Russia advances rapidly in Kostiantynivka, Ukraine does not have time to lay mines

The Konstantinovskoye front is becoming one of the most active on the entire Russian-Ukrainian battlefield; the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces admits that the situation there is “very difficult” for the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU).

In the past 24 hours alone, the Russian Armed Forces (RFAF) have carried out 65 major and minor battles. The speed of the advance of the RFAF Southern Group units, south of the city of Kostiantynivka, shows that the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) did not have enough time to lay minefields that could stop the Russian advance.

It can be seen that the RFAF is accelerating its attack on Konstantinovka from the south of the city, and the AFU's resistance in this direction is not very fierce. Currently, there is information that the main AFU defense line south of Kostiantynivka is located north of the Kleban-Bykske Reservoir, about 12 km from the city center.

Now the Ukrainian media is sounding the alarm, because the Ukrainian army cannot stop the RFAF's advance; the praised FPV UAVs, or the minefields, but the Ukrainian army did not have time to deploy them, because the Russian army advanced too quickly, leaving the Ukrainian army unable to react.

The terrain of the area south of Kostiantynivka is mostly low-lying, with flat wheat fields, making it difficult for the AFU to build a new line of defense. There are also no densely populated areas for the Ukrainian army to turn into defensive fortresses. The 33rd Ukrainian Division collapsed.

Due to the lack of a strong defensive fortification system or minefields to protect the south of Konstantinovka, the RFAF has been advancing strongly in this direction in recent days, instead of west from Chasov Yar as the AFU had planned. But it was too late for the AFU to build up any obstacles.

Currently, RFAF UAVs are operating not only in the vicinity of the city, but also in the city itself; the Ukrainian soldiers themselves admit this. In the coming days, the RFAF will attack Konstantinovka not only from the south, but also from the west, when Chasov Yar is almost under the control of the RFAF.

In coordination with the southern front of Kostiantynivka, the RFAF was trying to bypass Mirnograd from the east and advance from the north. The day before, the Russian left flank had advanced to Poltavka and entered the western suburb of Yablonovka.

Thus, a central encirclement was formed in the area, and the Ukrainian troops were forced to withdraw the remaining units from Ignatovka and Staraya Nikolaevka, which were already surrounded by the Russians. As expected, the AFU did not have time to build a new defense line along the Zarya-Romanivka line; when the units were withdrawn from this area, they practically lost their combat capabilities.

Russia's Rybar channel reported that the RFAF's Central Group of Forces took control of the village of Romanivka, located on the H20 highway from Donetsk to Konstantinovsky; 13 km from the southern suburb of Konstantinovka and about 1 km east of Zarya. This is also the intersection of the Pokrovsk-Toretsko-Konstantinovsky railway.

The RFAF's control of this strategically valuable village allowed them to protect the flank of their attack force in the Toretsk and New York areas; and to put pressure on the flank of AFU forces at the Zarya stronghold.

With the Russians taking control of Romanovka, the situation for the Ukrainian troops in the village of Zarya has changed from difficult to critical. The Russians are now tightening their grip around this rather large village, advancing from both Romanivka and from the south - from the village of Staraya Nikolaevka, and from the west - from Alexandropol.

Military experts believe that the Ukrainian garrison in Zarya has been destroyed or forced to surrender, and that the safest option is to retreat to Konstantinovka; if they try to hold out, they will be completely destroyed. However, the Russians will still apply siege tactics and fire attacks on this village.

The rapid Russian capture of Romanovka was also a painful defeat for the AFU on the western flanks of New York and Toretsk; in particular, they could directly threaten the southern flank of the city of Kostiantynivka. Now the Ukrainians also lost the advantage of carrying out flank attacks in this area of ​​the front.

Although Konstantinovka is only a small city, it covers the route to Druzhkovka, as well as the gateway to the two remaining major urban areas in Donetsk, Kramatorsk and Slavyansk, and its capture is one of the main tasks of the RFAF in the summer 2025 campaign. (photo source Military Review, Rybar, TASS, Kyiv Independent).

Source: https://khoahocdoisong.vn/nga-tien-nhanh-o-kostiantynivka-ukraine-khong-kip-rai-min-post1542386.html