Russia Claims Kostiantynivka Capture; Kyiv Denies
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- Russia claimed it captured a key Ukrainian stronghold in the Donetsk region, per Bloomberg's reporting.
- President Zelenskiy denied Russia's claim that Moscow had captured the eastern city of Kostiantynivka, per Reuters.
Why it matters: Conflicting Russian and Ukrainian claims about Kostiantynivka underscore the deep information gap in this phase of the war, where battlefield control in the Donetsk region remains actively contested between Moscow's and Kyiv's competing narratives.
