: the Russian army destroys the infantry and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
▪️Soldiers of the 1442nd Regiment are storming the key city in the Donetsk People’s Republic – Konstantinovka, destroying Ukrainian Armed… pic.twitter.com/KTSxWQtT6c
— Zlatti71 (@Zlatti_71) April 4, 2026
Russia is clearing the enemy in Konstantinovka direction using the Msta-B howitzer
South Group is making short work of the Ukrainian army pic.twitter.com/osLaxT7Aks
— RT (@RT_com) March 18, 2026
Ukrainian mappers from DeepState show that Russians control an area distant little over half a mile from the city’s southern outskirts.
“Small chunks of Konstantinovka, in southeast Ukraine, are marked as a grey zone, meaning neither Ukraine nor Russia has full control over them.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Wednesday its forces had taken control of Novodmytrivka, just north of Konstantinovka. Moscow’s top general, Valery Gerasimov, said in April that troops were advancing on the north and south of the city.”
❗️Ukrainian troops from the 100th Brigade SURRENDER near Konstantinovka, Russia’s Southern Group of Forces informs
Ongoing fighting in the area strained brigade’s supply and evacuation routes. As a result, the enemy decided to lay down their arms and save their lives pic.twitter.com/9ZK0HB0M6t
— RT (@RT_com) March 30, 2026
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