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⚡️ ️ Update: Putin proposes 'humanitarian mission' in contested Kostiantynivka, says demining is necessary.

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⚡️ ️ Update: Putin proposes 'humanitarian mission' in contested Kostiantynivka, says demining is necessary.

The Kyiv Independent · Nov 12, 2026, 2:31 PM UTC

Speaking during his Nov. 12 meeting in Moscow with U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed establishing a "humanitarian mission" in the eastern Donetsk Oblast town of Kostiantynivka, similar to an operation carried out in Oleshky, Kherson Oblast. Claiming Russian forces control Kostiantynivka, he said Moscow is ready to halt fighting to evacuate the estimated "400