Russian grip on Donetsk Oblast tightens, analyst warns
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Ukrainian defenses in Kostyantynivka,
Donetsk Oblast, are buckling under Russian pressure, affecting the entire Kramatorsk–Sloviansk
area, Roman Pohorilyi, co-founder and analyst for the OSINT project DeepState,
told NV Radio on Aug. 5.
“We are losing Kostyantynivka; we literally have huge problems there,” Pohorilyi said.
“Those problems are flowing into Druzhkivka, Oleksiievo‑Druzhkivka, and the entire Kramatorsk–Sloviansk area. The enemy basically lives there with drones. They fly through the streets and track all movement.”
He said Russian forces recently failed to break through near Lyman, so they are concentrating efforts elsewhere and planning next moves.
“We have a very difficult situation now around Hryshyne; we are not even talking about Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad — they have long been occupied, we lost them, and the enemy has concentrated forces there,” the analyst added.
“We are already talking about the agglomeration. They are moving into and beyond Hryshyne. There is big pressure there because of a large concentration of enemy forces. We also have activity around Rodynske, where the enemy is having successes and applying heavy pressure thanks to that concentration.”
On Aug. 3, RBC‑Ukraine, citing sources, reported
that Ukrainian forces could lose Kostyantynivka in the coming months. One
source told the outlet that, in an unfavorable turn of events, Russian forces
could advance close to Sloviansk and Kramatorsk by the end of winter.
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