Russians occupy Kostiantynopolske in Donetsk Oblast – DeepState

Analysts from the DeepState project reported on the night of 19-20 December that the Russians had occupied Kostiantynopolske in Donetsk Oblast.

Source: Ukrainian analytical project DeepState Map

Details: The Russians have also advanced near Kruglenkoe in Russia's Kursk Oblast, as well as Zoria, Zelenivka and Novoolenivka in Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast.

Background:

• Analysts from the DeepState project updated their map on the night of 18-19 December, reporting that Russian forces had occupied the village of Trudove in Donetsk Oblast.
• Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, informed Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, the UK's Chief of Defence Staff, about heavy fighting and a recent surge in Russian offensives across multiple frontline areas during a phone call.
• On 18 December, Russian Armed Forces Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov claimed that Russian troops had seized approximately 4,500 square kilometres of Ukrainian territory in 2024.
• However, analysts from the Institute for the Study of War pointed out that Gerasimov had significantly exaggerated the amount of Ukrainian territory occupied by Russian forces this year. 
• The ISW said that Russian troops have only captured 3,306 square kilometres in 2024.

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