Russia says its force have captured the key town of Chasiv Yar in eastern Ukraine after nearly 18 months of fighting in the area.
The Ukrainian military confirmed Thursday that Russian forces had attacked locations near Chasiv Yar, which lies several miles west of Bakhmut. But it denied the town had been lost and said Ukrainian units were “holding defense” without providing further details.
The Russian Defense Ministry published drone footage showing its troops in parts of the town and said more than 4,200 buildings and structures had been cleared, with about 50 Ukrainian soldiers taken prisoner.
Chasiv Yar had a pre-war population of 12,000 but is now in ruins after two years of airstrikes and artillery attacks.
DeepState, a Ukrainian open-source mapping site that charts the war’s front lines, showed Kyiv’s forces still present at the western edge of the town.
If confirmed, the seizure of Chasiv Yar would provide high ground for the Russians, and threaten what is known as Ukraine’s fortress belt of cities in Donetsk region, including Slovyansk, Kramatorsk and Kostyantynivka.
Across Donetsk region, Russian troops have edged forward this year despite taking heavy casualties. The strategic town of Pokrovsk is surrounded on three sides and Russian units have advanced to the border of Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk region.
Analysts say Russian forces have adapted their tactics, moving in smaller groups on foot or on motorbikes to evade Ukrainian drone defenses.
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Thank you, Trump! 😤
According to the Deep State map, the front hasn’t moved in Chasiv Yar since early May.
So the second best military in the world are celebrating the capture of a little town with a population of 12,000 after 18 months of meatwave assaults? If they actually have captured it.
I pray Deep State is correct and we will drive the Orcs out of the city and surrounding areas
I wouldn’t call Chasiv Yar a city. I live in a village with a population of 17,000. I guess it sounds better for the orcs to claim they ‘liberated’ a city and not a village.
Blah, blah, bro. You are well aware of the strategic importance of this towne. Denying the disaster won’t help. We must tell the world what’s going on right now and demand Trump TO ACT NOW!!!
This town has not fallen it’s just propaganda. Trump will do nothing. He’s just a bag of wind.
The first victim of a war is the truth.
It is where Russia is concerned. 🤣
Let’s hope so. I want all invaderZ in Donbas to be exterminated.