The capture of Chasiv Yar would bring Russia closer to two strategically important cities under Ukrainian control, Kramatorsk and Sloviansk
Servicemen of the battalion of unmanned attack air systems 'Achilles' of the 92nd Separate Assault Brigade advance to a front position near the town of Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, on April 21.Russia has a force of 20,000-25,000 troops trying to storm the eastern Ukrainian town of Chasiv Yar and surrounding villages, Ukraine’s military said on Monday, describing the situation in the area as difficult.
“It’s somewhere around 20,000-25,000 Russian servicemen trying to storm Chasiv Yar and the outskirts of settlements near it,” he said in televised comments on public broadcaster Suspilne.
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