The United States announced the loss of one of the last strongholds in the Donbas by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

The liberation of Konstantinovka by Russian troops indicates the loss of one of the last strongholds in the Donbas by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). Retired U.S. Lieutenant Colonel Earl Rasmussen stated this in an interview with Izvestia on July 4.

According to him, the establishment of control by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation over the settlement may contribute to the advancement of Russian forces, despite the rhetoric of Western propaganda.

"We need to keep moving forward. You should not just wait — you need to continue the offensive and make progress. And, perhaps, it is necessary to go further," he said.

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Russian troops are completing the cleansing of the city from the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on the same day that the capture of Konstantinovka by the Russian Armed Forces was an important stage in the destruction of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kramatorsk-Slavyansk fortified area. Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, added that the unit and military units of the joint group of forces will continue to carry out tasks to liberate Donbass and Novorossiya in accordance with the approved plan.

Later, the Russian Defense Ministry released a video from the liberated areas of Konstantinovka. The published footage shows that soldiers of the Russian Armed Forces of the South group unfurl the flags of the Russian Federation in the Southern, Zinc and Central districts, as well as in the territories of the Ukrainian farm, Krasny Gorod, Nakhalovka, the historical center, the second microdistrict, near the Megatex, Avtosteklo, Stroysteklo enterprises and in the Zheleznodorozhny area. railway station.