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muriel_volestrangler

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20. On the front line, Russia is slowly making a gain

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2026, 04:59 PM

Jun 23

Russian troops have infiltrated the strategic city of Kostyantynivka in eastern Ukraine and are now trying to surround it.

The entire city is now effectively in a "grey zone", no longer controlled by anyone, Ukrainian soldiers have told the BBC.

"They get into areas behind our backs and in urban conditions it's extremely difficult to push them out," says a Ukrainian drone pilot who operates in that area and prefers to remain anonymous.

Kostyantynivka is a gateway to the rest of the Donbas region.

If it falls, Russian forces would be able push towards Ukraine's last remaining strongholds in the east, the cities of Kramatorsk and Sloviansk, and move closer to seizing Donbas completely, one of the Kremlin's key objectives in this war.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9w2g0ewk95o

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Russia better negotiate with Ukraine. Ukraine is not kidding anymore. [View all] applegrove Jun 22 OP

Ukraine hitting legitimate targets hard both in Russia and Crimea. They are showing us how it's done Deuxcents Jun 22 #1

He's in strategic zugzwang Ponietz Jun 22 #2

Unlike chess, whatever move he chooses will have real-life consequences. niyad Jun 23 #4

When was Ukraine kidding? niyad Jun 23 #3

I just mean that they have excelled at targetting applegrove Jun 23 #5

They have been doing an excellent job since at least Operation niyad Jun 23 #7

But now they have bootstrapped new resources. Igel Jun 23 #10

Thank you for those disturbing links. niyad Jun 23 #12

For every Putin...there is a window. GenThePerservering Jun 23 #6

Or a nice cup of polonium tea? Less of a mess to clean up. niyad Jun 23 #8

Ya man, he LANDED on those 2 bullets that were in his head. Volaris Jun 23 #16

At the current stand of things, it will be a short negotiation. DFW Jun 23 #9

I do believe you have the right of it. niyad Jun 23 #11

That is what I fear as well. DFW Jun 23 #13

Russia is also not kidding. maxsolomon Jun 23 #14

Suddenly regretting my username moonscape Jun 23 #21

Russia Is Not the Huge Military Power It Claims to Be. MineralMan Jun 23 #15

In Anna From Ukraine's daily vlog, she has remarked that ruzzia is not niyad Jun 23 #17

I'd be amazed if they even maintained their nuclear stockpile NickB79 Jun 23 #18

Well, we really don't know about that, I suppose. MineralMan Jun 23 #19

We DO know that they did not maintain their tanks, etc. There were niyad Jun 23 #22

On the front line, Russia is slowly making a gain muriel_volestrangler Jun 23 #20