Putin keen to offset bad news on Crimea by capture of Kostyantynivka, as Russians advance by crawling between houses (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,582)

EUobserver — Jun 25, 12:45 PM

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Putin is betting on seizing Kostyantynivka to shift attention from Crimea.

Intensified Ukrainian strikes on Russia’s energy infrastructure threaten to sap his capacity to sustain a long, attritional push in Donbas.