US EditionRussia Says It Has Seized Chasiv Yar, Ukraine Denies
- On Thursday, Russia's Defense Ministry announced that its troops had gained control over Chasiv Yar, a settlement in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, following nearly 16 months of conflict.
- The conflict over Chasiv Yar started in April of the previous year, with Russian forces gradually making gains after securing the strategic Refractory Plant in January and advancing toward the heart of the city.
- DeepState, a Ukrainian open-source mapping initiative, indicated that Ukrainian forces still hold sections of Chasiv Yar in the south and west, while Ukraine has yet to officially respond to Russia’s assertion of control.
- Military analyst Emil Kastehelmi stated the terrain favored Ukrainian defenders, enabling a year-long defense that limited Russian advances to minimal monthly gains, and said the fall would bring Russians closer to Kostiantynivka.
- The capture of Chasiv Yar signals a difficult setback for Ukraine and could facilitate gradual further Russian advances in eastern Ukraine amid ongoing pressure on nearby cities and stalled peace talks.
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Russian troops are approaching the town of Dobropillia in the Donetsk region, claiming to have captured the strategically important town of Chasiv Yar. Military expert Jörgen Elfving believes that the advance may indicate that Russia is gathering strength in anticipation of Trump's threat to impose sanctions on August 8. “The threat was a grace gift to Putin. In this way, he knows the timeframe for the military operation,” he says.
Ukraine ‘bracing for battle’ in key town after Russia claims major breakthrough
Ukraine is bracing for a massive Russian offensive in the key town of Chasiv Yar, military insiders have said after Moscow claimed to have captured it. The Russian Defence Ministry claimed on Thursday to have “liberated” the town in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine which lies close to the largely obliterated Russian-held city Bakhmut.Russia released footage of badly damaged homes in what it said was Chasiv Yar, with video showing a Russian …
Ukraine denies reports of Russia's alleged 'liberation' of Chasiv Yar
Russia's Ministry of Defense announced the "liberation" of Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region. However, Ukrainian military sources are refuting this claim, arguing it lacks accuracy. In a commentary to the news outlet RBC-Ukraine, Viktor Tregubov, said Viktor Trehubov, spokesperson of the Khortytsia group of forces, reassured that the situation in Chasiv Yar remains unchanged, contradicting Russian statements which he believes aim to sow doubt and…
If confirmed, the actual military consequences of the announced capture of Chassiv Iar are difficult to estimate.
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