According to the Kremlin, the president assessed the latest situation of the war with the top officials of the army and called the capture of the city an important and strategic development of the ongoing operation.
According to the report of the Russian Chief of Staff, Russian forces are advancing on different fronts and have brought dozens of areas under their control in June alone.
Moscow also said that the expansion of the security belt on the borders of Kharkiv and Sumy is continuing.
President Vladimir Putin has emphasized that large-scale attacks on Ukrainian military and defense industry facilities will continue and Russian forces will continue their operations.
He called the capture of Konstantinovka an important step for the progress towards Slavyansk and Kramatorsk.
Official Ukrainian sources have not yet confirmed or denied these Russian claims, and the claims of both sides on the battlefield have not been independently verified.
