🔴 Guerre en Ukraine : en treillis, Poutine revendique la prise d'une ville-clé, Kiev dément｜LCI

The Kremlin claimed on Friday that the Russian army had captured the key city of Kostyantynivka in eastern Ukraine, a strategic position for Kyiv's forces located on the road leading to the last major cities in the Donbas region still under Ukrainian control. "Kostyantynivka has been completely taken. The city is now entirely under our control," Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, including those from AFP. Appearing on television in uniform in front of his general staff, President Vladimir Putin thanked the Russian soldiers, stating that the capture of Kostyantynivka was of "major strategic importance." Kyiv issued a denial on Saturday morning: Ukraine still controls the key city of Kostyantynivka, and the announcement of its capture by Russia is "false," according to AFP. 📺 Find LCI on channel 15. The best in news, analysis, commentary and all the major events live.