MOSCOW, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Russia claimed on Friday that its armed forces had taken full control of the city of Konstantinovka in eastern Ukraine.
"The main news is that Konstantinovka has been completely taken," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov was quoted by RIA Novosti as saying.
Konstantinovka is a key stronghold located in Ukraine's Donetsk region. ■