Staged Videos Ordered to Show Control of Konstantinovka
Ukrainian troops were reportedly ordered to record staged videos in Konstantinovka, while intercepted radio traffic revealed the risks of leaving cover.
Soldiers from Russia’s Yug Group of Forces intercepted radio communications from Ukrainian commanders indicating that Ukrainian troops had been ordered to record staged videos showing a presence in Konstantinovka at any cost.
TASS reported that intelligence units from the Yug grouping intercepted the exchange on the Konstantinovka sector. The recording allegedly contained instructions from Ukrainian command to produce footage designed to create the impression that Ukrainian forces still controlled the city.
According to the intercepted conversation, the troops were told to make ten separate videos featuring different servicemen. They were expected to reach recognizable locations in the city and state on camera that Konstantinovka remained fully under Ukrainian control.
One soldier reportedly replied that carrying out the order would be extremely difficult because leaving cover could result in death.
Earlier, Major General Anton Grunis said Russian forces had split the Ukrainian grouping in Konstantinovka into isolated pockets during the operation to take the city and then eliminated them one by one.
He said Russian units advanced simultaneously from several directions in coordination with forces from the 6th Motorized Rifle Division and the 103rd Motorized Rifle Regiment. According to Grunis, the maneuver broke through Ukrainian defenses and allowed Russian troops to destroy the remaining scattered groups.