Russian troops are inching towards the city of Kostiantynivka in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, trying ​to establish a foothold close to a heavily defended area, ‌Ukraine’s top army official said on Saturday (May 2, 2026).

Kostiantynivka, ​along with other cities, forms a so-called fortress ⁠belt in the country’s east – an area well fortified by the Ukrainian military.

Ukraine’s military ​said on Tuesday ‌(January 13, 2025) it ​had struck a drone manufacturing plant in the ​Rostov region of ⁠Russia.

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“The destruction of ​this facility ⁠will reduce the enemy’s capacity to ‌produce ‌drones and weaken ‍the Russian aggressor’s ability ‍to strike civilian targets on Ukrainian territory,” the military ⁠said on Telegram ​messenger.

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