- Russia says it has captured Kostiantynivka in Donetsk, but Ukraine denies the claim and says its forces still hold the town.
- Moscow accused Kyiv of refusing a temporary pause in shelling to allow the handover of fallen Ukrainian soldiers’ bodies, after proposing a six‑hour ceasefire.
- Kostiantynivka is a strategically important locality in the Donetsk region that Russia has long sought to seize.
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