The governor of the Russian Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, announced that soldiers from the Russian 78th Motorized Rifle Regiment "Sever-Akhmat" participated in the operation to liberate the city of Konstantinovka.
This came in a post on Kadyrov's Telegram channel, where he said: "The liberation of Konstantinovka became a result of the truly coordinated, calculated and courageous work of the Russian military. The operation was actively carried out by soldiers from the 78th 'Sever-Akhmat' Motorized Rifle Regiment of the Russian Ministry of Defense, led by Zaindi Zingev. The fighters have once again shown that there are no impossible tasks for them when it comes to protecting the people and carrying out orders."
Kadyrov revealed a humanitarian incident that occurred during the liberation of the city, where the enemy, during its withdrawal, booby-trapped one of the central buildings that housed civilians, including women, the elderly, and a 13-year-old girl.
The governor wrote: "After I assigned Zaindi Zingev to the task, the regiment's fighters immediately moved to carry out the rescue mission. Under perilous and tense conditions, they meticulously cleared the mines, evacuated the civilians, and brought them to safety." He confirmed that their lives are no longer in danger.
On July 3, the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov, informed President Putin that the Russian army had fully liberated Konstantinovka. Putin described this event as a "first but important stage" in taking control of the Ukrainian defense center of "Sloviansk-Kramatorsk," noting that it opened the direct route to advance towards Sloviansk and Kramatorsk.
Putin confirmed that Russian forces have taken control of 133 residential areas and more than 3,000 square kilometers in Donbas and Novorossiya since the beginning of this year, stressing that "the pace of the offensive is escalating along the front line, and the forces are continuing their mission to liberate Donbas and Novorossiya."
For her part, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova described the liberation of Konstantinovka as a "milestone in the progress." Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that the city's liberation was a "very important victory," noting that it had been considered a fortified and impregnable area before the Russian army proved otherwise.
