The Russian Armed Forces have secured control of western Konstantinovka, as confirmed by dozens of geotags published by the official channel of the 4th Motor Rifle Brigade.

https://t.me/lost_armour/9781

🇺🇸🇮🇷Opinion: There is no deal between Iran and America. That is clear. The question is not whether another strike is coming, it’s what timing suits Trump best.

Reports today had Trump threatening major escalation around Kharg Island, then later saying strikes were called off because of supposed progress, while Iranian confirmation of any actual agreement remains absent or disputed.

🚨 IRAN / TRUMP / MARKETS

In my view, the question is no longer whether another strike is coming. It’s when.

There is no deal. No signed agreement. No confirmed MOU. No settled outcome.

So what is Trump doing?

1. The US may not be ready to strike again tonight.
There was big talk today about Kharg Island, but taking or disabling a target like that needs readiness, timing, assets in place and a clear plan for the response.

2. He may be managing the markets.
Markets close tomorrow. If he hits hard before then, the reaction could be brutal. For some reason, markets are still responding to his every public mood swing as if it’s a policy document, so keeping the “deal” language alive may be about stopping a major sell-off before the weekend.

3. Saturday may suit him better.
Hit hard after markets close. Let the shock land over the weekend. Then by Sunday, start floating another “peace deal” or “talks are progressing” line, so markets open on Monday with some kind of calming narrative already in place.

That’s the pattern: threat, soften, markets move, threat again.

👨‍💻 This is just an agreement of understanding, which is bases for future negotiations. It's high likely not going to change anything other than the Iranian, and the Amircan will be negotiating directly. A fire exchange will likely continue during this period too.

A few days ago, due to the threat of encirclement, and under complete media silence, Ukrainian forces initiated a full withdrawal from the southwestern and western parts of Kostyantynivka, across the Kryvyi Torets River. Special forces were deployed to the area north of this withdrawal zone to hold key withdrawal roads and repel Russian infiltrations.

Since then, Russian forces have occupied most of the southwestern and western suburbs, which is why we saw that video with dozens of Russian flags going up.

Currently, I can confirm Russian control over more than 40% of Kostyantynivka (not including grey-zones), however, in my opinion, it's likely that Russia now controls more than 50% of the city.

Ukrainian special forces were deployed to the green square to secure Lomonosova Street for withdrawals along the yellow line indicated on the map.

It is unclear if they were already in the city to begin with, or were deployed from another sector of the frontline. Since then, Russian forces have intensified their assault operations, engaging in fierce battles with Ukrainian special forces for Lomonosova Street to secure the remaining western part of Kostyantynivka. This will allow them to begin accumulating for infiltrations into the northwestern suburbs, which, for now, still remain under solid Ukrainian control.

Elsewhere in the city, Russia has significantly stepped up their assault operations, attempting to cut off the Ukrainian garrison in the southeastern suburbs via the so-called historical centre, while simultaneously storming them head-on in the area of the railway station, tram depot, and city cemetery. I doubt Ukraine was able to deploy reinforcements here due to the near-operational-encirclement, so I wouldn't be surprised that Ukrainian forces retreating from the western and southwestern suburbs suffered heavy casualties while trying to cross the Kryvyi Torets River.

‼️UKRAINIAN POST‼️

The Kiev Subway has explained some rules to be followed during air raid alerts.

Passengers are advised not to bring bulky items, including tents and inflatable mattresses, and to use sleeping bags if possible. It is also recommended that they choose less crowded central stations.

Kiev residents are advised to prepare essential items in advance: warm clothes, water, food, medicines, and hygiene products, as it can be cold at the stations.

https://t.me/kiev_levyy_bereg/70766

Looks like Russia have informed USA about the launch of ICBM in near future

‼️UKRAINIAN POST‼️

The Armed Forces of the Ukraine struck a column of about 50 Russian trucks near Armyansk (?!): trucks with fuel and ammunition were destroyed, — "Perun"

The trucks were trying to cross the bridge near Armyansk in Crimea.

UPD: The screenshot, unfortunately, is from Arma 3. The actual strike on the column was real.

https://t.me/insiderUKR/126427

The boomer fell for the AI-generated photo.

A tale as old as time.

The prospects for defending Kostiantynovka for the Ukrainian Armed Forces look very bleak, according to Ukrainian military expert Konstantin Mashovets.

Russian troops managed to break through into the city center in several areas at once.

The most significant advances were recorded from Illinovka and Berestok, where Russian assault groups advanced through the 7 Vetrov shopping center and Yubileiny Park to Yemelyanova Street, as well as to the Krivoy Torets River northwest of the railway station.

@ukr_leaks_eng

The so-called "Pro-Ukrainian" David D hasn't made a SINGLE post about Kostyantynivka out of his 137,000 posts on Twitter.

Do you need more evidence that these people don't support Ukraine, and only care about how many Russians they get to see in FPV kill cam videos?