According to monitoring platform DeepState, Russian forces have significantly increased their focus on Kostyantynivka in Donetsk region. The enemy is actively deploying FPV drones connected via fiber optics, making them more difficult to detect and neutralize. These drones are being used to strike targets within the city and disrupt logistical routes leading to the front line.
At the same time, there has been a surge in the use of guided aerial bombs (FABs with UMPK) targeting not only Kostyantynivka but also other rear settlements. The intensity of these airstrikes has noticeably increased in recent days.
Despite circulating rumors, DeepState confirms that there have been no attempts by Russian troops to physically enter the city—this information has not been verified by any of the Ukrainian units holding the area.
The situation remains especially critical around Chasiv Yar and the nearby area of Stupochky, which are key to holding the entire Kostyantynivka agglomeration. Meanwhile, a new threat is emerging from the west. After the Russian occupation of Sukhа Balka and their advance toward Novooleynivka, there is a growing risk that the enemy could reach the Pokrovsk–Kostyantynivka highway. This would create a dire situation for both Kostyantynivka and Toretsk, where Russian forces continue to suffer heavy casualties in their assaults.
Ukrainian Defense Forces are maintaining a firm hold on the front lines and doing everything possible to prevent further enemy advances.