- Russia is slowly pressing into Kostiantynivka, probing the outskirts and risking a long, bloody urban fight that could open a new axis toward Sloviansk and Kramatorsk.
- Civilians are fleeing as drone and air strikes make daily life perilous — vivid scenes like a couple killed in a marked van underline the danger.
- Ukraine’s strikes on Russian logistics and Crimea are biting, but Moscow still has enough manpower to keep pushing, leaving the outcome uncertain.
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