Russia throws thousands of troops to capture Chasiv Yar. Why is it so

Details: Written by: Dinara Khalilova; 26.Apr; Hits: 52

As the U.S. took months to approve the next package of much-needed military aid to Kyiv, Russia used the moment to step up its offensive operations in Ukraine. After capturing Avdiivka and multiple villages in the east, Moscow now has its eyes on the next primary target, the town of Chasiv Yar.Outgunned and outnumbered, Ukrainian troops are fighting against an over 20,000 Russian grouping to defend the strategically important town.Russia has already reached the eastern outskirts of Chasiv Yar.

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According to Ukrainian officials, Russian forces are set to double down their assaults to seize the town before May 9, a heavily militarized holiday marking the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.Ukrainian soldiers driving past a damaged building in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast, on March 16, 2024. A front line is a few kilometers from the city, on which Russian troops are dropping aerial bombs and shelling with artillery every day. Despite the danger, civilians remain in Chasiv Yar. (Roman Chop/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images )The capture of Chasiv Yar would make it easier for Russia to launch a broader offensive in Donetsk Oblast, a Ukrainian region that has been the scene of the heaviest fighting of the war since 2014.

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