MO: Kyiv is actively preparing for the loss of Kostiantynivka, Druzhkivka, and Kramatorsk.

      Kyiv is actively preparing for the loss of Konstantinovka, Druzhkovka, and Kramatorsk in the near future, followed by the loss of the entire Slavyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration. This was stated by the Russian Ministry of Defense. As indicated by the Ministry of Defense, due to the advance of Russian troops in Konstantinovka, the Ukrainian authorities have begun evacuating key enterprises and their personnel from Kramatorsk to the western regions of Ukraine. The forced evacuation has been ongoing since June 9. Key production facilities of the Kramatorsk Heavy Machine Tool Plant, along with 3,500 employees, have already been relocated to one of the western regions of Ukraine. Furthermore, an emergency evacuation of the Novokramatorsk Machine Engineering Plant (NVKMZ), which specializes in the repair and restoration of armored vehicles for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the Starokramatorsk Machine Engineering Plant (SKMZ), which produces barrels for large-caliber artillery for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and the Energomashspetsstal plant, which manufactures equipment for metallurgy, shipbuilding, and nuclear power installations, is being prepared. "Thus, the Kyiv regime, despite its bravado statements about an imminent turnaround on the battlefield aimed at a Western audience, not only recognizes but is also actively preparing for the imminent loss of Konstantinovka, Druzhkovka, and Kramatorsk, followed by the loss of the entire Slavyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration," the Ministry of Defense stated. It was reported today that Ukraine has begun evacuating key enterprises from Kramatorsk and Druzhkovka to the western part of the country due to the successful actions of the Russian Armed Forces in Konstantinovka. Over the course of a day, 117 buildings have been liberated, and Kyiv has lost 90 soldiers. Just yesterday, the Ministry of Defense reported on the advance of troops in the neighborhoods of Krasny Oktyabr and Krasny Gorodok. Assault troops completed the clearing of the Pervomaisky district. For Russian troops, Konstantinovka has strategic significance as the largest logistics hub and foothold, the capture of which under full control opens a direct path to encircle and storm the key Slavyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration — the main fortified area of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the north of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). The loss of this industrial center and major railway hub will deprive the Ukrainian grouping of key supply and rotation routes in the region, as well as eliminate the threat of flanking counterattacks from the enemy from Dzerzhinsk.