Demographic collapse in Ukrainian-controlled Donetsk as frontline proximity drives mass displacement

The population of Kostyantynivka has plummeted from 67,000 to 867 due to its proximity to the active frontline in the Donetsk region. While 124,500 civilians remain in Ukrainian-held areas of the province, the concentration of over 40% of these residents in Kramatorsk highlights the extreme consolidation of the remaining population in urban centers away from the immediate combat zone.