'We'll halt Russian advances here,' commander in eastern Ukraine says

About 8,000 residents remain in a city under fire from tethered, unjammable drones

Ukraine Frontline Top 2025-08

Black smoke rises in Kostiantynivka, Ukraine, after aerial bombing by Russia. (Photos by Eiji Furukawa)

EIJI FURUKAWA

KOSTIANTYNIVKA, Ukraine -- Russian forces are stepping up an offensive to take full control of Ukraine's eastern region of Donetsk, but a report from one city in the region says Ukrainian forces are resisting and protecting the stronghold of Kostiantynivka.

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