KONSTANTINOVKA

city, Donetsk oblast (province), eastern Ukraine, on the Krivoy Torets River. Before the October Revolution (1917) a small settlement with an ironworks, Konstantinovka developed in the Soviet era into a major industrial centre. In addition to an integrated ironworks and steelworks, there is a zinc smelter and associated chemical works producing sulfuric acid and superphosphate fertilizers. Konstantinovka is one of the most important glass-making cities of Ukraine. Pop. (1991 est.) 107,800.