Russian troops begin fighting for Osykovo northwest of Konstantinovka in DPR — expert

LUGANSK, June 30. /TASS/. Russian forces have begun the fight to capture Osykovo northwest of Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), military expert Andrey Marochko told TASS.

"Our servicemen are currently working to squeeze Ukrainian militants out of the locality of Osykovo. The Ukrainians are trying to resist but, according to information at my disposal, the enemy is beginning to face elements of a collapsing front line in this direction," he said.

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