"The enemy has advanced near Konstantinovka and Chervonoe," analysts report. Konstantinovka is marked on the DeepState map as a city into which Russian occupiers are penetrating. The village of Chervonoe is located to the northeast of Konstantinovka and is also an area of infiltration by the invaders. ## ## Battle for Donbas: Key News As reported by UNIAN, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the positions held in Donbas are a stronghold for Ukraine on many issues. Russia has already postponed the deadlines for reaching the administrative borders of Donetsk region 15 times. According to Deputy Head of the President's Office Pavlo Palisa, the political leadership of Russia aims to capture Donbas by the end of 2026, while the military is requesting to push the deadline to March 31, 2027. American television channel CNN recently reported that Russian troops continue to slowly advance towards Sloviansk and Kramatorsk – cities that, along with Druzhkovka and Konstantinovka, form the so-called "belt of fortifications" of Ukrainian defense. At the end of August, military-political analyst Alexander Kovalenko suggested that Russian occupiers would manage to capture Konstantinovka and Chasiv Yar by the end of 2026. According to WELT, Russia may occupy Kramatorsk and Sloviansk as early as the beginning of 2027. Back in early July, the head of communications for the 24th OMBr Ivan Petrychak noted that the situation in Konstantinovka is very complicated, and Chasiv Yar serves as a flank for Konstantinovka, through which the occupiers are also trying to exert pressure.
