DeepState reports active fighting in Kostiantynivka

Russian forces are trying to infiltrate Kostiantynivka and build up troops there, while Ukrainian forces are resisting and trying to hold the city, DeepState analysts said, according to UNIAN. The analysts said Russian troops were also attempting to bypass the city and encircle Ukrainian forces, which were trying to prevent this.

DeepState said the city in Donetsk region remained under Ukrainian control. However, UNIAN’s description of the group’s map showed Russian forces holding parts of the eastern and southwestern outskirts, much of the city in a grey zone and another part under Ukrainian control. The analysts’ statement therefore does not indicate Ukrainian control over the entire city.

UNIAN reported that Putin claimed full Russian control of Kostiantynivka on November 12 and proposed a humanitarian mission along the lines of one in Oleshky. DeepState accused him of seeking battlefield advantage through the proposal and said Russian forces should instead halt their assaults and the destruction caused by shelling.