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Ukrainian artillery was active around Kostyantynivka in the Donetsk region, with reports of intense firing.

Kostyantynivka, Donetsk
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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent Censor.NET

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Entities

Ukrainian artillery (military_unit) Andrei Kartapolov (person) Russian forces (military_unit) Ukrainian 7th Rapid Reaction Corps of the Air Assault Forces (military_unit) Russia (organization) Mykhailo Fedorov (person) Ukrainian Ministry of Defense (organization) 46th Air Assault Force (military_unit) 32nd Separate Mechanized Brigade (military_unit) Russian assault troops (military_unit) Ukrainian aerial reconnaissance (military_unit) Ukrainian artillery and drone pilots (military_unit) 46th Separate Airborne Brigade (military_unit) 25th Air Assault Brigade (military_unit) 46th Air Assault Forces (military_unit) 79th Separate Airborne Assault Tavria Brigade (military_unit) 14th Special Operations Brigade Chervona Kalyna (military_unit) Azov unit (military_unit) Makedonivka (location) Buriakova Balka (location) Luhanske (location)

Source Reports

Stefan Korshak (Substack) →

Ukrainian artillery conducting intensive firing near Kostyantynivka

Institute for the Study of War →

Russian State Duma Defense Committee Chairperson Andrei Kartapolov claimed that it is too soon to talk about a 'triumphant spring offensive' and noted fighting in Kostyantynivka is complicated due to the city's size and Ukraine's defensive fortifications.

Kyiv Independent →

In Donetsk Oblast, one person was injured as a result of a Russian strike on the city of Sloviansk.

Censor.NET →

Fedorov held a closed-door meeting with assault troops and infantrymen from 13 units currently fighting on the front lines in Donetsk, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, and Kherson regions

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Extracted: 2026-07-18T16:57:30.866Z

Source story: day-1492a-2026-04-02