Geolocated footage shows Ukrainian forces striking Russian servicemembers near Rai-Oleksandrivka and Pazeno after what ISW assesses was a Russian infiltration mission.

Entities

Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Rai-Oleksandrivka (location) Pazeno (location) Russian forces (military_unit) Lyman (location) Russian milblogger (organization) Russian army (military_unit) Armed Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) Russian military forces (organization) Druzhkivka (location) Bilenke (location) Kramatorsk (location) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Vadym Filashkin (person) Russia (organization) Kostyantynivka (location) Konstantinovka (location) Russian troops (military_unit) Ukrainian military (military_unit)

Source Reports

Institute for the Study of War →

Geolocated footage shows Ukrainian forces striking Russian servicemembers near Rai-Oleksandrivka and Pazeno after a Russian infiltration mission.

Ukrinform →

The enemy carried out 28 assault actions in the areas of Rodynske, Vasylivka, Kotlyne, Udachne, Novooleksandrivka, Dorozhnie, and toward Serhiivka, Muravka, Shevchenko, Vilne, and Matiyasheve.

Kyiv Independent →

Russia broke into Kostiantynivka, opening a battle for the Donbas fortress belt.

Kyiv Post →

Ukrainian forces regained some positions in Kostyantynivka.

UNIAN →

Russian forces have penetrated Konstantinovka and are conducting intensified operations in the southwestern part of the city.

UNIAN →

Russian forces are allegedly attempting to encircle Ukrainian units in Konstantinovka.

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Extracted: 2026-07-18T16:57:39.719Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-24-2026