Russia brings in 'top-level' FSB Presidential Regiment to Chasiv Yar, Ukraine's army says

In the camp in Chasiv Yar the presidential regiment is in. For the intelligence of Kiev 620 thousand Russian soldiers are deployed in Ukraine and Kursk

Soldiers from Vladimir Putin's own presidential regiment - which usually performs ceremonial duties in Moscow - have reportedly reinforced Russian forces at the strategically important frontline town of Chasiv Yar. "These are not warriors," says military expert Johan Huovinen.

The Russian forces launched in the war a new elite unit - the FSB Presidential Regime - with the aim of killing Ceasisv Iar, considered the "Bahmut port" and the last Ukrainian fortified city in the Donetzik region, Kyiv Independent reports.

The Russians have moved the elite Presidential Regiment of the FSB, which is not normally deployed on foreign missions, to Chasiv Yar, Ukrainian public media reported on Sunday. Chasiv Yar is a strategically important city in the Donetsk region and a bloody battle has been going on for it since last April.

Russia brings in 'top-level' FSB Presidential Regiment to Chasiv Yar, Ukraine's army says

Russian forces attempting to take the Ukrainian city of Chasiv Yar have been bolstered by the elite FSB Presidential Regiment, Suspilne media reported on May 11.Chasiv Yar is a strategically important town in Donetsk Oblast and the scene of an intense, long-running, and bloody battle that began in early April 2024.According to Ivan Petrychak, spokesperson for the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade, Russian forces continue to be unsuccessful in the…

In the Chasovy Yar of Donetsk region, the soldiers of the 24th separate mechanized brigade named after King Daniel of the Ground Forces of Ukraine repelled the assault of Russian invaders on armored vehicles. — Ukrinform.