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Saturday, 7/4, 01:14 PM
Russia Claims Capture of Eastern City of Kostiantynivka; Ukraine Denies It
- Russia said its forces had seized Kostiantynivka, a fortified industrial city in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, but President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed the claim as a lie and said Ukrainian units were still fighting inside the town.
- The competing accounts, which could not be independently verified, underscore how contested the eastern front remains.